diff --git a/.changeset/four-beans-tan.md b/.changeset/four-beans-tan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d30090772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-beans-tan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"viem": patch
+---
+
+Fixed issue where Transports were falling back on execution errors.
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1237a304e5..4d589a25da 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ importers:
         version: 20.16.12
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: ^1.0.4
-        version: 1.0.4(vitest@1.0.4(@types/node@20.16.12)(@vitest/ui@1.0.4)(terser@5.36.0))
+        version: 1.0.4(vitest@1.0.4)
       '@vitest/ui':
         specifier: ^1.0.4
         version: 1.0.4(vitest@1.0.4)
@@ -2635,7 +2635,6 @@ packages:
 
   bun@1.1.30:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ysRL1pq10Xba0jqVLPrKU3YIv0ohfp3cTajCPtpjCyppbn3lfiAVNpGoHfyaxS17OlPmWmR67UZRPw/EueQuug==}
-    cpu: [arm64, x64]
     os: [darwin, linux, win32]
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -5427,6 +5426,14 @@ packages:
       typescript:
         optional: true
 
+  viem@2.22.16:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Eb4Ggna2fblb0oHBmy5XZ3Q4cN6fEmKxVpIWHjmAbtYVC9IfbZ28Z1/yZP2oOgvyRrostNndmnR298pgarBVGw==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      typescript: '>=5.0.4'
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      typescript:
+        optional: true
+
   viem@file:src:
     resolution: {directory: src, type: directory}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -6678,7 +6685,7 @@ snapshots:
       pino-http: 8.6.1
       pino-pretty: 10.3.1
       prom-client: 14.2.0
-      viem: 2.22.15(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8)
+      viem: 2.22.16(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8)
       yargs: 17.7.2
       zod: 3.23.8
       zod-validation-error: 1.5.0(zod@3.23.8)
@@ -7561,7 +7568,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  '@vitest/coverage-v8@1.0.4(vitest@1.0.4(@types/node@20.16.12)(@vitest/ui@1.0.4)(terser@5.36.0))':
+  '@vitest/coverage-v8@1.0.4(vitest@1.0.4)':
     dependencies:
       '@ampproject/remapping': 2.3.0
       '@bcoe/v8-coverage': 0.2.3
@@ -11282,6 +11289,23 @@ snapshots:
       - utf-8-validate
       - zod
 
+  viem@2.22.16(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8):
+    dependencies:
+      '@noble/curves': 1.8.1
+      '@noble/hashes': 1.7.1
+      '@scure/bip32': 1.6.2
+      '@scure/bip39': 1.5.4
+      abitype: 1.0.8(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8)
+      isows: 1.0.6(ws@8.18.0)
+      ox: 0.6.7(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8)
+      ws: 8.18.0
+    optionalDependencies:
+      typescript: 5.6.2
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - bufferutil
+      - utf-8-validate
+      - zod
+
   viem@file:src(typescript@5.6.2)(zod@3.23.8):
     dependencies:
       '@noble/curves': 1.8.1
diff --git a/src/clients/transports/fallback.ts b/src/clients/transports/fallback.ts
index cf3e55375b..16b5a16535 100644
--- a/src/clients/transports/fallback.ts
+++ b/src/clients/transports/fallback.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ExecutionRevertedError } from '../../errors/node.js'
 import {
   TransactionRejectedRpcError,
   UserRejectedRequestError,
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ function shouldThrow(error: Error) {
     if (
       error.code === TransactionRejectedRpcError.code ||
       error.code === UserRejectedRequestError.code ||
+      ExecutionRevertedError.nodeMessage.test(error.message) ||
       error.code === 5000 // CAIP UserRejectedRequestError
     )
       return true