diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f475c0df..4ff53afc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ In order to install packages with `dep`, ensure you are in the project directory
 
 After `dep` finishes, dependencies should be installed within your `GOPATH` at the versions specified in `Gopkg.toml`.
 
-Because we are working with a modified version of the go-ethereum accounts/abi package, after running `dep ensure` you will need to run `git checkout vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi` to checkout the modified dependency
+Because we are working with a modified version of the go-ethereum accounts/abi package, after running `dep ensure` you will need to run `git checkout vendor/github/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi` to checkout the modified dependency.
+This is explained in greater detail [here](https://github.com/vulcanize/maker-vulcanizedb/issues/41).
 
 Lastly, ensure that `GOPATH` is defined in your shell. If necessary, `GOPATH` can be set in `~/.bashrc` or `~/.bash_profile`, depending upon your system. It can be additionally helpful to add `$GOPATH/bin` to your shell's `$PATH`.
 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind/topics.go b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind/topics.go
index cd84fb16..1569fae5 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind/topics.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind/topics.go
@@ -218,6 +218,16 @@ func parseTopicsIntoMap(out map[string]interface{}, fields abi.Arguments, topics
 			out[arg.Name] = topics[0]
 		case abi.BytesTy, abi.FixedBytesTy:
 			out[arg.Name] = topics[0][:]
+		case abi.StringTy:
+			bytes := topics[0].Bytes()
+			var trimmedBytes []byte
+			for i, by := range bytes {
+				if by != 0 {
+					trimmedBytes = bytes[i:]
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			out[arg.Name] = string(trimmedBytes)
 		default:
 		}