diff --git a/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/__init__.py b/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/__init__.py
index e4fed6e..60cdca6 100644
--- a/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/__init__.py
+++ b/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from jmbitcoin.snicker import *
 from jmbitcoin.amount import *
 from jmbitcoin.bip21 import *
 from jmbitcoin.output_descriptors import (get_address_descriptor,
+                                          get_address_from_descriptor,
                                           get_xpub_descriptor)
 from bitcointx import select_chain_params
 from bitcointx.core import (x, b2x, b2lx, lx, COutPoint, CTxOut, CTxIn,
diff --git a/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/output_descriptors.py b/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/output_descriptors.py
index d590234..000414e 100644
--- a/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/output_descriptors.py
+++ b/jmbitcoin/jmbitcoin/output_descriptors.py
@@ -77,9 +77,22 @@ def get_xpub_descriptor(xpub_key: str, address_type: str) -> str:
     elif address_type == "p2sh-p2wpkh" or address_type == "p2wpkh":
         function = "wpkh"
     else:
-        raise Exception("Unsupported address type {}".format(address_type))
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Unsupported address type {}".format(address_type))
     descriptor = "{}({}/*)".format(function, xpub_key)
     if address_type == "p2sh-p2wpkh":
         descriptor = "sh({})".format(descriptor)
     return add_checksum(descriptor)
 
+
+def is_address_descriptor(desc: str) -> bool:
+    return desc.startswith("addr(")
+
+
+def get_address_from_descriptor(desc: str) -> str:
+    #example
+    #'desc': 'addr(2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5)#h5yn9eq4',
+    if not is_address_descriptor(desc):
+        raise ValueError("Not an address descriptor {}".format(desc))
+    return desc[5:desc.find(")")]
+
diff --git a/jmbitcoin/test/test_output_descriptors.py b/jmbitcoin/test/test_output_descriptors.py
index a35deba..e7dcfde 100644
--- a/jmbitcoin/test/test_output_descriptors.py
+++ b/jmbitcoin/test/test_output_descriptors.py
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 import jmbitcoin as btc
+import pytest
 
 
 def test_address_descriptors():
     assert(btc.get_address_descriptor("1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i") ==
         "addr(1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i)#ns3f5w84")
+    assert(btc.get_address_from_descriptor("addr(1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i)#ns3f5w84") ==
+        "1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i")
     assert(btc.get_address_descriptor("3CMNFxN1oHBc4R1EpboAL5yzHGgE611Xou") ==
         "addr(3CMNFxN1oHBc4R1EpboAL5yzHGgE611Xou)#swk5gt6w")
+    assert(btc.get_address_from_descriptor("addr(3CMNFxN1oHBc4R1EpboAL5yzHGgE611Xou)#swk5gt6w") ==
+        "3CMNFxN1oHBc4R1EpboAL5yzHGgE611Xou")
     assert(btc.get_address_descriptor("bc1qt493axn3wl4gzjxvfg03vkacre0m6f2gzfhv5t") ==
         "addr(bc1qt493axn3wl4gzjxvfg03vkacre0m6f2gzfhv5t)#q8mdrmlw")
+    assert(btc.get_address_from_descriptor("addr(bc1qt493axn3wl4gzjxvfg03vkacre0m6f2gzfhv5t)#q8mdrmlw") ==
+        "bc1qt493axn3wl4gzjxvfg03vkacre0m6f2gzfhv5t")
+    assert(btc.get_address_descriptor("2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5") ==
+        "addr(2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5)#h5yn9eq4")
+    assert(btc.get_address_from_descriptor("addr(2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5)#h5yn9eq4") ==
+        "2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        btc.get_address_from_descriptor("")
+        btc.get_address_from_descriptor("pkh(xpub6CMAJ67vZWVXuzjzYXUoJgWrmuvFRiqiUG4dwoXNFmJtpTH3WgviANNxGyZYo27zxbMuqhDDym6fnBxmGaYoxr6LHgNDo1eEghkXHTX4Jnx/*)#flej8438")
 
 
 def test_xpub_descriptors():
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py b/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
index 3efd79a..48e3035 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
@@ -666,16 +666,10 @@ class BitcoinCoreNoHistoryInterface(BitcoinCoreInterface, RegtestBitcoinCoreMixi
             assert False
         return False
 
-    def _get_addr_from_desc(self, desc_str):
-        #example
-        #'desc': 'addr(2MvAfRVvRAeBS18NT7mKVc1gFim169GkFC5)#h5yn9eq4',
-        assert desc_str.startswith("addr(")
-        return desc_str[5:desc_str.find(")")]
-
     def _yield_transactions(self):
         for u in self.scan_result["unspents"]:
             tx = {"category": "receive", "address":
-                self._get_addr_from_desc(u["desc"])}
+                btc.get_address_from_descriptor(u["desc"])}
             yield tx
 
     def list_transactions(self, num):
@@ -686,7 +680,7 @@ class BitcoinCoreNoHistoryInterface(BitcoinCoreInterface, RegtestBitcoinCoreMixi
 
     def listunspent(self):
         return [{
-            "address": self._get_addr_from_desc(u["desc"]),
+            "address": btc.get_address_from_descriptor(u["desc"]),
             "label": self.wallet_name,
             "height": u["height"],
             "txid": u["txid"],