diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/deployments-watr_devnet.json b/packages/contracts-watr/deployments-watr_devnet.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7b025595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/deployments-watr_devnet.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  "unknown": {
+    "pausedTrueUSD": {
+      "txHash": "0x0d9194f40ea5982565cb499faf6dd7b792dcdae60b96bf57c09e601396c24f6d",
+      "address": "0x5014a961801de9a52548068bDac853CE337221e7",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "tokenControllerV3": {
+      "txHash": "0x7e7dce7e950940a73119c614a0a3fb224524c73d1d2e6eb6e2f1ff7d9d84deae",
+      "address": "0x32Caf123F6f574035f51532E597125062C0Aa8EE",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "tokenControllerV3_proxy": {
+      "txHash": "0x8ce0fdd33fcae155d67ee20c7c2e62dc54341e2eca23e8e9e1c176c5da062323",
+      "address": "0x85da1a7602C2b557020413cB0Df6456188027948",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "trueUSD": {
+      "txHash": "0xb137804e1e444c65e27de41e863214fe9de6c194df420c771e0fe3d653f5c20d",
+      "address": "0x361bb027e4B639B400850e98A85Cdc1B0a80e9ba",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "trueUSD_proxy": {
+      "txHash": "0x027ea3740e12e1ac007ad352a45a3bf1d7c9af04056e7584a2467b2a8e2a7f1c",
+      "address": "0xB01E27E914cF947b66424Fcf4f1A1C7828a8fd99",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "registry": {
+      "txHash": "0xa6e80ecb049c24eef4f84192c03b46ea701f1a4b7414fdd86543fa9287c90f46",
+      "address": "0xc62059Ff82A0352F2D090aAe7bB59D592B932DE6",
+      "multisig": false
+    },
+    "registry_proxy": {
+      "txHash": "0x8408de1c3e6ccebc8e840954601d0f4c2a5a02983f923db568d722b48d8fb27b",
+      "address": "0x86b2FBd508c1CC3E847A734a95fe7511280BA247",
+      "multisig": false
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/package.json b/packages/contracts-watr/package.json
index 390232909..43706dae8 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-watr/package.json
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "lint": "yarn lint:sol && yarn lint:ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "lint:sol": "solhint 'contracts/**/*.sol' && prettylint 'contracts/**/*.sol'",
-    "lint:ts": "eslint '{test,scripts}/**/*.ts' -c .eslintrc.typescript.js",
+    "lint:ts": "eslint '{test,scripts,utils}/**/*.ts' -c .eslintrc.typescript.js",
     "lint:fix": "prettier 'contracts/**/*.sol' --write --loglevel error && yarn lint:ts --fix",
     "prebuild": "yarn clean",
     "build:hardhat": "hardhat compile",
diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/scripts/deployment/deployToken.ts b/packages/contracts-watr/scripts/deployment/deployToken.ts
index b4da3f5d1..52a13449b 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-watr/scripts/deployment/deployToken.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/scripts/deployment/deployToken.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AddressLike, ArtifactFrom, contract, createProxy, Transaction, TransactionOverrides } from 'ethereum-mars'
 import { OwnedUpgradeabilityProxy } from '../../build/artifacts'
 import { NoParams } from 'ethereum-mars/build/src/syntax/contract'
-import { utils } from 'ethers'
+import { generatePrecompileAddress } from '../../utils/generatePrecompileAddress'
 
 type Token = NoParams & {
   initialize(nativeToken: AddressLike, options?: TransactionOverrides): Transaction,
@@ -24,8 +24,3 @@ export function deployToken<T extends Token>(tokenArtifact: ArtifactFrom<T>, con
     proxy,
   }
 }
-
-function generatePrecompileAddress(assetId: number) {
-  const idHex = assetId.toString(16)
-  return utils.getAddress('0xffffffff' + Array.from({ length: 32 - idHex.length }, () => '0').join('') + idHex)
-}
diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/test/verifyDeployment/verifyDeployment.test.ts b/packages/contracts-watr/test/verifyDeployment/verifyDeployment.test.ts
index ad3397ef0..19c7c4741 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-watr/test/verifyDeployment/verifyDeployment.test.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/test/verifyDeployment/verifyDeployment.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { Contract, ethers } from 'ethers'
 import { JsonRpcProvider } from '@ethersproject/providers'
 import { expect, use } from 'chai'
 import { unknown as deployments } from '../../deployments-watr_local.json'
-import { TokenControllerV3__factory, TrueUSD__factory } from 'contracts'
+import { IERC20__factory, TokenControllerV3__factory, TrueUSD__factory } from 'contracts'
 import { parseEther } from '@ethersproject/units'
 import { solidity } from 'ethereum-waffle'
+import { generatePrecompileAddress } from '../../utils/generatePrecompileAddress'
+import { parseTrueUSD } from 'utils'
 
 use(solidity)
 
@@ -71,6 +73,26 @@ describe('verify deployment', () => {
 
     await expect(tx).to.changeTokenBalances(token, [deployer, toAccount(otherAddress)], [parseEther('-0.5'), parseEther('0.5')])
   }).timeout(100000)
+
+  it('token has the right precompile address', async () => {
+    const deployer = new ethers.Wallet(process.env['PRIVATE_KEY_DEPLOYER'], provider)
+    const token = TrueUSD__factory.connect(deployments.trueUSD_proxy.address, deployer)
+    const precompile = await token.nativeToken()
+
+    expect(precompile).to.eq(generatePrecompileAddress(2018))
+  })
+
+  it('cannot transfer directly with precompile', async () => {
+    const deployer = new ethers.Wallet(process.env['PRIVATE_KEY_DEPLOYER'], provider)
+    const wallet = ethers.Wallet.createRandom().connect(provider)
+    const tokenController = TokenControllerV3__factory.connect(deployments.tokenControllerV3_proxy.address, deployer)
+
+    await waitFor(tokenController.instantMint(wallet.address, parseTrueUSD('10')))
+
+    const xc20 = IERC20__factory.connect(generatePrecompileAddress(2018), wallet)
+
+    await expect(xc20.transfer(deployer.address, parseTrueUSD('5'))).to.be.reverted
+  })
 })
 
 async function waitFor<T>(tx: Promise<{ wait: () => Promise<T> }>) {
diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/utils/bash/marsDeploy.sh b/packages/contracts-watr/utils/bash/marsDeploy.sh
index 7bb015d5b..6f7a71455 100755
--- a/packages/contracts-watr/utils/bash/marsDeploy.sh
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/utils/bash/marsDeploy.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ while [[ "$@" ]]; do
         if [[ "$2" == 'local' ]]; then
           network_name='watr_local'
           network='http://127.0.0.1:8822'
+        elif [[ "$2" == 'devnet' ]]; then
+          network_name='watr_devnet'
+          network='https://rpc.dev.watr.org'
         else
           echo "Error: invalid network parameter: '$2'"
           exit 1
diff --git a/packages/contracts-watr/utils/generatePrecompileAddress.ts b/packages/contracts-watr/utils/generatePrecompileAddress.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37eaae3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts-watr/utils/generatePrecompileAddress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { utils } from 'ethers'
+
+export function generatePrecompileAddress(assetId: number) {
+  const idHex = assetId.toString(16)
+  return utils.getAddress('0xffffffff' + Array.from({ length: 32 - idHex.length }, () => '0').join('') + idHex)
+}