diff --git a/src/modules/proxy-deployer/proxy-deployer.abi.service.ts b/src/modules/proxy-deployer/proxy-deployer.abi.service.ts
index 577668567..982134c04 100644
--- a/src/modules/proxy-deployer/proxy-deployer.abi.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/proxy-deployer/proxy-deployer.abi.service.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ export class ProxyDeployerAbiService {
     const args: any[] = [new AddressValue(Address.fromString(process.env.TEMPLATE_MARKETPLACE_ADDRESS))];
     if (paymentTokens) {
       args.push(
-        VariadicValue.fromItems(new U32Value(marketplaceFee), List.fromItems(paymentTokens?.map((tag) => BytesValue.fromUTF8(tag)))),
+        VariadicValue.fromItems(
+          new U32Value(marketplaceFee),
+          VariadicValue.fromItems(...paymentTokens?.map((paymentToken) => BytesValue.fromUTF8(paymentToken))),
+        ),
       );
     }
     return contract.methods
diff --git a/src/modules/proxy-deployer/tests/proxy-deployer.abi.service.spec.ts b/src/modules/proxy-deployer/tests/proxy-deployer.abi.service.spec.ts
index 19dd5c766..102bfbcf7 100644
--- a/src/modules/proxy-deployer/tests/proxy-deployer.abi.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/proxy-deployer/tests/proxy-deployer.abi.service.spec.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ describe('Proxy  Deployer Abi Service', () => {
 
   describe('deployMarketplaceSc', () => {
     it('returns built transaction with right arguments', async () => {
-      const result = await service.deployMarketplaceSc('erd1dc3yzxxeq69wvf583gw0h67td226gu2ahpk3k50qdgzzym8npltq7ndgha', '10000');
+      const result = await service.deployMarketplaceSc('erd1qqqqqqqqqqqqqpgq9ac9zvc4ugzrgqaqjqgjdhvxxtx7wu2eu00sxezym3', '1000', [
+        'WEGLD-a28c59',
+      ]);
 
       const expectedResult = {
         chainID: 'T',