diff --git a/EIPS/eip-7612.md b/EIPS/eip-7612.md
index 404ba43ddffdb5..7d29aa10b6f73a 100644
--- a/EIPS/eip-7612.md
+++ b/EIPS/eip-7612.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def is_fork_block(block):
 # Write an account in the verkle tree
 def verkle_set_account(tree: VerkleTree, key: Bytes32, account: Optional[Account]):
     if account is not None:
-        basicdata = bytes(0) # Version
+        basicdata = b'\x00' # Version
         basicdata += bytes(4) # Reserved
         basicdata += len(account.code).to_bytes(3, 'big')
         basicdata += account.nonce.to_bytes(8, 'big')