diff --git a/js/src/api/util/decode.js b/js/src/api/util/decode.js
index f2611c7f6..2d6eee75b 100644
--- a/js/src/api/util/decode.js
+++ b/js/src/api/util/decode.js
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ export function decodeCallData (data) {
 export function decodeMethodInput (methodAbi, paramdata) {
   if (!methodAbi) {
     throw new Error('decodeMethodInput should receive valid method-specific ABI');
-  } else if (!paramdata) {
-    throw new Error('decodeMethodInput should receive valid parameter input data');
-  } else if (!isHex(paramdata)) {
-    throw new Error('Input to decodeMethodInput should be a hex value');
-  } else if (paramdata.substr(0, 2) === '0x') {
-    return decodeMethodInput(methodAbi, paramdata.slice(2));
-  } else if (paramdata.length % 64 !== 0) {
-    throw new Error('Parameter length in decodeMethodInput not a multiple of 64 characters');
+  } else if (paramdata && paramdata.length) {
+    if (!isHex(paramdata)) {
+      throw new Error('Input to decodeMethodInput should be a hex value');
+    } else if (paramdata.substr(0, 2) === '0x') {
+      return decodeMethodInput(methodAbi, paramdata.slice(2));
+    } else if (paramdata.length % 64 !== 0) {
+      throw new Error('Parameter length in decodeMethodInput not a multiple of 64 characters');
+    }
   }
 
   return new Func(methodAbi).decodeInput(paramdata).map((decoded) => decoded.value);
diff --git a/js/src/api/util/decode.spec.js b/js/src/api/util/decode.spec.js
index 665af6d03..70bc44bc5 100644
--- a/js/src/api/util/decode.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/api/util/decode.spec.js
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ describe('api/util/decode', () => {
       expect(() => decodeMethodInput(null, null)).to.throw(/should receive valid method/);
     });
 
-    it('expects valid parameter data', () => {
-      expect(() => decodeMethodInput({}, null)).to.throw(/should receive valid parameter/);
-    });
-
     it('expect valid hex parameter data', () => {
       expect(() => decodeMethodInput({}, 'invalid')).to.throw(/should be a hex value/);
     });