diff --git a/crates/utils/src/rlp.cairo b/crates/utils/src/rlp.cairo
index 422797d32..180050982 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/rlp.cairo
+++ b/crates/utils/src/rlp.cairo
@@ -158,9 +158,8 @@ impl RLPImpl of RLPTrait {
 
         match rlp_type {
             RLPType::String => {
-                // checking for default value `0`
                 if (len == 0) {
-                    output.append(RLPItem::String(array![0].span()));
+                    output.append(RLPItem::String(array![].span()));
                 } else {
                     output.append(RLPItem::String(input.slice(offset, len)));
                 }
@@ -192,6 +191,10 @@ impl RLPHelpersImpl of RLPHelpersTrait {
     fn parse_u128_from_string(self: RLPItem) -> Result<u128, RLPHelpersError> {
         match self {
             RLPItem::String(bytes) => {
+                // Empty strings means 0
+                if bytes.len() == 0 {
+                    return Result::Ok(0);
+                }
                 let value = U128Impl::from_bytes(bytes).ok_or(RLPHelpersError::FailedParsingU128)?;
                 Result::Ok(value)
             },
@@ -202,6 +205,10 @@ impl RLPHelpersImpl of RLPHelpersTrait {
     fn parse_u256_from_string(self: RLPItem) -> Result<u256, RLPHelpersError> {
         match self {
             RLPItem::String(bytes) => {
+                // Empty strings means 0
+                if bytes.len() == 0 {
+                    return Result::Ok(0);
+                }
                 let value = U256Impl::from_bytes(bytes).ok_or(RLPHelpersError::FailedParsingU256)?;
                 Result::Ok(value)
             },
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/tests/test_data.cairo b/crates/utils/src/tests/test_data.cairo
index 15f87dbf6..723b2edce 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/tests/test_data.cairo
+++ b/crates/utils/src/tests/test_data.cairo
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn legacy_rlp_encoded_tx() -> Span<u8> {
         239,
         1,
         128,
-        128
+        128,
     ]
         .span()
 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn eip_2930_encoded_tx() -> Span<u8> {
         171,
         205,
         239,
-        192
+        192,
     ]
         .span()
 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn eip_1559_encoded_tx() -> Span<u8> {
         171,
         205,
         239,
-        192
+        192,
     ]
         .span()
 }
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/tests/test_rlp.cairo b/crates/utils/src/tests/test_rlp.cairo
index 020fa1f7a..275dd0483 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/tests/test_rlp.cairo
+++ b/crates/utils/src/tests/test_rlp.cairo
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ fn test_rlp_decode_string_default_value() {
     let mut arr = array![0x80];
 
     let rlp_item = RLPTrait::decode(arr.span()).unwrap();
-    let expected = RLPItem::String(array![0].span());
+    let expected = RLPItem::String(array![].span());
 
     assert(rlp_item.len() == 1, 'item length not 1');
     assert(*rlp_item[0] == expected, 'default value not 0');
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ fn test_rlp_decode_long_list() {
             .span()
     );
 
-    let mut expected_16 = RLPItem::String(array![0].span());
+    let mut expected_16 = RLPItem::String(array![].span());
 
     let mut expected = array![
         expected_0,