diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/BlockSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/BlockSerializer.java
index c8b3a94..7a9ad13 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/BlockSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/BlockSerializer.java
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ private Block deserializeBlock(DataItem di, byte[] blockBody) {
 
         //To fix #37 incorrect redeemer & datum hash due to cbor serialization <--> deserialization issue
         //Get redeemer and datum bytes directly without full deserialization
-        handleWitnessDatumRedeemer(blockHeader.getHeaderBody().getBlockNumber(), witnessesSet, blockBody);
+        try {
+            handleWitnessDatumRedeemer(blockHeader.getHeaderBody().getBlockNumber(), witnessesSet, blockBody);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            //If extraction fails due to some reason
+            log.error("Extraction of redeemer and datum bytes without serialization/deserialization failed for block : " + blockHeader.getHeaderBody().getBlockNumber());
+        }
+
         blockBuilder.transactionWitness(witnessesSet);
 
         //auxiliary data
@@ -175,7 +181,14 @@ private void handleWitnessDatumRedeemer(long block, List<Witnesses> witnesses, b
                     var majorType = MajorType.ofByte(redeemersBytes[0] & 0xe0);
 
                      if (majorType == MajorType.ARRAY) {
-                        var redeemerArrayBytes = getArrayBytes(redeemersBytes);
+                        List<byte[]> redeemerArrayBytes = null;
+                        try {
+                            redeemerArrayBytes = getArrayBytes(redeemersBytes);
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                            log.error("Error parsing redeemer array bytes", e);
+                            redeemerArrayBytes = new ArrayList<>();
+                        }
+
                         if (redeemerArrayBytes.size() != redeemers.size()) {
                             log.error("block: {} redeemer does not have the same size", block);
                         } else {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/util/WitnessUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/util/WitnessUtil.java
index d52cbbe..6e709e8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/util/WitnessUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/util/WitnessUtil.java
@@ -97,8 +97,15 @@ public static List<Tuple<byte[], byte[]>> getRedeemerMapBytes(byte[] redeemerByt
         ByteArrayInputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(redeemerBytes);
         CborDecoder decoder = new CborDecoder(stream);
 
+        //Skip the first byte which represents major type
         stream.read();
 
+        //Check the type of second byte. If uint, then skip
+        //The map content should start with an array tag
+        var secondByte = MajorType.ofByte(redeemerBytes[1]);
+        if (secondByte == MajorType.UNSIGNED_INTEGER)
+            stream.read();
+
         while (stream.available() > 0) {
             int keyStartFrom = redeemerBytes.length - stream.available();
             int previousAvailable = stream.available();
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/WitnessUtilTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/WitnessUtilTest.java
index ee156c0..cf64a78 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/WitnessUtilTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/bloxbean/cardano/yaci/core/model/serializers/WitnessUtilTest.java
@@ -158,4 +158,14 @@ public void parseDatumArrayBytesWithTag() { //Conway
 
         assertThat(datums.size()).isEqualTo(12);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @SneakyThrows
+    public void parseRedeemerMapBytes_withExtraUintInSecondByte() {
+        String redeemerHex = "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";
+
+        var redeemers = WitnessUtil.getRedeemerMapBytes(HexUtil.decodeHexString(redeemerHex));
+
+        assertThat(redeemers).hasSize(30);
+    }
 }