diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/calls/DefaultEthereumMethods.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/calls/DefaultEthereumMethods.kt
index 2dcf5360..0e89b490 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/calls/DefaultEthereumMethods.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/calls/DefaultEthereumMethods.kt
@@ -108,23 +108,25 @@ class DefaultEthereumMethods(
     }
 
     override fun executeHardcoded(method: String): ByteArray {
+        // note that the value is in json representation, i.e. if it's a string it should be with quotes,
+        // that's why "\"0x0\"", "\"1\"", etc. But just "true" for a boolean, or "[]" for array.
         val json = when (method) {
             "net_version" -> {
                 when {
                     Chain.ETHEREUM == chain -> {
-                        "1"
+                        "\"1\""
                     }
                     Chain.ETHEREUM_CLASSIC == chain -> {
-                        "1"
+                        "\"1\""
                     }
                     Chain.TESTNET_MORDEN == chain -> {
-                        "2"
+                        "\"2\""
                     }
                     Chain.TESTNET_KOVAN == chain -> {
-                        "42"
+                        "\"42\""
                     }
                     Chain.TESTNET_GOERLI == chain -> {
-                        "5"
+                        "\"5\""
                     }
                     else -> throw RpcException(-32602, "Invalid chain")
                 }
diff --git a/testing/trial/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/testing/trial/proxy/HardcodedCallsSpec.groovy b/testing/trial/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/testing/trial/proxy/HardcodedCallsSpec.groovy
index b2c033e3..eeb9d550 100644
--- a/testing/trial/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/testing/trial/proxy/HardcodedCallsSpec.groovy
+++ b/testing/trial/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/testing/trial/proxy/HardcodedCallsSpec.groovy
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class HardcodedCallsSpec extends Specification {
         when:
         def act = client.execute("net_version", [])
         then:
-        act.result == 1
+        act.result == "1"
         act.error == null
     }