diff --git a/src.ts/providers/signer-noncemanager.ts b/src.ts/providers/signer-noncemanager.ts
index 473d299a7..f6d6ae051 100644
--- a/src.ts/providers/signer-noncemanager.ts
+++ b/src.ts/providers/signer-noncemanager.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export class NonceManager extends AbstractSigner {
             if (this.#noncePromise == null) {
                 this.#noncePromise = super.getNonce("pending");
             }
-            return (await this.#noncePromise) + this.#delta;
+
+            const delta = this.#delta;
+            return (await this.#noncePromise) + delta;
         }
 
         return super.getNonce(blockTag);