diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions.go
index 5a0c31ad..f2feef49 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (m *MemoryStore) GetTransaction(hash xdr.Hash) (Transaction, bool, StoreRan
 		return Transaction{}, false, storeRange
 	}
 
-	var events = make([][]byte, 0, len(txEvents))
+	events := make([][]byte, 0, len(txEvents))
 
 	for _, e := range txEvents {
 		diagnosticEventXDR, err := e.MarshalBinary()
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions_test.go
index 1683f986..99fce9cf 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/transactions/transactions_test.go
@@ -361,6 +361,19 @@ func TestGetTransactionsWithEventData(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.NotNil(t, tx.Events)
 	require.Len(t, tx.Events, 1)
+
+	var event xdr.DiagnosticEvent
+	err := event.UnmarshalBinary(tx.Events[0])
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, xdr.ContractEventTypeContract, event.Event.Type)
+	require.Equal(t, int32(0), event.Event.Body.V)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, event.Event.Body.V0.Topics)
+	require.Equal(t, xdr.ScValTypeScvSymbol, event.Event.Body.V0.Topics[0].Type)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, event.Event.Body.V0.Data)
+	require.Equal(t, xdr.ScValTypeScvSymbol, event.Event.Body.V0.Data.Type)
+
 }
 
 func stableHeapInUse() int64 {