diff --git a/fvm/evm/types/address.go b/fvm/evm/types/address.go
index a37b63d21e2..d099d605164 100644
--- a/fvm/evm/types/address.go
+++ b/fvm/evm/types/address.go
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ func (fa Address) Bytes() []byte {
 	return fa[:]
 }
 
+// String returns the hex encoding of the address
+// it returns empty string if address is empty
+func (fa Address) String() string {
+	if fa == EmptyAddress {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fa.ToCommon().Hex()
+}
+
 // ToCommon returns the geth address
 func (fa Address) ToCommon() gethCommon.Address {
 	return gethCommon.Address(fa)
diff --git a/fvm/evm/types/events.go b/fvm/evm/types/events.go
index b3cd35134c8..126fa6e485e 100644
--- a/fvm/evm/types/events.go
+++ b/fvm/evm/types/events.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (p *TransactionExecutedPayload) CadenceEvent() (cadence.Event, error) {
 			cadence.String(p.Result.VMErrorString()),
 			cadence.NewUInt8(p.Result.TxType),
 			cadence.NewUInt64(p.Result.GasConsumed),
-			cadence.String(p.Result.DeployedContractAddress.ToCommon().Hex()),
+			cadence.String(p.Result.DeployedContractAddress.String()),
 			cadence.String(hex.EncodeToString(p.Result.ReturnedValue)),
 			cadence.String(hex.EncodeToString(encodedLogs)),
 		},