diff --git a/lib/utils/contact_search.dart b/lib/utils/contact_search.dart
index 2359793..318f307 100644
--- a/lib/utils/contact_search.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/contact_search.dart
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ bool matchesContactQuery(Contact contact, String query) {
 
 String? _extractHexPrefix(String query) {
   var cleaned = query;
-  if (cleaned.startsWith('0x')) {
-    cleaned = cleaned.substring(2);
-  }
   if (cleaned.startsWith('<')) {
     cleaned = cleaned.substring(1).replaceAll(">", "");
   }
+  if (cleaned.startsWith('0x')) {
+    cleaned = cleaned.substring(2);
+  }
   cleaned = cleaned.replaceAll(' ', '');
   if (cleaned.length < 2) return null;
   if (!RegExp(r'^[0-9a-f]+$').hasMatch(cleaned)) return null;