diff --git a/contracts/scripts/DeployLocal.sol b/contracts/scripts/DeployLocal.sol
index 441ab9926c..ab07958951 100644
--- a/contracts/scripts/DeployLocal.sol
+++ b/contracts/scripts/DeployLocal.sol
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ contract DeployLocal is Script {
             defaultOperatingMode = OperatingMode.Normal;
         }
 
+        // Deploy WETH for testing
+        address weth = address(new WETH9());
+
         Gateway.Config memory config = Gateway.Config({
             mode: defaultOperatingMode,
             deliveryCost: uint128(vm.envUint("DELIVERY_COST")),
@@ -88,14 +91,12 @@ contract DeployLocal is Script {
             assetHubReserveTransferFee: uint128(vm.envUint("RESERVE_TRANSFER_FEE")),
             exchangeRate: ud60x18(vm.envUint("EXCHANGE_RATE")),
             multiplier: ud60x18(vm.envUint("FEE_MULTIPLIER")),
-            rescueOperator: address(0)
+            rescueOperator: address(0),
+            weth: weth
         });
 
         GatewayProxy gateway = new GatewayProxy(address(gatewayLogic), abi.encode(config));
 
-        // Deploy WETH for testing
-        new WETH9();
-
         // Fund the sovereign account for the BridgeHub parachain. Used to reward relayers
         // of messages originating from BridgeHub
         uint256 initialDeposit = vm.envUint("BRIDGE_HUB_INITIAL_DEPOSIT");
diff --git a/contracts/scripts/UpgradeShell.sol b/contracts/scripts/UpgradeShell.sol
index 7fc0c9de46..f861e9906d 100644
--- a/contracts/scripts/UpgradeShell.sol
+++ b/contracts/scripts/UpgradeShell.sol
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ contract UpgradeShell is Script {
                 assetHubReserveTransferFee: mDot(100), // 0.1 DOT
                 exchangeRate: ud60x18(0.0024e18),
                 multiplier: ud60x18(1.33e18),
-                rescueOperator: 0x4B8a782D4F03ffcB7CE1e95C5cfe5BFCb2C8e967
+                rescueOperator: 0x4B8a782D4F03ffcB7CE1e95C5cfe5BFCb2C8e967,
+                weth: address(0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2)
             })
         });
     }
diff --git a/contracts/scripts/westend/UpgradeShell.sol b/contracts/scripts/westend/UpgradeShell.sol
index 01b9cc0cf4..d5a10a71cf 100644
--- a/contracts/scripts/westend/UpgradeShell.sol
+++ b/contracts/scripts/westend/UpgradeShell.sol
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ contract UpgradeShell is Script {
                 assetHubReserveTransferFee: 200000000000, // 0.2 Wnd
                 exchangeRate: ud60x18(2400000000000000),
                 multiplier: ud60x18(1330000000000000000),
-                rescueOperator: 0x302F0B71B8aD3CF6dD90aDb668E49b2168d652fd
+                rescueOperator: 0x302F0B71B8aD3CF6dD90aDb668E49b2168d652fd,
+                weth: address(0xfFf9976782d46CC05630D1f6eBAb18b2324d6B14)
             })
         });
     }
diff --git a/contracts/src/Gateway.sol b/contracts/src/Gateway.sol
index 685627fe34..f9e01d48df 100644
--- a/contracts/src/Gateway.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/Gateway.sol
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ contract Gateway is IGateway, IInitializable, IUpgradable {
         UD60x18 multiplier;
         /// @dev Optional rescueOperator
         address rescueOperator;
+        /// @dev The WETH address used for wrapping ETH
+        address weth;
     }
 
     /// Initialize storage within the `GatewayProxy` contract using this initializer.
diff --git a/contracts/src/storage/AssetsStorage.sol b/contracts/src/storage/AssetsStorage.sol
index 57b5bab21a..ce461e5198 100644
--- a/contracts/src/storage/AssetsStorage.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/storage/AssetsStorage.sol
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ library AssetsStorage {
         uint256 registerTokenFee;
         // Foreign token registry by token ID
         mapping(bytes32 foreignID => address) tokenAddressOf;
+        // WETH token address for wrapping ETH
+        address weth;
     }
 
     bytes32 internal constant SLOT = keccak256("org.snowbridge.storage.assets");
diff --git a/contracts/test/Gateway.t.sol b/contracts/test/Gateway.t.sol
index e17c7df1a9..ace3af10fa 100644
--- a/contracts/test/Gateway.t.sol
+++ b/contracts/test/Gateway.t.sol
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ contract GatewayTest is Test {
         gatewayLogic = new MockGateway(
             address(0), address(executor), bridgeHubParaID, bridgeHubAgentID, foreignTokenDecimals, maxDestinationFee
         );
+
+        token = new WETH9();
+
         Gateway.Config memory config = Gateway.Config({
             mode: OperatingMode.Normal,
             deliveryCost: outboundFee,
@@ -122,7 +125,8 @@ contract GatewayTest is Test {
             assetHubReserveTransferFee: sendTokenFee,
             exchangeRate: exchangeRate,
             multiplier: multiplier,
-            rescueOperator: 0x4B8a782D4F03ffcB7CE1e95C5cfe5BFCb2C8e967
+            rescueOperator: 0x4B8a782D4F03ffcB7CE1e95C5cfe5BFCb2C8e967,
+            weth: address(token)
         });
         gateway = new GatewayProxy(address(gatewayLogic), abi.encode(config));
         MockGateway(address(gateway)).setCommitmentsAreVerified(true);
@@ -138,8 +142,6 @@ contract GatewayTest is Test {
 
         // Features
 
-        token = new WETH9();
-
         account1 = makeAddr("account1");
         account2 = makeAddr("account2");