diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 40322cd..9645f48 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ module.exports.constructNewDeroBlob = function(blockTemplate, nonceBuff) {
 };
 
 module.exports.EthBlockTemplate = function(rpcData) {
-  const difficulty = parseFloat((module.exports.baseEthDiff() / bignum(rpcData[2].lstrip("0x"), 16).toNumber()).toFixed(19));
+  const difficulty = parseFloat((module.exports.baseEthDiff() / bignum(rpcData[2].substr(2), 16).toNumber()).toFixed(19));
   return {
-    hash:               rpcData[0].lstrip("0x"),
-    seed_hash:          rpcData[1].lstrip("0x"),
+    hash:               rpcData[0].substr(2),
+    seed_hash:          rpcData[1].substr(2),
     difficulty:         difficulty
   };
 };
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b83c2f3..268a0fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cryptoforknote-util",
-  "version": "9.1.1",
+  "version": "9.1.2",
   "main": "cryptoforknote-util",
   "author": {
     "name": "LucasJones",