diff --git a/griddriver/main.go b/griddriver/main.go
index 606e40daa..b1af3d843 100644
--- a/griddriver/main.go
+++ b/griddriver/main.go
@@ -511,6 +511,11 @@ func main() {
 						Usage:    "json encoding of list of substrate BatchCreateContractData objects",
 						Required: true,
 					},
+					cli.StringFlag{
+						Name:     "contracts-body",
+						Usage:    "deployment body string",
+						Required: true,
+					},
 				},
 				Action: substrateDecorator(batchAllCreateContract),
 			},
diff --git a/griddriver/substrate.go b/griddriver/substrate.go
index b17c8d854..62ab48b4d 100644
--- a/griddriver/substrate.go
+++ b/griddriver/substrate.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func signDeployment(ctx *cli.Context, sub *substrate.Substrate, identity substra
 }
 
 func batchAllCreateContract(ctx *cli.Context, sub *substrate.Substrate, identity substrate.Identity) (interface{}, error) {
+	body := ctx.String("contracts-body")
 	data := []byte(ctx.String("contracts-data"))
 
 	contractData := []substrate.BatchCreateContractData{}
@@ -159,6 +160,12 @@ func batchAllCreateContract(ctx *cli.Context, sub *substrate.Substrate, identity
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode contract data: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	for id := range contractData {
+		if contractData[id].Name == "" {
+			contractData[id].Body = body
+		}
+	}
+
 	contractIds, err := sub.BatchAllCreateContract(identity, contractData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create contracts: %w", err)
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ func batchAllCreateContract(ctx *cli.Context, sub *substrate.Substrate, identity
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encode contract ids: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return ret, nil
+	return string(ret), nil
 }
 
 func batchCancelContract(ctx *cli.Context, sub *substrate.Substrate, identity substrate.Identity) (interface{}, error) {