diff --git a/lib/src/crypto/evm/utils/rlp.dart b/lib/src/crypto/evm/utils/rlp.dart
index 1580a6b39..67761343a 100644
--- a/lib/src/crypto/evm/utils/rlp.dart
+++ b/lib/src/crypto/evm/utils/rlp.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:walletkit_dart/src/domain/extensions.dart';
 
+/// Whether to strictly enforce RLP decoding rules.
+/// We recommned leaving this enabled unless you have a specific reason to disable it.
+bool STRICT_RLP_DECODE = true;
+
 final class RLPException implements Exception {
   final String message;
   const RLPException(this.message);
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ RLPItem decodeRLPCheck(Uint8List input) {
         offset + 1,
         offset + 1 + length,
       );
-      if (offset == 0 && length == 1 && result[0] < 0x80) {
+      if (STRICT_RLP_DECODE && length == 1 && result[0] < 0x80) {
         throw RLPException(
           "invalid RLP encoding: invalid prefix, single byte < 0x80 are not prefixed",
         );
diff --git a/test/ci/evm/parsing/parse_hex_transaction_test.dart b/test/ci/evm/parsing/parse_hex_transaction_test.dart
index 1c799646c..9b9df3a96 100644
--- a/test/ci/evm/parsing/parse_hex_transaction_test.dart
+++ b/test/ci/evm/parsing/parse_hex_transaction_test.dart
@@ -41,9 +41,19 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('Parse hex string to RawEvmTransaction', () {
+    STRICT_RLP_DECODE = true;
     const msgHex =
         "f86b8151843b9aca00830124f894e9e7CEA3DedcA5984780Bafc599bD69ADd087D5680b844a9059cbb000000000000000000000000a7fa4bb0bba164f999e8c7b83c9da96a3be44616000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000271081388080";
 
+    expect(
+      () => RawEvmTransaction.fromUnsignedHex(msgHex),
+      throwsA(
+        isA<RLPException>(),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    STRICT_RLP_DECODE = false;
+
     final tx = RawEvmTransaction.fromUnsignedHex(msgHex);
 
     expect(tx.nonce, BigInt.from(81));
diff --git a/test/ci/rlp/rlp_test.dart b/test/ci/rlp/rlp_test.dart
index 436a5edc1..b032605d8 100644
--- a/test/ci/rlp/rlp_test.dart
+++ b/test/ci/rlp/rlp_test.dart
@@ -353,23 +353,23 @@ void main() {
       });
     });
 
-    // group('Invalid encodings', () {
-    //   test('should reject invalid RLP encodings', () {
-    //     final invalidCases = [
-    //       // Invalid length prefix
-    //       'f86081000182520894b94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b0a801ca098ff921201554726367d2be8c804a7ff89ccf285ebc57dff8ae4c44b9c19ac4aa08887321be575c8095f789dd4c743dfe42c1820f9231f98a962b210e3ac2452a3',
-    //       // Extra data at end: Is actually a valid RLP. The extra data is just an empty List.
-    //       //  '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',
-    //     ];
-
-    //     for (final hexInput in invalidCases) {
-    //       expect(
-    //         () => decodeRLPCheck((hexInput.hexToBytes)),
-    //         throwsA(isA<RLPException>()),
-    //       );
-    //     }
-    //   });
-    // });
+    group('Invalid encodings', () {
+      test('should reject invalid RLP encodings', () {
+        final invalidCases = [
+          // Invalid length prefix
+          'f86081000182520894b94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b0a801ca098ff921201554726367d2be8c804a7ff89ccf285ebc57dff8ae4c44b9c19ac4aa08887321be575c8095f789dd4c743dfe42c1820f9231f98a962b210e3ac2452a3',
+          // Extra data at end: Is actually a valid RLP. The extra data is just an empty List.
+          // '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',
+        ];
+
+        for (final hexInput in invalidCases) {
+          expect(
+            () => decodeRLPCheck((hexInput.hexToBytes)),
+            throwsA(isA<RLPException>()),
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    });
 
     group('Leading zeros', () {
       test('should correctly encode single byte with leading zeros', () {