diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
index 9d9aebecc..9e26f5dee 100644
--- a/Tiltfile
+++ b/Tiltfile
@@ -763,6 +763,12 @@ if wormchain:
         target = "vue-export",
     )
 
+    docker_build(
+        ref = "wormchain-deploy",
+        context = "./wormchain",
+        dockerfile = "./wormchain/Dockerfile.deploy",
+    )
+
     def build_wormchain_yaml(yaml_path, num_instances):
         wormchain_yaml = read_yaml_stream(yaml_path)
 
@@ -814,6 +820,12 @@ if wormchain:
         trigger_mode = trigger_mode,
     )
 
+    k8s_resource(
+        "wormchain-deploy",
+        resource_deps = ["wormchain"],
+        labels = ["wormchain"],
+        trigger_mode = trigger_mode,
+    )
 
 if ibc_relayer:
     docker_build(
diff --git a/devnet/wormchain.yaml b/devnet/wormchain.yaml
index dc0bd1dd3..5a06d588f 100644
--- a/devnet/wormchain.yaml
+++ b/devnet/wormchain.yaml
@@ -92,3 +92,38 @@ spec:
               path: /
             periodSeconds: 5
       restartPolicy: Always
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: wormchain-deploy
+  name: wormchain-deploy
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: wormchain-deploy
+  replicas: 1
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: wormchain-deploy
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: wormchain-deploy
+          image: wormchain-deploy
+          command:
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - "npm run deploy-wormchain --prefix=/app/tools && touch /app/tools/success && sleep infinity"
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - test
+                - -e
+                - "/app/tools/success"
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+      restartPolicy: Always