diff --git a/src/contract/Contract.ts b/src/contract/Contract.ts
index 7e4bf8eb45..8f41f3e34e 100644
--- a/src/contract/Contract.ts
+++ b/src/contract/Contract.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ class Contract<M extends ContractMethodsBase> {
         break;
       case 'error':
         message = decode(returnValue).toString();
+        if (/Expected \d+ arguments, got \d+/.test(message)) {
+          throw new ContractError(`ACI doesn't match called contract. Error provided by node: ${message}`);
+        }
         break;
       default:
         throw new InternalError(`Unknown return type: ${returnType}`);
diff --git a/test/integration/contract-aci.ts b/test/integration/contract-aci.ts
index a357ccca0d..2223715127 100644
--- a/test/integration/contract-aci.ts
+++ b/test/integration/contract-aci.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   NoSuchContractFunctionError,
   ConsensusProtocolVersion,
   InvalidTxError,
+  ContractError,
 } from '../../src';
 import { getSdk } from '.';
 import {
@@ -362,6 +363,18 @@ describe('Contract instance', () => {
     expect((await contract.intFn(3)).decodedResult).to.be.equal(3n);
   });
 
+  it('fails if aci doesn\'t match called contract', async () => {
+    const aci = structuredClone(testContractAci);
+    const fn = aci.at(-1)?.contract?.functions.find(({ name }) => name === 'intFn');
+    assertNotNull(fn);
+    fn.arguments.push(fn.arguments[0]);
+    const contract = await aeSdk.initializeContract<{
+      intFn: (a: InputNumber, b: InputNumber) => bigint;
+    }>({ aci, address: testContract.$options.address });
+    await expect(contract.intFn(3, 2)).to.be
+      .rejectedWith(ContractError, 'ACI doesn\'t match called contract. Error provided by node: Expected 1 arguments, got 2');
+  });
+
   it('deploys and calls by bytecode and aci', async () => {
     const contract = await aeSdk.initializeContract<TestContractApi>(
       { bytecode: testContractBytecode, aci: testContractAci },