diff --git a/src/status_im/ethereum/eip681.cljs b/src/status_im/ethereum/eip681.cljs
index fb9d24f1a920..135e96e7481c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ethereum/eip681.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ethereum/eip681.cljs
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@
     (let [[_ authority-path query] (re-find uri-pattern s)]
       (when authority-path
         (let [[_ raw-address chain-id function-name] (re-find authority-path-pattern authority-path)]
-          (when (or (if (string/starts-with? raw-address "pay-") (ens/is-valid-eth-name? (string/replace-first raw-address "pay-" ""))) (ethereum/address? raw-address))
+          (when (or (ethereum/address? raw-address)
+                    (if (string/starts-with? raw-address "pay-")
+                      (let [pay-address (string/replace-first raw-address "pay-" "")]
+                        (or (ens/is-valid-eth-name? pay-address)
+                            (ethereum/address? pay-address)))))
             (let [address (if (string/starts-with? raw-address "pay-") (string/replace-first raw-address "pay-" "") raw-address)]
               (when-let [arguments (parse-arguments function-name query)]
                 (merge {:address address :chain-id (if chain-id (js/parseInt chain-id) (ethereum/chain-keyword->chain-id :mainnet))}