diff --git a/x/wasm/client/rest/query.go b/x/wasm/client/rest/query.go
index cedae1ec76..1197a73f07 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/rest/query.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/rest/query.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func queryContractStateRawHandlerFn(cliCtx context.CLIContext) http.HandlerFunc
 			return
 		}
 		cliCtx = cliCtx.WithHeight(height)
-		rest.PostProcessResponse(w, cliCtx, json.RawMessage(res))
+		rest.PostProcessResponse(w, cliCtx, res)
 	}
 }