diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index f75a0a53..89f17bb8 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	tmjson "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/json"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
+	tmquery "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/pubsub/query"
 	coretypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/coretypes"
 	rpcclient "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/jsonrpc/client"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	txEvents     = tmtypes.QueryForEvent(tmtypes.EventTxValue).String()
-	evmEvents    = fmt.Sprintf("%s='%s' AND %s.%s='%s'", tmtypes.EventTypeKey, tmtypes.EventTx, sdk.EventTypeMessage, sdk.AttributeKeyModule, evmtypes.ModuleName)
+	evmEvents    = tmquery.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("%s='%s' AND %s.%s='%s'", tmtypes.EventTypeKey, tmtypes.EventTxValue, sdk.EventTypeMessage, sdk.AttributeKeyModule, evmtypes.ModuleName)).String()
 	headerEvents = tmtypes.QueryForEvent(tmtypes.EventNewBlockHeaderValue).String()
 )