diff --git a/chainlib/eth/unittest/base.py b/chainlib/eth/unittest/base.py
index e10d11b..533c168 100644
--- a/chainlib/eth/unittest/base.py
+++ b/chainlib/eth/unittest/base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import logging
 # external imports
 import eth_tester
 import coincurve
+from chainlib.encode import TxHexNormalizer
 from chainlib.connection import (
         RPCConnection,
         error_parser,
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ class TestRPCConnection(RPCConnection):
         pk_bytes = self.backend.keystore.get(tx.sender)
         pk = coincurve.PrivateKey(secret=pk_bytes)
         result_address = private_key_to_address(pk)
-        assert strip_0x(result_address) == strip_0x(tx.sender)
+        tx_normalize = TxHexNormalizer()
+        assert tx_normalize.wallet_address(strip_0x(result_address)) == tx_normalize.wallet_address(strip_0x(tx.sender))
 
 
     def sign_transaction(self, tx, passphrase=''):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3de6992..ee71e7d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ pysha3==1.0.2
 hexathon~=0.0.1a8
 websocket-client==0.57.0
 potaahto~=0.0.1a1
-chainlib==0.0.9a10
+chainlib==0.0.9rc1
 confini>=0.4.1a1,<0.5.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5262482..0e20f3a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = chainlib-eth
-version = 0.0.9a13
+version = 0.0.9rc3
 description = Ethereum implementation of the chainlib interface
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no