diff --git a/packages/aragon-wrapper/src/index.js b/packages/aragon-wrapper/src/index.js
index fa72f5d5..4e0c8bd8 100644
--- a/packages/aragon-wrapper/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/aragon-wrapper/src/index.js
@@ -541,10 +541,32 @@ export default class Aragon {
               } catch (_) { }
             }
 
+            // This is a hack to fix web3.js and ethers not being able to detect reverts on decoding
+            // `eth_call`s (apps that implement fallbacks may revert if they haven't defined
+            // `isForwarder()`)
+            // Ideally web3.js would throw an error if it receives a revert from an `eth_call`, but
+            // as of v1.2.1, it interprets reverts as `true` :(.
+            //
+            // We check if the app's ABI actually has `isForwarder()` declared, and if not, override
+            // the isForwarder setting to false.
+            let isForwarderOverride = {}
+            if (
+              app.isForwarder &&
+              appInfo &&
+              Array.isArray(appInfo.abi) &&
+              !appInfo.abi.some(({ type, name }) => type === 'function' && name === 'isForwarder')
+            ) {
+              isForwarderOverride = {
+                isForwarder: false
+              }
+            }
+
             return {
               ...appInfo,
               // Override the fetched appInfo with the actual app proxy's values to avoid mismatches
-              ...app
+              ...app,
+              // isForwarder override (see above)
+              ...isForwarderOverride
             }
           })
         )