diff --git a/pkgs/contract/contracts/bigbang/BigBang.sol b/pkgs/contract/contracts/bigbang/BigBang.sol
index 84c1caa..5387270 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/contracts/bigbang/BigBang.sol
+++ b/pkgs/contract/contracts/bigbang/BigBang.sol
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ contract BigBang is ERC2771ContextUpgradeable {
 		address splitCreator
 	);
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * @dev Constructor to initialize the trusted forwarder.
 	 * @param _trustedForwarder Address of the trusted forwarder contract.
 	 * @param _hatsAddress Address of the hats protocol V1 contract.
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/contracts/splitscreator/SplitsCreatorFactory.sol b/pkgs/contract/contracts/splitscreator/SplitsCreatorFactory.sol
index 8e26dc4..005c4d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/contracts/splitscreator/SplitsCreatorFactory.sol
+++ b/pkgs/contract/contracts/splitscreator/SplitsCreatorFactory.sol
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ pragma solidity ^0.8.24;
 import { LibClone } from "solady/src/utils/LibClone.sol";
 import { SplitsCreator } from "./SplitsCreator.sol";
 import { ISplitsCreator } from "./ISplitsCreator.sol";
+import "./../ERC2771ContextUpgradeable.sol";
 
 import "hardhat/console.sol";
 
-contract SplitsCreatorFactory {
+contract SplitsCreatorFactory is ERC2771ContextUpgradeable {
 	event SplitCreatorCreated(
 		address indexed creator,
 		address indexed splitCreator,
@@ -19,9 +20,13 @@ contract SplitsCreatorFactory {
 		address fractionToken
 	);
 
-	address public immutable SPLITS_CREATOR_IMPLEMENTATION;
+	address public SPLITS_CREATOR_IMPLEMENTATION;
 
-	constructor(address _splitsCreatorImplementation) {
+	function initialize (
+		address _trustedForwarderAddress,
+		address _splitsCreatorImplementation
+	) initializer public {
+		__ERC2771Context_init(_trustedForwarderAddress);
 		SPLITS_CREATOR_IMPLEMENTATION = _splitsCreatorImplementation;
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/gas-report.txt b/pkgs/contract/gas-report.txt
index be3d880..c86ee39 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/gas-report.txt
+++ b/pkgs/contract/gas-report.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ·························|··············|·············|·············|···············|··············
 |  SplitsCreator         ·           -  ·          -  ·    1487532  ·          5 %  ·          -  │
 ·························|··············|·············|·············|···············|··············
-|  SplitsCreatorFactory  ·           -  ·          -  ·     526836  ·        1.8 %  ·          -  │
+|  SplitsCreatorFactory  ·           -  ·          -  ·     820420  ·        2.7 %  ·          -  │
 ·························|··············|·············|·············|···············|··············
 |  SplitsWarehouse       ·           -  ·          -  ·    3934655  ·       13.1 %  ·          -  │
 ·------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------·
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/helpers/deploy/Splits.ts b/pkgs/contract/helpers/deploy/Splits.ts
index 586ddbc..43c564e 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/helpers/deploy/Splits.ts
+++ b/pkgs/contract/helpers/deploy/Splits.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { viem } from "hardhat";
+import { ethers, upgrades, viem } from "hardhat";
 import { Address } from "viem";
 
 export type SplitsWarehouse = Awaited<
@@ -43,11 +43,29 @@ export const deploySplitsProtocol = async () => {
 };
 
 export const deploySplitsCreatorFactory = async (
+	forwarderAddress: Address,
 	splitsCreatorImpl: Address
 ) => {
-	const SplitsCreatorFactory = await viem.deployContract(
+	const splitsCreatorFactory = await ethers.getContractFactory("SplitsCreatorFactory");
+
+	const _SplitsCreatorFactory = await upgrades.deployProxy(
+		splitsCreatorFactory,
+		[
+			forwarderAddress,
+			splitsCreatorImpl
+		],
+		{
+			initializer: "initialize",
+		}
+	);
+
+	await _SplitsCreatorFactory.waitForDeployment();
+	const address = await _SplitsCreatorFactory.getAddress();
+
+	// create a new instance of the contract
+	const SplitsCreatorFactory = await viem.getContractAt(
 		"SplitsCreatorFactory",
-		[splitsCreatorImpl]
+		address as Address
 	);
 
 	return { SplitsCreatorFactory };
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/test/BigBang.ts b/pkgs/contract/test/BigBang.ts
index 1c87685..70bc677 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/test/BigBang.ts
+++ b/pkgs/contract/test/BigBang.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe("BigBang", () => {
 		SplitsCreator_IMPL = _SplitsCreator;
 
 		const { SplitsCreatorFactory: _SplitsCreatorFactory } =
-			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
+			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(zeroAddress, SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
 
 		SplitsCreatorFactory = _SplitsCreatorFactory;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/test/IntegrationTest.ts b/pkgs/contract/test/IntegrationTest.ts
index b758274..8ac61bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/test/IntegrationTest.ts
+++ b/pkgs/contract/test/IntegrationTest.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe("IntegrationTest", () => {
 		SplitsCreator_IMPL = _SplitsCreator;
 
 		const { SplitsCreatorFactory: _SplitsCreatorFactory } =
-			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
+			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(zeroAddress, SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
 
 		SplitsCreatorFactory = _SplitsCreatorFactory;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/contract/test/SplitsCreator.ts b/pkgs/contract/test/SplitsCreator.ts
index 99141ac..a57b014 100644
--- a/pkgs/contract/test/SplitsCreator.ts
+++ b/pkgs/contract/test/SplitsCreator.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe("SplitsCreator Factory", () => {
 
 	it("Should deploy SplitsCreatorFactory", async () => {
 		const { SplitsCreatorFactory: _SplitsCreatorFactory } =
-			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
+			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(zeroAddress, SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
 
 		SplitsCreatorFactory = _SplitsCreatorFactory;
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ describe("CreateSplit", () => {
 		);
 
 		const { SplitsCreatorFactory: _SplitsCreatorFactory } =
-			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
+			await deploySplitsCreatorFactory(zeroAddress, SplitsCreator_IMPL.address);
 
 		SplitsCreatorFactory = _SplitsCreatorFactory;