diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/cic_meta/import_meta_phone.js b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/cic_meta/import_meta_phone.js
index cc9be0de..ebc98e47 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/cic_meta/import_meta_phone.js
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/cic_meta/import_meta_phone.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function sendit(uid, envelope) {
 }
 
 function doOne(keystore, filePath, address) {
+	let ethereum_address = '0x' + address;
 	const signer = new crdt.PGPSigner(keystore);
 
 	const j = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString());
@@ -52,9 +53,8 @@ function doOne(keystore, filePath, address) {
 	const phone = o.tel[0].value;
 
 	cic.Phone.toKey(phone).then((uid) => {
-		const o = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
 
-		const s = new crdt.Syncable(uid, o);
+		const s = new crdt.Syncable(uid, ethereum_address);
 		s.setSigner(signer);
 		s.onwrap = (env) => {
 			sendit(uid, env);
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/verify.py b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/verify.py
index f24a1148..7ff0a341 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/verify.py
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/verify.py
@@ -345,12 +345,11 @@ class Verifier:
         address_recovered = address_recovered.replace('"', '')
 
         try:
-            address = strip_0x(address)
-            address_recovered = strip_0x(address_recovered)
+            upper_address_recovered = strip_0x(address_recovered).upper()
         except ValueError:
             raise VerifierError(address_recovered, 'metadata (phone) address {} address recovered {}'.format(address, address_recovered))
 
-        if address != address_recovered:
+        if upper_address != upper_address_recovered:
             raise VerifierError(address_recovered, 'metadata (phone)')