diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-canton/src/lib/utils.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-canton/src/lib/utils.ts
index b3f56e832b..71cb539d69 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-canton/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-canton/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class Utils implements BaseUtils {
     if (!address || address.trim() === '') return false;
     const [partyHint, fingerprint] = address.trim().split('::');
     if (!partyHint || !fingerprint) return false;
-    return partyHint.length === 5 && this.isValidCantonHex(fingerprint);
+    return partyHint.length >= 5 && this.isValidCantonHex(fingerprint);
   }
 
   /** @inheritdoc */
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-canton/test/resources.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-canton/test/resources.ts
index 6a877997ee..359c731be4 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-canton/test/resources.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-canton/test/resources.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export const InvalidOneStepPreApprovalPrepareResponse = {
 
 export const CANTON_ADDRESSES = {
   VALID_ADDRESS: '1220a::1220a43d89dc7d8f85316116aac093667f769fce55411aef6846ccb933b2e1a3b598',
-  // party hint is not 5 characters
-  INVALID_PARTY_HINT: '123456::1220a43d89dc7d8f85316116aac093667f769fce55411aef6846ccb933b2e1a3b598',
+  // party hint is not greater than or equal to 5 characters
+  INVALID_PARTY_HINT: '1234::1220a43d89dc7d8f85316116aac093667f769fce55411aef6846ccb933b2e1a3b598',
   // fingerprint is not a valid hex value
   INVALID_FINGERPRINT: '12205::12205b4e3537a95126d9060459234gd8ad3c3ddccda4f79901954280ee19c576714d',
   MISSING_PARTY_HINT: '::12205b4e3537a95126d9060459234gd8ad3c3ddccda4f79901954280ee19c576714d',