diff --git a/packages/relay/src/lib/eth.ts b/packages/relay/src/lib/eth.ts
index 7aaefa7123..69b2ab4515 100644
--- a/packages/relay/src/lib/eth.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/src/lib/eth.ts
@@ -894,10 +894,9 @@ export class EthImpl implements Eth {
     const requestIdPrefix = formatRequestIdMessage(requestId);
     this.logger.trace(`${requestIdPrefix} call(hash=${JSON.stringify(call)}, blockParam=${blockParam})`, call, blockParam);
     // The "to" address must always be 42 chars.
-    if (call.to.length != 42) {
-      throw new Error(requestIdPrefix+
-        " Invalid Contract Address: '" + call.to + "'. Expected length of 42 chars but was" + call.to.length
-      );
+    if (!call.to || call.to.length != 42) {
+      const callToExist = call.to && call.to.length ? ` Expected length of 42 chars but was ${call.to.length}.` : '';
+      throw new Error(`${requestIdPrefix}Invalid Contract Address: '${call.to}'.${callToExist}`);
     }
 
     try {
diff --git a/packages/relay/tests/lib/eth.spec.ts b/packages/relay/tests/lib/eth.spec.ts
index 5de19a811e..d84f1325e6 100644
--- a/packages/relay/tests/lib/eth.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/tests/lib/eth.spec.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ describe('Eth calls using MirrorNode', async function () {
   const contractHash2 = '0x4a563af33c4871b51a8b108aa2fe1dd5280a30dfb7236170ae5e5e7957eb6393';
   const contractHash3 = '0x4a563af33c4871b51a8b108aa2fe1dd5280a30dfb7236170ae5e5e7957eb6394';
   const contractAddress2 = '0x000000000000000000000000000000000000055e';
+  const wrongContractAddress = '0x00000000000000000000000000000000055e';
   const contractTimestamp2 = '1653077542.701408897';
   const contractTimestamp3 = '1653088542.123456789';
   const contractId1 = '0.0.5001';
@@ -2154,6 +2155,31 @@ describe('Eth calls using MirrorNode', async function () {
       expect(result.message).to.equal('execution reverted: Set to revert');
       expect(result.data).to.equal(defaultErrorMessage);
     });
+
+    it('eth_call with missing `to` field', async function() {
+      try {
+        await ethImpl.call({
+          "from": contractAddress1,
+          "data": contractCallData,
+          "gas": maxGasLimitHex
+        }, 'latest');
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.equal(`Invalid Contract Address: '${undefined}'.`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('eth_call with wrong `to` field', async function() {
+      try {
+        await ethImpl.call({
+          "from": contractAddress1,
+          "to": wrongContractAddress,
+          "data": contractCallData,
+          "gas": maxGasLimitHex
+        }, 'latest');
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.equal(`Invalid Contract Address: '${wrongContractAddress}'. Expected length of 42 chars but was ${wrongContractAddress.length}.`);
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   describe('eth_sendRawTransaction', async function() {