diff --git a/server/asset/eth/common.go b/server/asset/eth/common.go
index 6fbb57b6b9..11247dbefa 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/common.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/common.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (ss SwapState) String() string {
 func DecodeCoinID(coinID []byte) (CoinIDFlag, *common.Address, []byte, error) {
 	var addr common.Address
 	if len(coinID) != coinIDSize {
-		return 0, &addr, nil, fmt.Errorf("coin ID wrong length. expected %d, got %d",
+		return 0, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("coin ID wrong length. expected %d, got %d",
 			coinIDSize, len(coinID))
 	}
 	hash := make([]byte, 32)
diff --git a/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go b/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
index b5d68eef47..dd164f44c2 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestDecodeCoinID(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("want flags value of %v but got %v for test %v",
 				test.wantFlags, flags, test.name)
 		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(addr[:], test.wantAddr[:]) {
+		if *addr != *test.wantAddr {
 			t.Fatalf("want addr value of %v but got %v for test %v",
 				test.wantAddr, addr, test.name)
 		}