diff --git a/packages/crypto-block/test/fixtures/block.ts b/packages/crypto-block/test/fixtures/block.ts
index 9244cf539..f5d435bd3 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-block/test/fixtures/block.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-block/test/fixtures/block.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const blockDataWithTransactions: Contracts.Crypto.BlockData = {
 			network: 30,
 			nonce: BigNumber.ZERO,
 			r: "880618343e206a7518fd970c4232440546b77d991976acb4c6a7040e10d668de",
-			recipientAddress: "0xbe89811e15f611c1db12e59679b6f3dc1f430155",
+			recipientAddress: "0xBe89811e15f611C1db12e59679b6F3DC1F430155",
 			s: "5dd454bd405a43d530826e9223882bcb42bd9134a57e429617f15b130216bb31",
 			senderAddress: "0xd1AD6bfA3540F25E21e6be808FB7F12562111CE5",
 			senderPublicKey: "03dc6981461d4b82df3e7db49b20a674745cef0dc5e7165168fe26490f5a24895a",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const blockDataWithTransactions: Contracts.Crypto.BlockData = {
 			network: 30,
 			nonce: BigNumber.ONE,
 			r: "9867329ee177952b05c56471d94dcf3a2fcd63b1164d1698ac50beb9793c5687",
-			recipientAddress: "0xbe89811e15f611c1db12e59679b6f3dc1f430155",
+			recipientAddress: "0xBe89811e15f611C1db12e59679b6F3DC1F430155",
 			s: "2e27a586b3a935255d8f57eae63c97aef430f3c55a6a63db7185c0d8ff5c6a2c",
 			senderAddress: "0xd1AD6bfA3540F25E21e6be808FB7F12562111CE5",
 			senderPublicKey: "03dc6981461d4b82df3e7db49b20a674745cef0dc5e7165168fe26490f5a24895a",
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const blockDataWithTransactionsJson: Contracts.Crypto.BlockJson = {
 			network: 30,
 			nonce: "0",
 			r: "880618343e206a7518fd970c4232440546b77d991976acb4c6a7040e10d668de",
-			recipientAddress: "0xbe89811e15f611c1db12e59679b6f3dc1f430155",
+			recipientAddress: "0xBe89811e15f611C1db12e59679b6F3DC1F430155",
 			s: "5dd454bd405a43d530826e9223882bcb42bd9134a57e429617f15b130216bb31",
 			senderAddress: "0xd1AD6bfA3540F25E21e6be808FB7F12562111CE5",
 			senderPublicKey: "03dc6981461d4b82df3e7db49b20a674745cef0dc5e7165168fe26490f5a24895a",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const blockDataWithTransactionsJson: Contracts.Crypto.BlockJson = {
 			network: 30,
 			nonce: "1",
 			r: "9867329ee177952b05c56471d94dcf3a2fcd63b1164d1698ac50beb9793c5687",
-			recipientAddress: "0xbe89811e15f611c1db12e59679b6f3dc1f430155",
+			recipientAddress: "0xBe89811e15f611C1db12e59679b6F3DC1F430155",
 			s: "2e27a586b3a935255d8f57eae63c97aef430f3c55a6a63db7185c0d8ff5c6a2c",
 			senderAddress: "0xd1AD6bfA3540F25E21e6be808FB7F12562111CE5",
 			senderPublicKey: "03dc6981461d4b82df3e7db49b20a674745cef0dc5e7165168fe26490f5a24895a",
diff --git a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
index 6e37ccb53..25a03e6fe 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { inject, injectable } from "@mainsail/container";
 import { Contracts, Identifiers } from "@mainsail/contracts";
 import { BigNumber } from "@mainsail/utils";
-import { decodeRlp, ethers } from "ethers";
+import { decodeRlp, ethers, getAddress } from "ethers";
 
 @injectable()
 export class Deserializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionDeserializer {
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ export class Deserializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionDeserializer {
 
 		const decoded = decodeRlp(encodedRlp);
 
+		const recipientAddressRaw = this.#parseAddress(decoded[5].toString());
+
 		data.network = Number(decoded[0]);
 		data.nonce = BigNumber.make(this.#parseNumber(decoded[1].toString()));
 		data.gasPrice = this.#parseNumber(decoded[3].toString());
 		data.gasLimit = this.#parseNumber(decoded[4].toString());
-		data.recipientAddress = this.#parseAddress(decoded[5].toString());
+		data.recipientAddress = recipientAddressRaw ? getAddress(recipientAddressRaw) : undefined;
 		data.value = this.#parseBigNumber(decoded[6].toString());
 		data.data = this.#parseData(decoded[7].toString());
 
diff --git a/packages/test-framework/source/internal/signer.test.ts b/packages/test-framework/source/internal/signer.test.ts
index 1a273ec6d..9a07300f6 100644
--- a/packages/test-framework/source/internal/signer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/test-framework/source/internal/signer.test.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe<{
 		assert.defined(entity.data.v);
 		assert.defined(entity.data.r);
 		assert.defined(entity.data.s);
-		assert.equal(entity.data.recipientAddress, "0xd3d80a3df661414a76aad7738a136a8d7aaa1666");
+		assert.equal(entity.data.recipientAddress, "0xD3D80a3Df661414a76aAd7738a136A8d7aAa1666");
 		assert.equal(entity.data.gasLimit, 21_000);
 		assert.equal(
 			entity.data.data,