diff --git a/packages/api/src/models/Transaction.js b/packages/api/src/models/Transaction.js
index 8d53e4713..581c9026c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/models/Transaction.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/models/Transaction.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = class Transaction {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e)
+      decodedError = "Cannot deserialize"
     }
 
     return new Transaction(tx_hash, index, block_hash, block_height, type, data, timestamp, parseInt(gas_used), status, decodedError ?? error)