diff --git a/.changeset/violet-knives-drop.md b/.changeset/violet-knives-drop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24320605a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-knives-drop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hyperlane-xyz/cli': minor
+---
+
+Fixing the chain resolver checks and handling for argv.chain
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/MultiChainResolver.ts b/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/MultiChainResolver.ts
index 8563e9e5d9..2bdd6f3d1a 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/MultiChainResolver.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/MultiChainResolver.ts
@@ -138,16 +138,20 @@ export class MultiChainResolver implements ChainResolver {
       chains.push(argv.destination);
     }
 
-    if (!argv.chains) {
-      return Array.from(
-        new Set([...chains, ...this.getEvmChains(multiProvider)]),
-      );
+    if (argv.chain) {
+      chains.push(argv.chain);
+    }
+
+    if (!argv.chains && chains.length === 0) {
+      return Array.from(this.getEvmChains(multiProvider));
     }
 
     return Array.from(
       new Set([
         ...chains,
-        ...argv.chains.split(',').map((item: string) => item.trim()),
+        ...(argv.chains
+          ? argv.chains.split(',').map((item: string) => item.trim())
+          : []),
       ]),
     );
   }
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/SingleChainResolver.ts b/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/SingleChainResolver.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dddaf3c4a..0000000000
--- a/typescript/cli/src/context/strategies/chain/SingleChainResolver.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '@hyperlane-xyz/sdk';
-
-import { runSingleChainSelectionStep } from '../../../utils/chains.js';
-
-import { ChainResolver } from './types.js';
-
-/**
- * @title SingleChainResolver
- * @notice Strategy implementation for managing single-chain operations
- * @dev Primarily used for operations like 'core:apply' and 'warp:read'
- */
-export class SingleChainResolver implements ChainResolver {
-  /**
-   * @notice Determines the chain to be used for signing operations
-   * @dev Either uses the chain specified in argv or prompts for interactive selection
-   */
-  async resolveChains(argv: ChainMap<any>): Promise<ChainName[]> {
-    argv.chain ||= await runSingleChainSelectionStep(
-      argv.context.chainMetadata,
-      'Select chain to connect:',
-    );
-
-    return [argv.chain]; // Explicitly return as single-item array
-  }
-}