diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/Bridge.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/Bridge.sol
index 72670a77fb..d9ac52cccf 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/Bridge.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/Bridge.sol
@@ -151,9 +151,13 @@ contract Bridge is EssentialContract, IBridge {
         return state.ctx;
     }
 
-    function isDestChainEnabled(uint256 _chainId) public view returns (bool) {
-        return
-            LibBridgeSend.isDestChainEnabled(AddressResolver(this), _chainId);
+    function isDestChainEnabled(
+        uint256 _chainId
+    ) public view returns (bool enabled) {
+        (enabled, ) = LibBridgeSend.isDestChainEnabled(
+            AddressResolver(this),
+            _chainId
+        );
     }
 
     function hashMessage(
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/libs/LibBridgeSend.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/libs/LibBridgeSend.sol
index 93bd6a6cd9..97e9b2fc31 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/libs/LibBridgeSend.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/bridge/libs/LibBridgeSend.sol
@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@ library LibBridgeSend {
         IBridge.Message memory message
     ) internal returns (bytes32 msgHash) {
         require(message.owner != address(0), "B:owner");
+
+        (bool destChainEnabled, address destChain) = isDestChainEnabled(
+            resolver,
+            message.destChainId
+        );
         require(
-            message.destChainId != block.chainid &&
-                isDestChainEnabled(resolver, message.destChainId),
+            destChainEnabled && message.destChainId != block.chainid,
             "B:destChainId"
         );
+        require(message.to != address(0) && message.to != destChain, "B:to");
 
         uint256 expectedAmount = message.depositValue +
             message.callValue +
@@ -72,8 +77,9 @@ library LibBridgeSend {
     function isDestChainEnabled(
         AddressResolver resolver,
         uint256 chainId
-    ) internal view returns (bool) {
-        return resolver.resolve(chainId, "bridge", true) != address(0);
+    ) internal view returns (bool enabled, address destBridge) {
+        destBridge = resolver.resolve(chainId, "bridge", true);
+        enabled = destBridge != address(0);
     }
 
     function isMessageSent(