diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
index d6ecd4785..2580c36d5 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func (s *Server) getClaimable(ps request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) getNEP5Balances(ps request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error) {
-	u, err := ps.ValueWithType(0, request.StringT).GetUint160FromHex()
+	u, err := ps.Value(0).GetUint160FromAddressOrHex()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
index 222a74853..33af8e525 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
@@ -169,15 +169,13 @@ var rpcTestCases = map[string][]rpcTestCase{
 			name:   "positive",
 			params: `["a90f00d94349a320376b7cb86c884b53ad76aa2b"]`,
 			result: func(e *executor) interface{} { return &result.NEP5Balances{} },
-			check: func(t *testing.T, e *executor, acc interface{}) {
-				res, ok := acc.(*result.NEP5Balances)
-				require.True(t, ok)
-				require.Equal(t, "AKkkumHbBipZ46UMZJoFynJMXzSRnBvKcs", res.Address)
-				require.Equal(t, 1, len(res.Balances))
-				require.Equal(t, "8.77", res.Balances[0].Amount)
-				require.Equal(t, testContractHash, res.Balances[0].Asset.StringLE())
-				require.Equal(t, uint32(208), res.Balances[0].LastUpdated)
-			},
+			check:  checkNep5Balances,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "positive_address",
+			params: `["AKkkumHbBipZ46UMZJoFynJMXzSRnBvKcs"]`,
+			result: func(e *executor) interface{} { return &result.NEP5Balances{} },
+			check:  checkNep5Balances,
 		},
 	},
 	"getnep5transfers": {
@@ -1158,3 +1156,13 @@ func doRPCCallOverHTTP(rpcCall string, url string, t *testing.T) []byte {
 	assert.NoErrorf(t, err, "could not read response from the request: %s", rpcCall)
 	return bytes.TrimSpace(body)
 }
+
+func checkNep5Balances(t *testing.T, e *executor, acc interface{}) {
+	res, ok := acc.(*result.NEP5Balances)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, "AKkkumHbBipZ46UMZJoFynJMXzSRnBvKcs", res.Address)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(res.Balances))
+	require.Equal(t, "8.77", res.Balances[0].Amount)
+	require.Equal(t, testContractHash, res.Balances[0].Asset.StringLE())
+	require.Equal(t, uint32(208), res.Balances[0].LastUpdated)
+}