diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumLocalReader.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumLocalReader.kt
index 1612611c..e4fdde35 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumLocalReader.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumLocalReader.kt
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ class EthereumLocalReader(
             }
 
             tpcs.map {
-                if (it is String) {
+                if (it == null) {
+                    emptyList<String>()
+                } else if (it is String) {
                     listOf<String>(it)
                 } else {
                     it as List<String>