diff --git a/.changeset/thin-moose-rescue.md b/.changeset/thin-moose-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8023845fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-moose-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@chugsplash/plugins': minor
+---
+
+Small updates to artifacts functions exposed by the hardhat plugin.
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/artifacts.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/artifacts.ts
index 53c14d396..af88629af 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/artifacts.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/artifacts.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,21 @@
 import path from 'path'
 
-import { BuildInfo } from 'hardhat/types'
-import {
-  ArtifactPaths,
-  ContractArtifact,
-  UserContractConfigs,
-} from '@chugsplash/core'
-
-/**
- * Retrieves an artifact by name.
- *
- * @param Name Name of the contract.
- * @returns Artifact.
- */
-export const getContractArtifact = (name: string): ContractArtifact => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-  const hre = require('hardhat')
-  return hre.artifacts.readArtifactSync(name)
-}
+import { BuildInfo, HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types'
+import { ArtifactPaths, UserContractConfigs } from '@chugsplash/core'
 
 /**
  * Retrieves contract build info by name.
  *
  * @param sourceName Source file name.
- * @param contractName Contract name.
+ * @param contractName Contract name within the source file.
  * @returns Contract build info.
  */
 export const getBuildInfo = async (
+  hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
   sourceName: string,
   contractName: string
 ): Promise<BuildInfo> => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-  const hre = require('hardhat')
-
-  let buildInfo: BuildInfo
+  let buildInfo: BuildInfo | undefined
   try {
     buildInfo = await hre.artifacts.getBuildInfo(
       `${sourceName}:${contractName}`
@@ -53,19 +35,37 @@ export const getBuildInfo = async (
     }
   }
 
+  // Shouldn't happen, but might as well be safe.
+  if (buildInfo === undefined) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `unable to find build info for contract ${contractName} in ${sourceName}`
+    )
+  }
+
   return buildInfo
 }
 
+/**
+ * Finds the path to the build info file and the contract artifact file for each contract
+ * referenced in the given contract configurations.
+ *
+ * @param hre Hardhat runtime environment.
+ * @param contractConfigs Contract configurations.
+ * @param artifactFolder Path to the artifact folder.
+ * @param buildInfoFolder Path to the build info folder.
+ * @returns Paths to the build info and contract artifact files.
+ */
 export const getArtifactPaths = async (
+  hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
   contractConfigs: UserContractConfigs,
   artifactFolder: string,
   buildInfoFolder: string
 ): Promise<ArtifactPaths> => {
   const artifactPaths: ArtifactPaths = {}
-
   for (const { contract } of Object.values(contractConfigs)) {
-    const { sourceName, contractName } = getContractArtifact(contract)
-    const buildInfo = await getBuildInfo(sourceName, contractName)
+    const { sourceName, contractName } =
+      hre.artifacts.readArtifactSync(contract)
+    const buildInfo = await getBuildInfo(hre, sourceName, contractName)
     artifactPaths[contract] = {
       buildInfoPath: path.join(buildInfoFolder, `${buildInfo.id}.json`),
       contractArtifactPath: path.join(
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/deployments.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/deployments.ts
index e6425a39d..81155820a 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/deployments.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/deployments.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { getChainId } from '@eth-optimism/core-utils'
 import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types'
 
 import { initializeExecutor } from '../executor'
-import { getArtifactPaths, getContractArtifact } from './artifacts'
+import { getArtifactPaths } from './artifacts'
 
 /**
  * TODO
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const deployAllChugSplashConfigs = async (
     const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
 
     const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+      hre,
       userConfig.contracts,
       hre.config.paths.artifacts,
       path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -136,7 +137,9 @@ ${configsWithFileNames.map(
   const Proxy = new ethers.Contract(
     proxyAddress,
     new ethers.utils.Interface(
-      getContractArtifact(userCfg.contracts[referenceName].contract).abi
+      hre.artifacts.readArtifactSync(
+        userCfg.contracts[referenceName].contract
+      ).abi
     ),
     provider.getSigner()
   )
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
index 64bb9dc14..a1486cb9b 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const chugsplashDeployTask = async (
 
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ export const chugsplashRegisterTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ export const chugsplashProposeTask = async (
   const canonicalConfigPath = hre.config.paths.canonicalConfigs
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ export const chugsplashApproveTask = async (
 
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -636,6 +640,7 @@ export const monitorTask = async (
 
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -681,6 +686,7 @@ export const chugsplashFundTask = async (
 
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -860,6 +866,7 @@ export const chugsplashCancelTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath).contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -896,6 +903,7 @@ export const chugsplashWithdrawTask = async (
 
   const userConfig = readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath)
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     userConfig.contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -943,6 +951,7 @@ export const listProposersTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath).contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -979,6 +988,7 @@ export const addProposerTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath).contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -1017,6 +1027,7 @@ export const claimProxyTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath).contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')
@@ -1061,6 +1072,7 @@ export const transferOwnershipTask = async (
   const signer = provider.getSigner()
 
   const artifactPaths = await getArtifactPaths(
+    hre,
     readUserChugSplashConfig(configPath).contracts,
     hre.config.paths.artifacts,
     path.join(hre.config.paths.artifacts, 'build-info')