diff --git a/lib/address.js b/lib/address.js
index e56c429..248b5cb 100644
--- a/lib/address.js
+++ b/lib/address.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var $ = require('./util/preconditions');
 var base58check = require('./encoding/base58check');
 var Networks = require('./networks');
 var Hash = require('./crypto/hash');
@@ -316,6 +317,10 @@ Address.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
   if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(json)) {
     json = JSON.parse(json);
   }
+  $.checkState(
+    JSUtil.isHexa(json.hash), 
+    'Unexpected hash property, "' + json.hash + '", expected to be hex.'
+  );
   var hashBuffer = new Buffer(json.hash, 'hex');
   return new Address(hashBuffer, json.network, json.type);
 };
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ Address.prototype.toBuffer = function() {
 /**
  * @returns {Object} An object of the address
  */
-Address.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
+Address.prototype.toObject = function toObject() {
   return {
     hash: this.hashBuffer.toString('hex'),
     type: this.type,
@@ -398,6 +403,13 @@ Address.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * @returns {Object} An object of the address
+ */
+Address.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
+  return JSON.stringify(this.toObject());
+};
+
 /**
  * Will return a the string representation of the address
  *
diff --git a/test/address.js b/test/address.js
index 704a3c3..5491861 100644
--- a/test/address.js
+++ b/test/address.js
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe('Address', function() {
     });
 
     it('should output/input a JSON string', function() {
-      var json = JSON.stringify(new Address(str).toJSON());
+      var json = new Address(str).toJSON();
       var address = Address.fromJSON(json);
       address.toString().should.equal(str);
     });