diff --git a/monero/seed.py b/monero/seed.py
index ec36c93..b887aa4 100644
--- a/monero/seed.py
+++ b/monero/seed.py
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 #   + simplified interface, changed exceptions (assertions -> explicit raise)
 #   + optimization
 
-from monero import address
 from monero import wordlists
 from monero import ed25519
 from monero import base58
+from monero.address import address
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 from os import urandom
 from sha3 import keccak_256
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Seed(object):
         h = keccak_256()
         h.update(unhexlify(data))
         checksum = h.hexdigest()
-        return base58.encode(data + checksum[0:8])
+        return address(base58.encode(data + checksum[0:8]))
 
 
 def generate_hex(n_bytes=32):
diff --git a/tests/test_seed.py b/tests/test_seed.py
index a94c12b..3008c02 100644
--- a/tests/test_seed.py
+++ b/tests/test_seed.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import unittest
+from monero.address import Address
 from monero.seed import Seed
 from monero.wordlists import list_wordlists
 
@@ -75,9 +76,11 @@ class SeedTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             seed.public_address(),
             '44cWztNFdAqNnycvZbUoj44vsbAEmKnx9aNgkjHdjtMsBrSeKiY8J4s2raH7EMawA2Fwo9utaRTV7Aw8EcTMNMxhH4YtKdH')
+        self.assertIsInstance(seed.public_address(), Address)
         self.assertEqual(
             seed.public_address(net='stagenet'),
             '54pZ5jHDGmwNnycvZbUoj44vsbAEmKnx9aNgkjHdjtMsBrSeKiY8J4s2raH7EMawA2Fwo9utaRTV7Aw8EcTMNMxhH6cuARW')
+        self.assertIsInstance(seed.public_address(net='stagenet'), Address)
 
         seed = Seed("dwelt idols lopped blender haggled rabbits piloted value swagger taunts toolbox upgrade swagger")
         self.assertTrue(seed.is_mymonero())
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ class SeedTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             seed.public_address(),
             '47dwi1w9it69yZyTBBRD52ctQqw3B2FZx79bCEgVUKGHH2m7MjmaXrjeQfchMMkarG6AF9a36JvBWCyRaqEcUixpKLQRxdj')
+        self.assertIsInstance(seed.public_address(), Address)
 
     def test_languages(self):
         for wordlist in list_wordlists():