diff --git a/packages/transactions/src/namespaces/address.ts b/packages/transactions/src/namespaces/address.ts
index 960243892..8c5c99bc1 100644
--- a/packages/transactions/src/namespaces/address.ts
+++ b/packages/transactions/src/namespaces/address.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ export function parse(
     | AddressString
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
     | ContractIdString
-): AddressRepr {
+): Required<AddressRepr> {
   const [addr, contractName] = address.split('.');
-  const parsed = c32addressDecode(addr);
+  const parsed = c32addressDecode(addr); // throws if c32 part is invalid
+  // todo: throw if contract name is invalid
   return {
     version: parsed[0],
     versionChar: C32[parsed[0]],
     hash160: parsed[1],
-    contractName: contractName,
+    contractName,
   };
 }