diff --git a/packages/multi-test/src/app.rs b/packages/multi-test/src/app.rs
index 2339b9db6..1de1539c1 100644
--- a/packages/multi-test/src/app.rs
+++ b/packages/multi-test/src/app.rs
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ mod test {
 
     mod protobuf_wrapped_data {
         use super::*;
-        use cw0::{parse_execute_response_data, parse_instantiate_response_data};
+        use cw0::parse_instantiate_response_data;
 
         #[test]
         fn instantiate_wrapped_properly() {
diff --git a/packages/multi-test/src/test_helpers/contracts/echo.rs b/packages/multi-test/src/test_helpers/contracts/echo.rs
index d071ae30b..4b32b83d5 100644
--- a/packages/multi-test/src/test_helpers/contracts/echo.rs
+++ b/packages/multi-test/src/test_helpers/contracts/echo.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::{test_helpers::EmptyMsg, Contract, ContractWrapper};
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
+use cw0::parse_execute_response_data;
 use derivative::Derivative;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Derivative)]
@@ -97,7 +98,17 @@ where
         ..
     } = msg
     {
-        Ok(Response::new().set_data(data))
+        // we parse out the WasmMsg::Execute wrapper...
+        // TODO: this is not fully correct... we need to handle execute, instantiate, and bankmsg differently
+        // that will require using the Reply id somehow to signal what type
+        let parsed = parse_execute_response_data(data.as_slice())
+            .map_err(|e| StdError::generic_err(e.to_string()))?
+            .data;
+        if let Some(d) = parsed {
+            Ok(Response::new().set_data(d))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Response::new())
+        }
     } else {
         Ok(Response::new())
     }