diff --git a/src/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.sol b/src/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.sol
index b383abb..91889c6 100644
--- a/src/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.sol
+++ b/src/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.sol
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ contract AxelarSenderAdapter is BaseSenderAdapter {
                                 CONSTRUCTOR
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
     constructor(address _gasService, address _gateway, address _gac) BaseSenderAdapter(_gac) {
+        if (_gasService == address(0) || _gateway == address(0)) {
+            revert Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT();
+        }
+
         gasService = IAxelarGasService(_gasService);
         gateway = IAxelarGateway(_gateway);
     }
diff --git a/src/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.sol b/src/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.sol
index 38504cf..f1277d1 100644
--- a/src/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.sol
+++ b/src/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.sol
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ contract WormholeSenderAdapter is BaseSenderAdapter {
                             CONSTRUCTOR
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
     constructor(address _wormholeRelayer, address _gac) BaseSenderAdapter(_gac) {
+        if (_wormholeRelayer == address(0)) {
+            revert Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT();
+        }
         relayer = IWormholeRelayer(_wormholeRelayer);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.t.sol b/test/unit-tests/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.t.sol
index 7e817ac..3f83b87 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.t.sol
+++ b/test/unit-tests/adapters/axelar/AxelarSenderAdapter.t.sol
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ contract AxelarSenderAdapterTest is Setup {
         assertEq(address(adapter.senderGAC()), contractAddress[SRC_CHAIN_ID]["GAC"]);
     }
 
+    /// @dev constructor cannot be called with zero address gas service
+    function test_constructor_zero_address_relayer() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT.selector);
+        new AxelarSenderAdapter(address(0), address(42), address(42));
+    }
+
+    /// @dev constructor cannot be called with zero address gateway
+    function test_constructor_zero_address_gateway() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT.selector);
+        new AxelarSenderAdapter(address(42), address(0), address(42));
+    }
+
+    /// @dev constructor cannot be called with zero address GAC
+    function test_constructor_zero_address_gac() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT.selector);
+        new AxelarSenderAdapter(address(42), address(42), address(0));
+    }
+
     /// @dev dispatches message
     function test_dispatch_message() public {
         vm.startPrank(senderAddr);
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.t.sol b/test/unit-tests/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.t.sol
index 58ad9b5..672c52d 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.t.sol
+++ b/test/unit-tests/adapters/wormhole/WormholeSenderAdapter.t.sol
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ contract WormholeSenderAdapterTest is Setup {
         assertEq(address(adapter.senderGAC()), contractAddress[SRC_CHAIN_ID]["GAC"]);
     }
 
+    /// @dev constructor cannot be called with zero address relayer
+    function test_constructor_zero_address_relayer() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT.selector);
+        new WormholeSenderAdapter(address(0), address(42));
+    }
+
+    /// @dev constructor cannot be called with zero address GAC
+    function test_constructor_zero_address_gac() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Error.ZERO_ADDRESS_INPUT.selector);
+        new WormholeSenderAdapter(address(42), address(0));
+    }
+
     /// @dev dispatches message
     function test_dispatch_message() public {
         vm.startPrank(senderAddr);