diff --git a/ui/app/components/app/send/send-footer/send-footer.utils.js b/ui/app/components/app/send/send-footer/send-footer.utils.js
index a63316336ed7..abb2ebc77f3e 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/app/send/send-footer/send-footer.utils.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/app/send/send-footer/send-footer.utils.js
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ function constructUpdatedTx ({
 }
 
 function addressIsNew (toAccounts, newAddress) {
-  return !toAccounts.find(({ address }) => (newAddress === address || newAddress.toLowerCase() === address))
+  const newAddressNormalized = newAddress.toLowerCase()
+  const foundMatching = toAccounts.some(({ address }) => address === newAddressNormalized)
+  return !foundMatching
 }
 
 module.exports = {