diff --git a/solidity/contracts/l2/L1BitcoinDepositor.sol b/solidity/contracts/l2/L1BitcoinDepositor.sol
index 8d930301f..7de6f6ac4 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/l2/L1BitcoinDepositor.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/l2/L1BitcoinDepositor.sol
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ contract L1BitcoinDepositor is
         __AbstractTBTCDepositor_initialize(_tbtcBridge, _tbtcVault);
         __Ownable_init();
 
+        require(_wormhole != address(0), "Wormhole address cannot be zero");
+        require(
+            _wormholeRelayer != address(0),
+            "WormholeRelayer address cannot be zero"
+        );
+        require(
+            _wormholeTokenBridge != address(0),
+            "WormholeTokenBridge address cannot be zero"
+        );
+        require(
+            _l2WormholeGateway != address(0),
+            "L2WormholeGateway address cannot be zero"
+        );
+
         tbtcToken = IERC20Upgradeable(ITBTCVault(_tbtcVault).tbtcToken());
         wormhole = IWormhole(_wormhole);
         wormholeRelayer = IWormholeRelayer(_wormholeRelayer);
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/l2/L2BitcoinDepositor.sol b/solidity/contracts/l2/L2BitcoinDepositor.sol
index f7a8f4007..8953d5e78 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/l2/L2BitcoinDepositor.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/l2/L2BitcoinDepositor.sol
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ contract L2BitcoinDepositor is IWormholeReceiver, OwnableUpgradeable {
     ) external initializer {
         __Ownable_init();
 
+        require(
+            _wormholeRelayer != address(0),
+            "WormholeRelayer address cannot be zero"
+        );
+        require(
+            _l2WormholeGateway != address(0),
+            "L2WormholeGateway address cannot be zero"
+        );
+
         wormholeRelayer = IWormholeRelayer(_wormholeRelayer);
         l2WormholeGateway = IL2WormholeGateway(_l2WormholeGateway);
         l1ChainId = _l1ChainId;