diff --git a/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env b/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
index a2b8a2b1739f..e5807be2edda 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
+++ b/scripts/tests/api_compare/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Note: this should be a `fat` image so that it contains the pre-downloaded filecoin proof parameters
 FOREST_IMAGE=ghcr.io/chainsafe/forest:edge-fat
-LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.1-calibnet
+LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.3-calibnet
 FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
 LOTUS_RPC_PORT=1234
 FOREST_RPC_PORT=2345
diff --git a/scripts/tests/bootstrapper/.env b/scripts/tests/bootstrapper/.env
index ffc5e40744b4..6881d66aea90 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/bootstrapper/.env
+++ b/scripts/tests/bootstrapper/.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Note: this should be a `fat` image so that it contains the pre-downloaded filecoin proof parameters
-LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.1-calibnet
+LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.3-calibnet
 FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
 LOTUS_RPC_PORT=1234
 FOREST_RPC_PORT=2345
diff --git a/scripts/tests/snapshot_parity/.env b/scripts/tests/snapshot_parity/.env
index 3fe4aca67091..65195e85f1be 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/snapshot_parity/.env
+++ b/scripts/tests/snapshot_parity/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.1-calibnet
+LOTUS_IMAGE=filecoin/lotus-all-in-one:v1.34.3-calibnet
 FIL_PROOFS_PARAMETER_CACHE=/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
 LOTUS_RPC_PORT=1234
 FOREST_RPC_PORT=2345
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
index 33e200479836..5ce33eff96b4 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,16 @@ pub enum EthErrors {
 
 impl EthErrors {
     /// Create a new ExecutionReverted error with formatted message
-    pub fn execution_reverted(exit_code: ExitCode, error: &str, reason: &str, data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+    pub fn execution_reverted(exit_code: ExitCode, reason: &str, error: &str, data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let revert_reason = if reason.is_empty() {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            format!(", revert reason=[{reason}]")
+        };
+
         Self::ExecutionReverted {
             message: format!(
-                "message execution failed (exit=[{exit_code}], revert reason=[{reason}], vm error=[{error}])"
+                "message execution failed (exit=[{exit_code}]{revert_reason}, vm error=[{error}])"
             ),
             data: (!data.is_empty()).then(|| format!("0x{}", hex::encode(data))),
         }
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs
index 58debb704027..7328fd16c23b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ impl FromStr for EthBytes {
     }
 }
 
+impl Deref for EthBytes {
+    type Target = Vec<u8>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct GetBytecodeReturn(pub Option<Cid>);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs
index 1b33d5a53177..cee25c00ba0e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ pub fn decode_revert_reason(return_data: RawBytes) -> (Vec<u8>, String) {
     let (data, reason) = match decode_payload(&return_data, CBOR) {
         Err(e) => {
             log::warn!("failed to unmarshal cbor bytes from message receipt return error: {e}");
-            (
-                EthBytes::default(),
-                String::from("ERROR: revert reason is not cbor encoded bytes"),
-            )
+            (EthBytes::default(), String::default())
         }
-        Ok(data) => (data.clone(), parse_eth_revert(data.0.as_slice())),
+        Ok(data) if !data.is_empty() => (data.clone(), parse_eth_revert(data.as_slice())),
+        Ok(data) => (data.clone(), "none".to_string()),
     };
 
     (data.0, reason)