1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/address_utils.ts b/packages/utils/src/address_utils.ts
index b700cd944..b269c26b4 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/address_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/address_utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { addHexPrefix, stripHexPrefix, sha3 } from 'ethereumjs-util';
+import { addHexPrefix, sha3, stripHexPrefix } from 'ethereumjs-util';
 import * as jsSHA3 from 'js-sha3';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export const addressUtils = {
     generatePseudoRandomAddress(): string {
         const randomBigNum = addressUtils.generatePseudoRandomSalt();
         const randomBuff = sha3(randomBigNum.toString());
-        const randomAddress = `0x${randomBuff.slice(0, 20).toString('hex')}`;
+        const addressLengthInBytes = 20;
+        const randomAddress = `0x${randomBuff.slice(0, addressLengthInBytes).toString('hex')}`;
         return randomAddress;
     },
 };