diff --git a/packages/base-contract/CHANGELOG.json b/packages/base-contract/CHANGELOG.json
index 12a5d0d686..38b402d23a 100644
--- a/packages/base-contract/CHANGELOG.json
+++ b/packages/base-contract/CHANGELOG.json
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 [
+    {
+        "version": "6.1.1",
+        "changes": [
+            {
+                "note": "Throw Error when revert is StringRevertError",
+                "pr": 2453
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "version": "6.1.0",
         "changes": [
diff --git a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
index 7728df12c1..bf30e8ebb3 100644
--- a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ export class BaseContract {
         let revertError: RevertError;
         try {
             revertError = decodeThrownErrorAsRevertError(error);
-            // Re-cast StringRevertErrors as plain Errors for backwards-compatibility.
-            if (revertError instanceof StringRevertError) {
-                throw new Error(revertError.values.message as string);
-            }
         } catch (err) {
             // Can't decode it.
             return;
         }
+        // Re-cast StringRevertErrors as plain Errors for backwards-compatibility.
+        if (revertError instanceof StringRevertError) {
+            throw new Error(revertError.values.message as string);
+        }
         throw revertError;
     }
     protected static _throwIfUnexpectedEmptyCallResult(rawCallResult: string, methodAbi: AbiEncoder.Method): void {