diff --git a/wallet/src/cli/native_token_transfer_program.rs b/wallet/src/cli/native_token_transfer_program.rs
index 883e850..2f97365 100644
--- a/wallet/src/cli/native_token_transfer_program.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/cli/native_token_transfer_program.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ impl WalletSubcommand for AuthTransferSubcommand {
 
                 match addr_privacy {
                     AddressPrivacyKind::Public => {
+                        let addr = addr.parse()?;
+
                         let res = wallet_core
                             .register_account_under_authenticated_transfers_programs(addr)
                             .await?;
diff --git a/wallet/src/helperfunctions.rs b/wallet/src/helperfunctions.rs
index fcc838b..83eef43 100644
--- a/wallet/src/helperfunctions.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/helperfunctions.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use key_protocol::key_protocol_core::NSSAUserData;
-use nssa::{Account, Address};
+use nssa::Account;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ pub enum AddressPrivacyKind {
 
 pub(crate) fn parse_addr_with_privacy_prefix(
     addr_base58: &str,
-) -> Result<(Address, AddressPrivacyKind)> {
+) -> Result<(String, AddressPrivacyKind)> {
     if addr_base58.starts_with("Public/") {
         Ok((
-            addr_base58.strip_prefix("Public/").unwrap().parse()?,
+            addr_base58.strip_prefix("Public/").unwrap().to_string(),
             AddressPrivacyKind::Public,
         ))
     } else if addr_base58.starts_with("Private/") {
         Ok((
-            addr_base58.strip_prefix("Private/").unwrap().parse()?,
+            addr_base58.strip_prefix("Private/").unwrap().to_string(),
             AddressPrivacyKind::Private,
         ))
     } else {