diff --git a/src/balance-adapter.ts b/src/balance-adapter.ts
index 9691136..41e79f0 100644
--- a/src/balance-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/balance-adapter.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,15 @@ export abstract class BalanceAdapter {
 
     // If token not ibn bridge database, check for asset in our asset registry. if it exists, create a new BasicToken with the appropriate values
 
-    if (!tokenConfig) throw new TokenNotFound(token, this.chain);
-    // Get chain number
-    const paraID = chains[this.chain].paraChainId
+    if (!tokenConfig){
+      // Get chain number
+      const paraID = chains[this.chain].paraChainId
+
+      // get asset registry object by chain and id
+
+      throw new TokenNotFound(token, this.chain);
+    } 
+    
 
 
     return tokenConfig as R;