diff --git a/hydra/garaga/starknet/groth16_contract_generator/parsing_utils.py b/hydra/garaga/starknet/groth16_contract_generator/parsing_utils.py
index a1353ad3..f062096f 100644
--- a/hydra/garaga/starknet/groth16_contract_generator/parsing_utils.py
+++ b/hydra/garaga/starknet/groth16_contract_generator/parsing_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import codecs
 import dataclasses
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@
 )
 
 
+class KeyPatternNotFound(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, key_patterns):
+        super().__init__(f"No key found with patterns {key_patterns}")
+        self.key_patterns = key_patterns
+
+
 def iterate_nested_dict(d):
     for key, value in d.items():
         if isinstance(value, dict):
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ def find_item_from_key_patterns(data: dict, key_patterns: List[str]) -> Any:
     if best_match is not None:
         return best_match
     else:
-        raise ValueError(f"No key found with patterns {key_patterns}")
+        raise KeyPatternNotFound(key_patterns)
 
 
 def try_parse_g1_point_from_key(
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@ def try_parse_g2_point(point: Any, curve_id: CurveID = None) -> G2Point:
 def try_guessing_curve_id_from_json(data: dict) -> CurveID:
     try:
         curve_id = CurveID.from_str(find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["curve"]))
-    except (ValueError, KeyError):
+    except (ValueError, KeyError, KeyPatternNotFound):
         # Try guessing the curve id from the bit size of the first found integer in the json.
         x = None
         for value in iterate_nested_dict(data):
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ def from_dict(data: dict) -> "Groth16VerifyingKey":
             curve_id = try_guessing_curve_id_from_json(data)
             try:
                 verifying_key = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["verifying_key"])
-            except ValueError:
+            except KeyPatternNotFound:
                 verifying_key = data
             try:
                 return Groth16VerifyingKey(
@@ -220,7 +227,7 @@ def from_dict(data: dict) -> "Groth16VerifyingKey":
                         for point in find_item_from_key_patterns(verifying_key, ["ic"])
                     ],
                 )
-            except ValueError:
+            except (ValueError, KeyPatternNotFound):
                 # Gnark case.
                 g1_points = find_item_from_key_patterns(verifying_key, ["g1"])
                 g2_points = find_item_from_key_patterns(verifying_key, ["g2"])
@@ -318,23 +325,26 @@ def from_dict(
         curve_id = try_guessing_curve_id_from_json(data)
         try:
             proof = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["proof"])
-        except ValueError:
+        except KeyPatternNotFound:
             proof = data
 
         try:
-            seal = io.to_hex_str(find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["seal"]))
-            image_id = io.to_hex_str(find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["image_id"]))
-            journal = io.to_hex_str(find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["journal"]))
+            seal = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["seal"])
+            image_id = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["image_id"])
+            journal = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["journal"])
 
+            print("Seal: {}\nImage_id: {}\nJournal: {}".format(seal, image_id, journal))
             return Groth16Proof._from_risc0(
-                seal=bytes.fromhex(seal[2:]),
-                image_id=bytes.fromhex(image_id[2:]),
-                journal=bytes.fromhex(journal[2:]),
+                seal=codecs.decode(seal[2:].replace("\\x", ""), "hex"),
+                image_id=codecs.decode(image_id[2:].replace("\\x", ""), "hex"),
+                journal=codecs.decode(journal[2:].replace("\\x", ""), "hex"),
             )
         except ValueError:
             pass
         except KeyError:
             pass
+        except KeyPatternNotFound:
+            pass
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Error: {e}")
             raise e
@@ -347,7 +357,11 @@ def from_dict(
             else:
                 raise ValueError(f"Invalid public inputs format: {public_inputs}")
         else:
-            public_inputs = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["public"])
+            try:
+                public_inputs = find_item_from_key_patterns(data, ["public"])
+            except KeyPatternNotFound as e:
+                print(f"Error: {e}")
+                raise e
         return Groth16Proof(
             a=try_parse_g1_point_from_key(proof, ["a"], curve_id),
             b=try_parse_g2_point_from_key(proof, ["b"], curve_id),