diff --git a/Sources/web3swift/Web3/Web3+HttpProvider.swift b/Sources/web3swift/Web3/Web3+HttpProvider.swift
index 1e75b242c..1099a9397 100755
--- a/Sources/web3swift/Web3/Web3+HttpProvider.swift
+++ b/Sources/web3swift/Web3/Web3+HttpProvider.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class Web3HttpProvider: Web3Provider {
             let response: String = try await APIRequest.send(APIRequest.getNetwork.call, parameters: [], with: self).result
             let result: UInt
             if response.hasHexPrefix() {
-                guard let num = BigUInt(response, radix: 16)  else {
+                guard let num = BigUInt(response.stripHexPrefix(), radix: 16)  else {
                     throw Web3Error.processingError(desc: "Get network succeeded but can't be parsed to a valid chain id.")
                 }
                 result = UInt(num)