diff --git a/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer.go b/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer.go
index 732fd51d84..615598ed9a 100644
--- a/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer.go
+++ b/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer.go
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func SubmitVAAToContract(
 		return txResp, fmt.Errorf("out of gas: %s", txResp.TxResponse.RawLog)
 	}
 
-	if strings.Contains(txResp.TxResponse.RawLog, "failed") && !strings.Contains(txResp.TxResponse.RawLog, "VaaAlreadyExecuted") {
+	if strings.Contains(txResp.TxResponse.RawLog, "failed") && !canIgnoreFailure(txResp.TxResponse.RawLog) {
 		return txResp, fmt.Errorf("submit failed: %s", txResp.TxResponse.RawLog)
 	}
 
@@ -441,3 +441,8 @@ func SubmitVAAToContract(
 
 	return txResp, nil
 }
+
+// canIgnoreFailure checks for returns from the contract that aren't really errors.
+func canIgnoreFailure(rawLog string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(rawLog, "VaaAlreadyExecuted") || strings.Contains(rawLog, "this asset has already been attested")
+}
diff --git a/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer_test.go b/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer_test.go
index 89abacd737..3c61a8e7da 100644
--- a/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer_test.go
+++ b/node/pkg/gwrelayer/gwrelayer_test.go
@@ -180,3 +180,9 @@ func Test_shouldPublishToIbcTranslatorShouldIgnoreUnknownEmitter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.False(t, shouldPub)
 }
+
+func Test_canIgnoreFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, canIgnoreFailure("failed to execute message; message index: 0: Generic error: VaaAlreadyExecuted: execute wasm contract failed"))
+	assert.True(t, canIgnoreFailure("failed to execute message; message index: 0: Generic error: this asset has already been attested: execute wasm contract failed"))
+	assert.False(t, canIgnoreFailure("failed to execute message; message index: 0: Generic error: some other failure: execute wasm contract failed"))
+}