diff --git a/sdk/js/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/js/CHANGELOG.md
index e2ac8fa8d..63e653715 100644
--- a/sdk/js/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/js/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.5
+
+### Changed
+
+Fix hex/Uint8Array to native Terra 2 for 20-byte addresses
+
 ## 0.4.4
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/sdk/js/package.json b/sdk/js/package.json
index d2a80ba67..1644302f2 100644
--- a/sdk/js/package.json
+++ b/sdk/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@certusone/wormhole-sdk",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "description": "SDK for interacting with Wormhole",
   "homepage": "https://wormholenetwork.com",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/sdk/js/src/utils/array.test.ts b/sdk/js/src/utils/array.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b060e6170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/js/src/utils/array.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { zeroPad } from "ethers/lib/utils";
+import { canonicalAddress } from "../terra";
+import { tryUint8ArrayToNative } from "./array";
+
+test("terra address conversion", () => {
+  const human = "terra1x46rqay4d3cssq8gxxvqz8xt6nwlz4td20k38v";
+  const canonical = canonicalAddress(human);
+  const lpadCanonical = zeroPad(canonical, 32);
+  const nativeClassic = tryUint8ArrayToNative(lpadCanonical, "terra");
+  expect(nativeClassic).toBe(human);
+  const native2 = tryUint8ArrayToNative(lpadCanonical, "terra2");
+  expect(native2).toBe(human);
+  // terra 2 contracts are 32 bytes
+  const humanContract =
+    "terra14hj2tavq8fpesdwxxcu44rty3hh90vhujrvcmstl4zr3txmfvw9ssrc8au";
+  const canonicalContract = canonicalAddress(humanContract);
+  const nativeContract = tryUint8ArrayToNative(canonicalContract, "terra2");
+  expect(nativeContract).toBe(nativeContract);
+  // TODO: native to hex is wrong, which we should correct
+});
diff --git a/sdk/js/src/utils/array.ts b/sdk/js/src/utils/array.ts
index f80250e68..03aca5878 100644
--- a/sdk/js/src/utils/array.ts
+++ b/sdk/js/src/utils/array.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ import {
  */
 export const isHexNativeTerra = (h: string): boolean => h.startsWith("01");
 
+const isLikely20ByteTerra = (h: string): boolean =>
+  h.startsWith("000000000000000000000000");
+
 export const nativeTerraHexToDenom = (h: string): string =>
   Buffer.from(stripZeros(hexToUint8Array(h.substr(2)))).toString("ascii");
 
@@ -72,7 +75,11 @@ export const tryUint8ArrayToNative = (
     if (isHexNativeTerra(h)) {
       return nativeTerraHexToDenom(h);
     } else {
-      return humanAddress(chainId === CHAIN_ID_TERRA2 ? a : a.slice(-20)); // terra classic expects 20 bytes, not 32
+      if (chainId === CHAIN_ID_TERRA2 && !isLikely20ByteTerra(h)) {
+        // terra 2 has 32 byte addresses for contracts and 20 for wallets
+        return humanAddress(a);
+      }
+      return humanAddress(a.slice(-20));
     }
   } else if (chainId === CHAIN_ID_ALGORAND) {
     return uint8ArrayToNativeStringAlgorand(a);