diff --git a/contracts/scripts/deploy-gateway.sh b/contracts/scripts/deploy-gateway.sh
index 653d85ebb..bc68e37b2 100755
--- a/contracts/scripts/deploy-gateway.sh
+++ b/contracts/scripts/deploy-gateway.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 set -eux
 
+DEPLOY_RPC_URL="${DEPLOY_RPC_URL:-${ETH_WS_ENDPOINT}}"
+
 forge script scripts/upgrade/DeployGateway.sol:DeployGateway \
       --chain "${ETH_NETWORK}" \
-      --rpc-url "${ETH_WS_ENDPOINT}" \
+      --rpc-url "${DEPLOY_RPC_URL}" \
       --private-key "${PRIVATE_KEY}" \
       --etherscan-api-key "${ETHERSCAN_API_KEY}" \
       --verifier "etherscan" \
       --verify \
       --retries 20 \
       --broadcast \
+      --slow \
       -vvvvv
diff --git a/contracts/scripts/upgrade/DeployGateway.sol b/contracts/scripts/upgrade/DeployGateway.sol
index b7fcc1102..24df009c4 100644
--- a/contracts/scripts/upgrade/DeployGateway.sol
+++ b/contracts/scripts/upgrade/DeployGateway.sol
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pragma solidity 0.8.33;
 
 import {AgentExecutor} from "../../src/AgentExecutor.sol";
 import {Gateway202509} from "../../src/upgrade/Gateway202509.sol";
-import {GatewaySepolia202601} from "../../src/upgrade/Gateway202601.sepolia.sol";
+import {GatewaySepolia202602} from "../../src/upgrade/Gateway202602.sepolia.sol";
 import {Gateway} from "../../src/Gateway.sol";
 import {ParaID} from "../../src/Types.sol";
 import {Script} from "forge-std/Script.sol";
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {console} from "forge-std/console.sol";
 contract DeployGateway is Script {
     using stdJson for string;
 
-    address beefyClient = 0x1817874feAb3ce053d0F40AbC23870DB35C2AFfc;
-
     function run() public {
         vm.startBroadcast();
 
@@ -25,12 +23,14 @@ contract DeployGateway is Script {
             keccak256(abi.encodePacked(vm.envString("NODE_ENV")))
                 == keccak256(abi.encodePacked("polkadot_mainnet"))
         ) {
+            address beefyClient = 0x1817874feAb3ce053d0F40AbC23870DB35C2AFfc;
             gatewayLogic = new Gateway202509(address(beefyClient), address(executor));
         } else if (
             keccak256(abi.encodePacked(vm.envString("NODE_ENV")))
                 == keccak256(abi.encodePacked("westend_sepolia"))
         ) {
-            gatewayLogic = new GatewaySepolia202601(address(beefyClient), address(executor));
+            address beefyClient = 0xA04460B1D8bBef33F54edB2C3115e3E4D41237A6;
+            gatewayLogic = new GatewaySepolia202602(address(beefyClient), address(executor));
         }
 
         console.log("Gateway contract address: %s", address(gatewayLogic));
diff --git a/contracts/src/upgrade/Gateway202602.sepolia.sol b/contracts/src/upgrade/Gateway202602.sepolia.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03eabfddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/src/upgrade/Gateway202602.sepolia.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Snowfork <hello@snowfork.com>
+pragma solidity 0.8.33;
+
+import "../Gateway.sol";
+
+// New Gateway logic contract with an fee initializer
+contract GatewaySepolia202602 is Gateway {
+    constructor(address beefyClient, address agentExecutor) Gateway(beefyClient, agentExecutor) {}
+
+    // Override parent initializer to prevent re-initialization of storage.
+    function initialize(bytes calldata) external view override {
+        // Ensure that arbitrary users cannot initialize storage in this logic contract.
+        if (ERC1967.load() == address(0)) {
+            revert Unauthorized();
+        }
+    }
+}