diff --git a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
index fb1dd78b4..fc8decf57 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
     @classmethod
     def is_valid_address(cls, address):
         decoded = Base58.decode_check(address)
-        return decoded[0] == cls.pubkey_address_prefix[0]
+        return (
+            decoded[0] == cls.pubkey_address_prefix[0] or
+            decoded[0] == cls.script_address_prefix[0]
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def public_key_to_address(cls, public_key):
diff --git a/tests/unit/wallet/test_ledger.py b/tests/unit/wallet/test_ledger.py
index 276c5fa15..67f78f0aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wallet/test_ledger.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wallet/test_ledger.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from unittest import TestCase
 from binascii import hexlify
 
 from lbry.testcase import AsyncioTestCase
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ class LedgerTestCase(AsyncioTestCase):
         self.ledger.headers._size = self.ledger.headers.io.seek(0, os.SEEK_END) // self.ledger.headers.header_size
 
 
+class TestUtils(TestCase):
+
+    def test_valid_address(self):
+        self.assertTrue(Ledger.is_valid_address("rCz6yb1p33oYHToGZDzTjX7nFKaU3kNgBd"))
+
+
 class TestSynchronization(LedgerTestCase):
 
     async def test_update_history(self):