diff --git a/.changeset/hip-mayflies-worry.md b/.changeset/hip-mayflies-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28df1fb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-mayflies-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@chugsplash/executor': patch
+'@chugsplash/plugins': patch
+---
+
+Remove redundant Proxy verification attempts. Link ChugSplashManager proxy with its implementation on Etherscan.
diff --git a/packages/executor/src/utils/etherscan.ts b/packages/executor/src/utils/etherscan.ts
index a3f72247f..3c12ba39f 100644
--- a/packages/executor/src/utils/etherscan.ts
+++ b/packages/executor/src/utils/etherscan.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ import { buildContractUrl } from '@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan/dist/src/util'
 import { getLongVersion } from '@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan/dist/src/solc/version'
 import { encodeArguments } from '@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan/dist/src/ABIEncoder'
 import {
-  buildInfo as proxyBuildInfo,
   ChugSplashManagerABI,
-  ProxyArtifact,
+  CHUGSPLASH_MANAGER_ADDRESS,
 } from '@chugsplash/contracts'
 import { EthereumProvider, HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types'
 import { request } from 'undici'
@@ -66,6 +65,18 @@ export const verifyChugSplashConfig = async (
     hre.ethers.provider
   )
 
+  // Link the project's ChugSplashManagerProxy with the ChugSplashManager.
+  const chugsplashManagerProxyAddress = getChugSplashManagerProxyAddress(
+    canonicalConfig.options.projectName
+  )
+  await linkProxyWithImplementation(
+    etherscanApiEndpoints,
+    etherscanApiKey,
+    chugsplashManagerProxyAddress,
+    CHUGSPLASH_MANAGER_ADDRESS,
+    'ChugSplashManager'
+  )
+
   for (const referenceName of Object.keys(canonicalConfig.contracts)) {
     const artifact = artifacts[referenceName]
     const { abi, contractName, sourceName, compilerOutput } = artifact
@@ -81,33 +92,13 @@ export const verifyChugSplashConfig = async (
     const implementationAddress = await ChugSplashManager.implementations(
       referenceName
     )
-
-    const compilerInput = canonicalConfig.inputs.find((compilerInputs) =>
-      Object.keys(compilerInputs.input.sources).includes(sourceName)
-    )
-
-    // Verify the proxy
     const proxyAddress = getProxyAddress(
       canonicalConfig.options.projectName,
       referenceName
     )
-    const {
-      sourceName: proxySourceName,
-      contractName: proxyContractName,
-      abi: proxyAbi,
-    } = ProxyArtifact
-    await attemptVerification(
-      hre.network.provider,
-      hre.network.name,
-      etherscanApiEndpoints,
-      proxyAddress,
-      proxySourceName,
-      proxyContractName,
-      proxyAbi,
-      etherscanApiKey,
-      proxyBuildInfo.input,
-      proxyBuildInfo.solcVersion,
-      [getChugSplashManagerProxyAddress(canonicalConfig.options.projectName)]
+
+    const compilerInput = canonicalConfig.inputs.find((compilerInputs) =>
+      Object.keys(compilerInputs.input.sources).includes(sourceName)
     )
 
     // Verify the implementation
@@ -269,7 +260,7 @@ export const linkProxyWithImplementation = async (
   etherscanApiKey: string,
   proxyAddress: string,
   implAddress: string,
-  contractName: string
+  implContractName: string
 ) => {
   const params = {
     module: 'contract',
@@ -304,10 +295,13 @@ export const linkProxyWithImplementation = async (
   }
 
   if (responseBody.status === RESPONSE_OK) {
-    console.log(`Successfully linked ${contractName} proxy to implementation.`)
+    console.log(
+      `Successfully linked ${implContractName} proxy to implementation.`
+    )
   } else {
     throw new Error(
-      `Failed to link ${contractName} proxy with its implementation. Reason: ${responseBody.result}`
+      `Failed to link ${implContractName} proxy with its implementation.
+Reason: ${responseBody.result}`
     )
   }
 }
@@ -331,7 +325,8 @@ export const callEtherscanApi = async (
   if (!(response.statusCode >= 200 && response.statusCode <= 299)) {
     const responseBodyText = await response.body.text()
     throw new Error(
-      `Etherscan API call failed with status ${response.statusCode}. Response: ${responseBodyText}`
+      `Etherscan API call failed with status ${response.statusCode}.
+Response: ${responseBodyText}`
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/execution.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/execution.ts
index 6f5e03863..1a7ff90c2 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/execution.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/execution.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const postExecutionActions = async (
   const currChugSplashManagerOwner = await ChugSplashManager.owner()
 
   // Exit early if the calling address is not the current owner of the ChugSplashManager.
-  if (signer.getAddress() !== currChugSplashManagerOwner) {
+  if ((await signer.getAddress()) !== currChugSplashManagerOwner) {
     return
   }