diff --git a/src/services/evm/erc20.service.ts b/src/services/evm/erc20.service.ts
index 021fa93b1..2ca5dcb7b 100644
--- a/src/services/evm/erc20.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/evm/erc20.service.ts
@@ -351,19 +351,18 @@ export default class Erc20Service extends BullableService {
 
   public async _start(): Promise<void> {
     this.viemClient = getViemClient();
-    if (config.evmOnly === false) {
-      const lcdClient = await getLcdClient();
-      const erc20Account: QueryModuleAccountByNameResponseSDKType =
-        await lcdClient.provider.cosmos.auth.v1beta1.moduleAccountByName({
-          name: 'erc20',
-        });
-
-      Erc20Handler.erc20ModuleAccount =
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-        // @ts-ignore
-        erc20Account.account.base_account.address;
-    }
     if (NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+      if (config.evmOnly === false) {
+        const lcdClient = await getLcdClient();
+        const erc20Account: QueryModuleAccountByNameResponseSDKType =
+          await lcdClient.provider.cosmos.auth.v1beta1.moduleAccountByName({
+            name: 'erc20',
+          });
+        Erc20Handler.erc20ModuleAccount =
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+          // @ts-ignore
+          erc20Account.account.base_account.address;
+      }
       await this.createJob(
         BULL_JOB_NAME.HANDLE_ERC20_CONTRACT,
         BULL_JOB_NAME.HANDLE_ERC20_CONTRACT,