diff --git a/cli/wallet/nep11.go b/cli/wallet/nep11.go
index 322cbc6d0..fe92ce857 100644
--- a/cli/wallet/nep11.go
+++ b/cli/wallet/nep11.go
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ func signAndSendNEP11Transfer(ctx *cli.Context, c *client.Client, acc *wallet.Ac
 		err error
 	)
 	if amount != nil {
-		from, err := address.StringToUint160(acc.Address)
+		var from util.Uint160
+
+		from, err = address.StringToUint160(acc.Address)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("bad account address: %w", err), 1)
 		}