diff --git a/rpc/backend/blocks.go b/rpc/backend/blocks.go
index 5b958bccf..cb8b6e05c 100644
--- a/rpc/backend/blocks.go
+++ b/rpc/backend/blocks.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (b *Backend) ReceiptsRoot(blockRes *tmrpctypes.ResultBlockResults) (common.
 
 		for _, attr := range event.Attributes {
 			if attr.Key == evmtypes.AttributeKeyEthereumReceiptsRoot {
-				return common.Hash([]byte(attr.Value)), nil
+				return common.HexToHash(attr.Value), nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/x/vm/keeper/keeper.go b/x/vm/keeper/keeper.go
index acd4e0918..6b9bbeecd 100644
--- a/x/vm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/vm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (k Keeper) EmitReceiptsRootEvent(ctx sdk.Context, receiptsRoot common.Hash)
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 		sdk.NewEvent(
 			types.EventTypeReceiptsRoot,
-			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyEthereumReceiptsRoot, string(receiptsRoot.Bytes())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyEthereumReceiptsRoot, receiptsRoot.Hex()),
 		),
 	)
 }