diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 14fa11fc..66b8eddf 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ export function isDataAuthentic(
   options: Verification,
   capture?: string[],
 ): boolean {
-  if (!options || !options.method) {
+  if (!options?.method || options?.method === '0x00000000') {
     return true;
   }