diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/src/tari_address/mod.rs b/base_layer/common_types/src/tari_address/mod.rs
index 3eb0df5a8b..c7a6ba6cb7 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/src/tari_address/mod.rs
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/src/tari_address/mod.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ impl TariAddress {
 
     /// Construct Tari Address from hex
     pub fn from_base58(hex_str: &str) -> Result<TariAddress, TariAddressError> {
-        if hex_str.len() < 47 {
+        if hex_str.len() < 45 {
+            dbg!(hex_str.len());
             return Err(TariAddressError::InvalidSize);
         }
         let result = panic::catch_unwind(|| hex_str.split_at(2));