diff --git a/src/ControllerToken.sol b/src/ControllerToken.sol
index b9fd931..3aefd62 100644
--- a/src/ControllerToken.sol
+++ b/src/ControllerToken.sol
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ contract ControllerToken is Token {
         address to,
         uint256 amount
     ) external onlyFrontend returns (bool) {
+        require(
+            to != address(this) && to != getFrontend(),
+            "Transfer to the token contract is not allowed"
+        );
         require(
             validator.validate(caller, to, amount),
             "Transfer not validated"
@@ -88,6 +92,10 @@ contract ControllerToken is Token {
         address to,
         uint256 amount
     ) external onlyFrontend returns (bool) {
+        require(
+            to != address(this) && to != getFrontend(),
+            "Transfer to the token contract is not allowed"
+        );
         require(validator.validate(from, to, amount), "Transfer not validated");
         _spendAllowance(from, caller, amount);
         _transfer(from, to, amount);
@@ -161,4 +169,3 @@ contract ControllerToken is Token {
         acceptOwnership();
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/Token.sol b/src/Token.sol
index 9edb38e..7012ec6 100644
--- a/src/Token.sol
+++ b/src/Token.sol
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ contract Token is
         __UUPSUpgradeable_init();
         __SystemRole_init();
         validator = IValidator(_validator);
-        require(validator.CONTRACT_ID() == keccak256("monerium.validator"), "Not Monerium Validator Contract");
+        require(
+            validator.CONTRACT_ID() == keccak256("monerium.validator"),
+            "Not Monerium Validator Contract"
+        );
     }
 
     // _authorizeUpgrade is a crucial part of the UUPS upgrade pattern in OpenZeppelin.
@@ -74,11 +77,14 @@ contract Token is
     function burn(
         address from,
         uint256 amount,
-        bytes32 ,
+        bytes32,
         bytes memory signature
     ) public onlySystemAccounts {
         require(
-            from.isValidSignatureNow(0xb77c35c892a1b24b10a2ce49b424e578472333ee8d2456234fff90626332c50f, signature),
+            from.isValidSignatureNow(
+                0xb77c35c892a1b24b10a2ce49b424e578472333ee8d2456234fff90626332c50f,
+                signature
+            ),
             "signature/hash does not match"
         );
         _burn(from, amount);
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ contract Token is
     function recover(
         address from,
         address to,
-        bytes32 ,
+        bytes32,
         uint8 v,
         bytes32 r,
         bytes32 s
@@ -97,7 +103,10 @@ contract Token is
             signature = abi.encodePacked(r, s, v);
         }
         require(
-            from.isValidSignatureNow(0xb77c35c892a1b24b10a2ce49b424e578472333ee8d2456234fff90626332c50f, signature),
+            from.isValidSignatureNow(
+                0xb77c35c892a1b24b10a2ce49b424e578472333ee8d2456234fff90626332c50f,
+                signature
+            ),
             "signature/hash does not match"
         );
         uint256 amount = balanceOf(from);
@@ -110,7 +119,10 @@ contract Token is
     // Function to set the validator, restricted to owner
     function setValidator(address _validator) public onlyOwner {
         validator = IValidator(_validator);
-        require(validator.CONTRACT_ID() == keccak256("monerium.validator"), "Not Monerium Validator Contract");
+        require(
+            validator.CONTRACT_ID() == keccak256("monerium.validator"),
+            "Not Monerium Validator Contract"
+        );
     }
 
     // Override transfer function to invoke validator
@@ -118,6 +130,10 @@ contract Token is
         address to,
         uint256 amount
     ) public override returns (bool) {
+        require(
+            to != address(this),
+            "Transfer to the token contract is not allowed"
+        );
         require(
             validator.validate(_msgSender(), to, amount),
             "Transfer not validated"
@@ -131,6 +147,10 @@ contract Token is
         address to,
         uint256 amount
     ) public override returns (bool) {
+        require(
+            to != address(this),
+            "Transfer to the token contract is not allowed"
+        );
         require(validator.validate(from, to, amount), "Transfer not validated");
         return super.transferFrom(from, to, amount);
     }
@@ -176,7 +196,4 @@ contract Token is
                 )
             );
     }
-
-
 }
-
diff --git a/test/ControllerToken.t.sol b/test/ControllerToken.t.sol
index 37679ec..7ebb6d4 100644
--- a/test/ControllerToken.t.sol
+++ b/test/ControllerToken.t.sol
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ contract ControllerTokenTest is Test {
         assertEq(frontend.balanceOf(user2), 2e18);
     }
 
+    function test_should_not_transfer_to_token_or_frontend() public {
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        frontend.transfer(address(token), 1e18);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        frontend.transfer(address(frontend), 1e18);
+    }
+
+    function test_should_not_transferFrom_to_token_or_frontend() public {
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        frontend.transferFrom(user1, address(token), 1e18);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        frontend.transferFrom(user1, address(frontend), 1e18);
+    }
+
     function test_shouldNotTransferIfBlacklisted() public {
         // Add user2 to blacklist
         vm.prank(admin);
diff --git a/test/ERC20.t.sol b/test/ERC20.t.sol
index 682208c..25f7620 100644
--- a/test/ERC20.t.sol
+++ b/test/ERC20.t.sol
@@ -79,6 +79,38 @@ contract ERC20TokenTest is Test {
         assertEq(token.balanceOf(user2), 1e18);
     }
 
+    function test_should_not_transfer_to_blackhole() public {
+        vm.prank(system);
+        token.mint(user1, 1e18);
+
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        vm.expectRevert(
+            abi.encodeWithSignature("ERC20InvalidReceiver(address)", address(0))
+        );
+        token.transfer(address(0), 1e18);
+    }
+
+    function test_should_not_transfer_to_token() public {
+        vm.prank(system);
+        token.mint(user1, 1e18);
+
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        token.transfer(address(token), 1e18);
+    }
+
+    function test_should_not_transferFrom_to_token() public {
+        vm.prank(system);
+        token.mint(user1, 1e18);
+
+        vm.prank(user1);
+        token.approve(user2, 1e18);
+
+        vm.prank(user2);
+        vm.expectRevert("Transfer to the token contract is not allowed");
+        token.transferFrom(user1, address(token), 1e18);
+    }
+
     function test_transferFrom() public {
         vm.prank(system);
         token.mint(user1, 1e18);
@@ -302,7 +334,6 @@ contract ERC20TokenTest is Test {
         assertEq(token.balanceOf(user2), amount);
 
         // Emit event check is optional, depends on testing framework capabilities
-
     }
 
     function test_recover_invalid_signature() public {