diff --git a/backend/packages/common/src/utils/isValidAddress.js b/backend/packages/common/src/utils/isValidAddress.js
index 411d82113..99146bd7e 100644
--- a/backend/packages/common/src/utils/isValidAddress.js
+++ b/backend/packages/common/src/utils/isValidAddress.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 const { decodeAddress, encodeAddress } = require("@polkadot/keyring");
 const { hexToU8a, isHex } = require("@polkadot/util");
+const { isEthereumAddress } = require("@polkadot/util-crypto");
 
 function isValidAddress(address = "") {
+  if (isEthereumAddress(address)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   try {
     encodeAddress(isHex(address) ? hexToU8a(address) : decodeAddress(address));