diff --git a/node/src/chainspec/testnet.rs b/node/src/chainspec/testnet.rs
index 92e49b003..a8ca984de 100644
--- a/node/src/chainspec/testnet.rs
+++ b/node/src/chainspec/testnet.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub fn local_testnet_config(chain_id: u64) -> Result<ChainSpec, String> {
 					testnet::get_evm_balance_distribution(),
 				]),
 				testnet::get_substrate_balance_distribution(),
-				develop::get_evm_claims(),
+				develop::get_local_claims(),
 				true,
 			)
 		},
@@ -258,11 +258,13 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 		.collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
 	let num_endowed_accounts = endowed_accounts.len();
-	let claims: Vec<(MultiAddress, Balance, Option<StatementKind>)> = endowed_accounts
+
+	let claims_list: Vec<(MultiAddress, Balance, Option<StatementKind>)> = endowed_accounts
 		.iter()
 		.map(|x| (MultiAddress::Native(x.clone()), ENDOWMENT, Some(StatementKind::Regular)))
-		.chain(claims.into_iter().map(|(a, b)| (a, b, Some(StatementKind::Regular))))
+		.chain(claims.clone().into_iter().map(|(a, b)| (a, b, Some(StatementKind::Regular))))
 		.collect();
+
 	let vesting_claims: Vec<(
 		MultiAddress,
 		BoundedVec<(Balance, Balance, BlockNumber), MaxVestingSchedules>,
@@ -273,6 +275,11 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 			bounded_vec.try_push((ENDOWMENT, ENDOWMENT, 0)).unwrap();
 			(MultiAddress::Native(x.clone()), bounded_vec)
 		})
+		.chain(claims.into_iter().map(|(a, b)| {
+			let mut bounded_vec = BoundedVec::new();
+			bounded_vec.try_push((b, b, 0)).unwrap();
+			(a, bounded_vec)
+		}))
 		.collect();
 
 	RuntimeGenesisConfig {
@@ -355,7 +362,7 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 			phantom: PhantomData,
 		},
 		claims: ClaimsConfig {
-			claims,
+			claims: claims_list,
 			vesting: vesting_claims,
 			expiry: Some((
 				200u64,
diff --git a/node/src/distributions/develop.rs b/node/src/distributions/develop.rs
index d0c735456..fa1e57d9c 100644
--- a/node/src/distributions/develop.rs
+++ b/node/src/distributions/develop.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use fp_evm::GenesisAccount;
 use pallet_airdrop_claims::MultiAddress;
 use sp_core::{H160, U256};
+use sp_runtime::AccountId32;
 use tangle_primitives::Balance;
 
-pub fn get_evm_claims() -> Vec<(MultiAddress, Balance)> {
+pub fn get_local_claims() -> Vec<(MultiAddress, Balance)> {
 	vec![
 		// Test account with a simple menmonic
 		// Mnemonic: "test test test test test test test test test test test junk"
@@ -34,6 +35,30 @@ pub fn get_evm_claims() -> Vec<(MultiAddress, Balance)> {
 			),
 			1_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_000u128,
 		),
+		(
+			MultiAddress::EVM(
+				H160::from_str("2DFA35bd8C59C38FB3eC4e71b0106160E130A40E")
+					.expect("internal H160 is valid; qed")
+					.into(),
+			),
+			1_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_000u128,
+		),
+		(
+			MultiAddress::Native(
+				AccountId32::from_str("5EbkKKTdRJzP1j3aM3S7q178du6tW7ZVWK9Dtjx9CbTFEpGf")
+					.expect("internal AccountId32 is valid; qed")
+					.into(),
+			),
+			1_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_000u128,
+		),
+		(
+			MultiAddress::Native(
+				AccountId32::from_str("5DLXgUoVVeCZKHduaVhkH4RvLcyG1GdQwLqYLd4aFuYX1qve")
+					.expect("internal AccountId32 is valid; qed")
+					.into(),
+			),
+			1_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_000u128,
+		),
 	]
 }
 
diff --git a/pallets/claims/src/lib.rs b/pallets/claims/src/lib.rs
index 53068c877..ce25103a8 100644
--- a/pallets/claims/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/claims/src/lib.rs
@@ -559,14 +559,11 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 	// Constructs the message that PolkadotJS would sign.
 	fn polkadotjs_signable_message(what: &[u8], extra: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
 		let mut v = Vec::new();
-		let polkadotjs_prefix = b"<Bytes>";
-		let polkadotjs_suffix = b"</Bytes>";
 		let prefix = T::Prefix::get();
-		v.extend_from_slice(polkadotjs_prefix);
+
 		v.extend_from_slice(prefix);
 		v.extend_from_slice(what);
 		v.extend_from_slice(extra);
-		v.extend_from_slice(polkadotjs_suffix);
 		v
 	}
 
@@ -579,6 +576,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 		extra: &[u8],
 	) -> Option<MultiAddress> {
 		let msg = keccak_256(&Self::polkadotjs_signable_message(what, extra));
+
 		let public: Public = match addr.clone() {
 			MultiAddress::EVM(_) => return None,
 			MultiAddress::Native(a) => {
@@ -587,9 +585,25 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 				Public(bytes)
 			},
 		};
+
 		match sr25519_verify(&s.0, &msg, &public) {
 			true => Some(addr),
-			false => None,
+			false => {
+				// If the signature verification fails, we try to wrap the hashed msg in a
+				// `<Bytes></Bytes>` tag and try again.
+				let polkadotjs_prefix = b"<Bytes>";
+				let polkadotjs_suffix = b"</Bytes>";
+
+				let mut wrapped_msg = Vec::new();
+				wrapped_msg.extend_from_slice(polkadotjs_prefix);
+				wrapped_msg.extend_from_slice(&msg);
+				wrapped_msg.extend_from_slice(polkadotjs_suffix);
+
+				match sr25519_verify(&s.0, &wrapped_msg, &public) {
+					true => Some(addr),
+					false => None,
+				}
+			},
 		}
 	}