diff --git a/packages/ethers/package.json b/packages/ethers/package.json
index b9784273ce..890985338c 100644
--- a/packages/ethers/package.json
+++ b/packages/ethers/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@into-the-fathom/networks": "^1.1.0",
     "@into-the-fathom/pbkdf2": "^1.1.0",
     "@into-the-fathom/properties": "^1.1.0",
-    "@into-the-fathom/providers": "^1.1.0",
+    "@into-the-fathom/providers": "^1.1.1",
     "@into-the-fathom/random": "^1.1.0",
     "@into-the-fathom/rlp": "^1.1.0",
     "@into-the-fathom/sha2": "^1.1.0",
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   "sideEffects": false,
   "tarballHash": "0x9ac4e262538b9d1283eb473881a925065c322d73e9299e306b5382de7ec04829",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.1.0"
+  "version": "1.1.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/providers/package.json b/packages/providers/package.json
index bbb9cacca0..e03aa16d11 100644
--- a/packages/providers/package.json
+++ b/packages/providers/package.json
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
   "sideEffects": false,
   "tarballHash": "0xedcf6f4d62e2cbdf77766b1c41a9e0a31d1b2bf660c5b06715799748912b291a",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.1.0"
+  "version": "1.1.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/providers/src.ts/formatter.ts b/packages/providers/src.ts/formatter.ts
index 3671755a65..fa6091a6f3 100644
--- a/packages/providers/src.ts/formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/providers/src.ts/formatter.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export class Formatter {
 
         // Some clients (TestRPC) do strange things like return 0x0 for the
         // 0 address; correct this to be a real address
-        if (transaction.to && BigNumber.from(transaction.to).isZero()) {
+        if (transaction.to && BigNumber.from(this.formatXdcPrefix(transaction.to)).isZero()) {
             transaction.to = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
         }
 
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ export class Formatter {
         return Formatter.check(this.formats.filter, value);
     }
 
+    formatXdcPrefix(str: string): string {
+        return str.startsWith('xdc') ? '0x' + str.substring(3) : str;
+    }
+
     filterLog(value: any): any {
         return Formatter.check(this.formats.filterLog, value);
     }