diff --git a/src/contract/Contract.ts b/src/contract/Contract.ts
index 3449f7e629..05f4553f0f 100644
--- a/src/contract/Contract.ts
+++ b/src/contract/Contract.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { Encoder as Calldata } from '@aeternity/aepp-calldata';
 import { DRY_RUN_ACCOUNT } from '../tx/builder/schema';
-import { Tag, AensName } from '../tx/builder/constants';
+import { Tag, AensName, ConsensusProtocolVersion } from '../tx/builder/constants';
 import {
   buildContractIdByContractTx, unpackTx, buildTxAsync, BuildTxOptions, buildTxHash,
 } from '../tx/builder';
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 import AccountBase from '../account/Base';
 import { TxUnpacked } from '../tx/builder/schema.generated';
 import { isAccountNotFoundError } from '../utils/other';
+import { isNameValid, produceNameId } from '../tx/builder/helpers';
 
 type ContractAci = NonNullable<Aci[0]['contract']>;
 type FunctionAci = ContractAci['functions'][0];
@@ -308,7 +309,9 @@ class Contract<M extends ContractMethodsBase> {
   ): Promise<SendAndProcessReturnType & Partial<GetCallResultByHashReturnType<M, Fn>>> {
     const { callStatic, top, ...opt } = { ...this.$options, ...options };
     const fnAci = this.#getFunctionAci(fn);
-    const contractId = this.$options.address;
+    const { address, name } = this.$options;
+    // TODO: call `produceNameId` on buildTx side
+    const contractId = name != null ? produceNameId(name) : address;
     const { onNode } = opt;
 
     if (fn == null) throw new MissingFunctionNameError();
@@ -485,12 +488,16 @@ class Contract<M extends ContractMethodsBase> {
     }
     if (aci == null) throw new MissingContractDefError();
 
+    let name;
     if (address != null) {
       address = await resolveName(
         address,
         'contract_pubkey',
         { resolveByNode: true, onNode },
       ) as Encoded.ContractAddress;
+      const isIris = (await onNode.getNodeInfo())
+        .consensusProtocolVersion === ConsensusProtocolVersion.Iris;
+      if (!isIris && isNameValid(address)) name = address;
     }
 
     if (address == null && sourceCode == null && sourceCodePath == null && bytecode == null) {
@@ -527,6 +534,7 @@ class Contract<M extends ContractMethodsBase> {
       bytecode,
       aci,
       address,
+      name,
       fileSystem,
       ...otherOptions,
     });
@@ -548,6 +556,10 @@ class Contract<M extends ContractMethodsBase> {
     bytecode?: Encoded.ContractBytearray;
     aci: Aci;
     address?: Encoded.ContractAddress;
+    /**
+     * Supported only in Ceres
+     */
+    name?: AensName;
     sourceCodePath?: Parameters<CompilerBase['compile']>[0];
     sourceCode?: Parameters<CompilerBase['compileBySourceCode']>[0];
     fileSystem?: Parameters<CompilerBase['compileBySourceCode']>[1];
diff --git a/src/tx/builder/schema.ts b/src/tx/builder/schema.ts
index ac1a54f7f8..4441ab37dd 100644
--- a/src/tx/builder/schema.ts
+++ b/src/tx/builder/schema.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export const txSchema = [{
   tag: shortUIntConst(Tag.SpendTx),
   version: shortUIntConst(1, true),
   senderId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress),
+  // TODO: accept also an AENS name
   recipientId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress, Encoding.Name),
   amount: coinAmount,
   fee,
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ export const txSchema = [{
   accountId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress),
   nonce: nonce('accountId'),
   nameId,
+  // TODO: accept also an AENS name
   recipientId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress, Encoding.Name),
   fee,
   ttl,
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ export const txSchema = [{
   version: shortUIntConst(1, true),
   callerId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress),
   nonce: nonce('callerId'),
+  // TODO: accept also an AENS name
   contractId: address(Encoding.ContractAddress, Encoding.Name),
   abiVersion,
   fee,
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ export const txSchema = [{
 }, {
   tag: shortUIntConst(Tag.OracleExtendTx),
   version: shortUIntConst(1, true),
+  // TODO: accept also an AENS name
   oracleId: address(Encoding.OracleAddress, Encoding.Name),
   nonce: nonce('oracleId'),
   oracleTtlType: withDefault(ORACLE_TTL_TYPES.delta, enumeration(ORACLE_TTL_TYPES)),
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ export const txSchema = [{
   version: shortUIntConst(1, true),
   senderId: address(Encoding.AccountAddress),
   nonce: nonce('senderId'),
+  // TODO: accept also an AENS name
   oracleId: address(Encoding.OracleAddress, Encoding.Name),
   query: string,
   queryFee,
diff --git a/src/tx/validator.ts b/src/tx/validator.ts
index ca17dc8056..113aa7cec2 100644
--- a/src/tx/validator.ts
+++ b/src/tx/validator.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ validators.push(
   },
   async (tx, { node }) => {
     if (Tag.ContractCallTx !== tx.tag) return [];
+    // TODO: remove after solving https://github.com/aeternity/aeternity/issues/3669
+    if (tx.contractId.startsWith('nm_')) return [];
     try {
       const { active } = await node.getContract(tx.contractId);
       if (active) return [];
diff --git a/test/integration/aens.ts b/test/integration/aens.ts
index 1da0783e09..ef3d0db485 100644
--- a/test/integration/aens.ts
+++ b/test/integration/aens.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ describe('Aens', () => {
     await nameObject.update({ contract_pubkey: contract.$options.address });
 
     contract = await aeSdk.initializeContract<ContractApi>({ sourceCode, address: name });
-    expect((await contract.getArg(42)).decodedResult).to.be.equal(42n);
+    expect((await contract.getArg(42, { callStatic: true })).decodedResult).to.be.equal(42n);
+    expect((await contract.getArg(42, { callStatic: false })).decodedResult).to.be.equal(42n);
   });
 
   const address = generateKeyPair().publicKey;