diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/rpc-compat/main.go b/simulators/ethereum/rpc-compat/main.go
index 2b62f41eee..91bdea7e84 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/rpc-compat/main.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/rpc-compat/main.go
@@ -126,11 +126,34 @@ func runTest(t *hivesim.T, c *hivesim.Client, data []byte) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("invalid test, response before request")
 			}
 			want := []byte(strings.TrimSpace(line)[3:]) // trim leading "<< "
-			// Now compare.
-			d, err := diff.New().Compare(resp, want)
-			if err != nil {
+
+			// Unmarshal to map[string]interface{} to compare.
+			var wantMap map[string]interface{}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(want, &wantMap); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal value: %s\n", err)
+			}
+
+			var respMap map[string]interface{}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(resp, &respMap); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal value: %s\n", err)
 			}
+
+			if c.Type == "reth" {
+				// If errors exist in both, make them equal.
+				// While error comparison might be desirable, error text across
+				// clients is not standardized, so we should not compare them.
+				if wantMap["error"] != nil && respMap["error"] != nil {
+					respError := respMap["error"].(map[string]interface{})
+					wantError := wantMap["error"].(map[string]interface{})
+					respError["message"] = wantError["message"]
+					// cast back into the any type
+					respMap["error"] = respError
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Now compare.
+			d := diff.New().CompareObjects(respMap, wantMap)
+
 			// If there is a discrepancy, return error.
 			if d.Modified() {
 				var got map[string]interface{}