diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
index d978338e4e59..8d1ede8b72b4 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@ impl RpcMethod<1> for EthTraceFilter {
             let range = i64::try_from(to_block.0.saturating_sub(from_block.0))
                 .context("block range overflow")?;
             if range > max_block_range {
-                return Err(EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_block_range as u64, range as u64).into());
+                return Err(EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_block_range, range).into());
             }
         }
         Ok(trace_filter(ctx, filter, from_block, to_block, ext).await?)
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
index fe0d725f060f..79d724e3124f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth/errors.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ pub enum EthErrors {
     ExecutionReverted { message: String, data: String },
     #[error("{message}")]
     BlockRangeExceeded {
-        max: u64,
-        given: u64,
+        max: i64,
+        given: i64,
         message: String,
     },
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl EthErrors {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn limit_exceeded(max_block_range: u64, given: u64) -> Self {
+    pub fn limit_exceeded(max_block_range: i64, given: i64) -> Self {
         Self::BlockRangeExceeded {
             max: max_block_range,
             given,
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth/filter/mod.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth/filter/mod.rs
index a06922f649b7..40e5d12a78c7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth/filter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth/filter/mod.rs
@@ -553,12 +553,12 @@ fn parse_block_range(
     if min_height == -1 && max_height > 0 {
         ensure!(
             max_height - heaviest <= max_range,
-            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range as u64, (max_height - heaviest) as u64),
+            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range, max_height - heaviest),
         );
     } else if min_height >= 0 && max_height == -1 {
         ensure!(
             heaviest - min_height <= max_range,
-            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range as u64, (heaviest - min_height) as u64)
+            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range, heaviest - min_height)
         );
     } else if min_height >= 0 && max_height >= 0 {
         ensure!(
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ fn parse_block_range(
         );
         ensure!(
             max_height - min_height <= max_range,
-            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range as u64, (max_height - min_height) as u64)
+            EthErrors::limit_exceeded(max_range, max_height - min_height)
         );
     }