diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
index dd068de9096..af940754b92 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ func (cr *chainReader) QueryKey(
 
 func (cr *chainReader) QueryKeys(ctx context.Context, filters []commontypes.ContractKeyFilter,
 	limitAndSort query.LimitAndSort) ([]commontypes.SequenceWithKey, error) {
-
 	var eventQueries []read.EventQuery
 	for _, filter := range filters {
 		binding, address, err := cr.bindings.GetReader(filter.Contract.ReadIdentifier(filter.KeyFilter.Key))
@@ -317,17 +316,18 @@ func (cr *chainReader) QueryKeys(ctx context.Context, filters []commontypes.Cont
 			}
 		}
 
-		if eventBinding, ok := binding.(*read.EventBinding); ok {
-			eventQueries = append(eventQueries, read.EventQuery{
-				Filter:           filter.KeyFilter,
-				SequenceDataType: sequenceDataType,
-				IsValuePtr:       isValuePtr,
-				EventBinding:     eventBinding,
-				Address:          common.HexToAddress(address),
-			})
-		} else {
+		eventBinding, ok := binding.(*read.EventBinding)
+		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("query key %s is not an event", filter.KeyFilter.Key)
 		}
+
+		eventQueries = append(eventQueries, read.EventQuery{
+			Filter:           filter.KeyFilter,
+			SequenceDataType: sequenceDataType,
+			IsValuePtr:       isValuePtr,
+			EventBinding:     eventBinding,
+			Address:          common.HexToAddress(address),
+		})
 	}
 
 	return read.MultiEventTypeQuery(ctx, cr.lp, eventQueries, limitAndSort)