diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/otterscan.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/otterscan.rs
index 110d922f318..2593a114207 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/otterscan.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/otterscan.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use jsonrpsee::{core::RpcResult, proc_macros::rpc};
-use reth_primitives::{Address, BlockId, BlockNumberOrTag, TxHash, B256};
+use reth_primitives::{Address, BlockId, BlockNumberOrTag, Bytes, TxHash, B256};
 use reth_rpc_types::{
     BlockDetails, ContractCreator, InternalOperation, OtsBlockTransactions, TraceEntry,
     Transaction, TransactionsWithReceipts,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub trait Otterscan {
 
     /// Given a transaction hash, returns its raw revert reason.
     #[method(name = "getTransactionError")]
-    async fn get_transaction_error(&self, tx_hash: TxHash) -> RpcResult<String>;
+    async fn get_transaction_error(&self, tx_hash: TxHash) -> RpcResult<Option<Bytes>>;
 
     /// Extract all variations of calls, contract creation and self-destructs and returns a call
     /// tree.
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
index c96ce6b8451..fa1e48a380c 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ where
         OtterscanClient::get_internal_operations(client, tx_hash).await.err().unwrap()
     ));
 
-    OtterscanClient::get_transaction_error(client, tx_hash).await.err().unwrap();
+    OtterscanClient::get_transaction_error(client, tx_hash).await.unwrap();
 
     assert!(is_unimplemented(
         OtterscanClient::trace_transaction(client, tx_hash).await.err().unwrap()
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/otterscan.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/otterscan.rs
index a4ec31bb526..f8672f0f431 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/otterscan.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/otterscan.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{eth::EthTransactions, result::internal_rpc_err};
+use alloy_primitives::Bytes;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use jsonrpsee::core::RpcResult;
 use reth_primitives::{Address, BlockId, BlockNumberOrTag, TxHash, B256};
@@ -46,23 +47,18 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Handler for `ots_getTransactionError`
-    async fn get_transaction_error(&self, _tx_hash: TxHash) -> RpcResult<String> {
+    async fn get_transaction_error(&self, tx_hash: TxHash) -> RpcResult<Option<Bytes>> {
         self.eth
             .spawn_trace_transaction_in_block_with_inspector(
-                _tx_hash,
+                tx_hash,
                 NoOpInspector,
                 |_tx_info, _inspector, res, _| match res.result {
-                    // hexadecimal-formatted error blob
-                    ExecutionResult::Revert { output, .. } => Ok(format!("b{output}")),
-
-                    // Returns "0x"
-                    //  1. if the transaction was successfully executed.
-                    //  2. if it failed with no revert reason or out of gas
-                    _ => Ok("0x".to_string()),
+                    ExecutionResult::Revert { output, .. } => Ok(output),
+                    _ => Ok(Bytes::new()),
                 },
             )
-            .await?
-            .ok_or_else(|| internal_rpc_err("transaction not found"))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| internal_rpc_err(e.to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Handler for `ots_traceTransaction`