diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/rpc/contract_view.ex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/rpc/contract_view.ex
index cd0c0a7af5..7d92c8d5a2 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/rpc/contract_view.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/api/rpc/contract_view.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.RPC.ContractView do
   alias BlockScoutWeb.API.RPC.RPCView
   alias Explorer.Chain.{Address, DecompiledSmartContract, SmartContract}
 
+  defguardp is_empty_string(input) when input == "" or input == nil
+
   def render("listcontracts.json", %{contracts: contracts}) do
     contracts = Enum.map(contracts, &prepare_contract/1)
 
@@ -82,13 +84,14 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.RPC.ContractView do
     end
   end
 
-  defp set_constructor_arguments(contract_output, %{constructor_arguments: constructor_arguments}) do
+  defp set_constructor_arguments(contract_output, %{constructor_arguments: arguments}) when is_empty_string(arguments),
+    do: contract_output
+
+  defp set_constructor_arguments(contract_output, %{constructor_arguments: arguments}) do
     contract_output
-    |> Map.put_new(:ConstructorArguments, constructor_arguments)
+    |> Map.put_new(:ConstructorArguments, arguments)
   end
 
-  defp set_constructor_arguments(contract_output, _), do: contract_output
-
   defp set_external_libraries(contract_output, contract) do
     external_libraries = Map.get(contract, :external_libraries, [])