diff --git a/old-ui/app/components/account-dropdowns.js b/old-ui/app/components/account-dropdowns.js
index 1ca406632..44f8e46cf 100644
--- a/old-ui/app/components/account-dropdowns.js
+++ b/old-ui/app/components/account-dropdowns.js
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ class AccountDropdowns extends Component {
       )
   }
 
-  ifHardwareAcc (address) {
-    const keyring = getCurrentKeyring(address, this.props.network, this.props.keyrings, this.props.identities)
+  ifHardwareAcc (keyring) {
     if (keyring && keyring.type.search('Hardware') !== -1) {
       return true
     }
@@ -130,6 +129,8 @@ class AccountDropdowns extends Component {
       let label
       if (ifContractAcc(keyring)) {
         label = 'CONTRACT'
+      } else if (this.ifHardwareAcc(keyring)) {
+        label = 'HARDWARE'
       } else {
         label = 'IMPORTED'
       }
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ class AccountDropdowns extends Component {
           },
           'Copy address to clipboard',
         ),
-        (!this.ifHardwareAcc(selected) && !(ifContractAcc(keyring))) ? h(
+        (!this.ifHardwareAcc(keyring) && !(ifContractAcc(keyring))) ? h(
           DropdownMenuItem,
           {
             closeMenu: () => {},
diff --git a/old-ui/app/components/send/send-contract.js b/old-ui/app/components/send/send-contract.js
index 221ca1775..4312054aa 100644
--- a/old-ui/app/components/send/send-contract.js
+++ b/old-ui/app/components/send/send-contract.js
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ class SendTransactionScreen extends PersistentForm {
 				/> : null}
 			</h3>
 		)
+		// bytes field is not mandatory to fill: 0x is by default
+		if (params.type.startsWith('bytes') && !Array.isArray(params.type)) {
+			const inputValues = this.props.inputValues || {}
+			if (!inputValues[ind]) {
+				inputValues[ind] = '0x'
+				this.setState({
+					inputValues,
+				})
+			}
+		}
 		const field = (
 			<SendTransactionField
 				key={Math.random()}