diff --git a/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager.go b/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager.go
index cac8798359a..b8035d0a62b 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package forwarders
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -130,9 +131,12 @@ func (f *FwdMgr) ForwarderFor(ctx context.Context, addr common.Address) (forward
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return common.Address{}, pkgerrors.Errorf("Cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+	return common.Address{}, ErrForwarderForEOANotFound
 }
 
+// ErrForwarderForEOANotFound defines the error triggered when no valid forwarders were found for EOA
+var ErrForwarderForEOANotFound = errors.New("cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+
 func (f *FwdMgr) ForwarderForOCR2Feeds(ctx context.Context, eoa, ocr2Aggregator common.Address) (forwarder common.Address, err error) {
 	fwdrs, err := f.ORM.FindForwardersByChain(ctx, big.Big(*f.evmClient.ConfiguredChainID()))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ func (f *FwdMgr) ForwarderForOCR2Feeds(ctx context.Context, eoa, ocr2Aggregator
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return common.Address{}, pkgerrors.Errorf("Cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+	return common.Address{}, ErrForwarderForEOANotFound
 }
 
 func (f *FwdMgr) ConvertPayload(dest common.Address, origPayload []byte) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager_test.go b/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager_test.go
index 020446aa547..be8513f5925 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/forwarders/forwarder_manager_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestFwdMgr_AccountUnauthorizedToForward_SkipsForwarding(t *testing.T) {
 	err = fwdMgr.Start(testutils.Context(t))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	addr, err := fwdMgr.ForwarderFor(ctx, owner.From)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, forwarders.ErrForwarderForEOANotFound)
 	require.True(t, utils.IsZero(addr))
 	err = fwdMgr.Close()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestFwdMgr_InvalidForwarderForOCR2FeedsStates(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fwdMgr.Start(testutils.Context(t)))
 	// cannot find forwarder because it isn't authorized nor added as a transmitter
 	addr, err := fwdMgr.ForwarderForOCR2Feeds(ctx, owner.From, ocr2Address)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, forwarders.ErrForwarderForEOANotFound)
 	require.True(t, utils.IsZero(addr))
 
 	_, err = forwarder.SetAuthorizedSenders(owner, []common.Address{owner.From})
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestFwdMgr_InvalidForwarderForOCR2FeedsStates(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// cannot find forwarder because it isn't added as a transmitter
 	addr, err = fwdMgr.ForwarderForOCR2Feeds(ctx, owner.From, ocr2Address)
-	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Cannot find forwarder for given EOA")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, forwarders.ErrForwarderForEOANotFound)
 	require.True(t, utils.IsZero(addr))
 
 	onchainConfig, err := testhelpers.GenerateDefaultOCR2OnchainConfig(big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(10))
diff --git a/core/services/ocrcommon/transmitter.go b/core/services/ocrcommon/transmitter.go
index 4fa6ddd381d..f73b6393b9e 100644
--- a/core/services/ocrcommon/transmitter.go
+++ b/core/services/ocrcommon/transmitter.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/txmgr/types"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/chains/evm/forwarders"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/chains/evm/txmgr"
 )
 
@@ -175,8 +176,11 @@ func (t *ocr2FeedsTransmitter) FromAddress() common.Address {
 		return t.effectiveTransmitterAddress
 	}
 
-	forwarderAddress, err := t.forwarderAddress(context.Background(), roundRobinFromAddress, t.ocr2Aggregator)
-	if err != nil || forwarderAddress == (common.Address{}) {
+	forwarderAddress, err := t.GetForwarderForEOAOCR2Feeds(context.Background(), roundRobinFromAddress, t.ocr2Aggregator)
+	if errors.Is(err, forwarders.ErrForwarderForEOANotFound) {
+		// if there are no valid forwarders try to fallback to eoa
+		return roundRobinFromAddress
+	} else if err != nil {
 		return t.effectiveTransmitterAddress
 	}