diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/trace/tracerequest.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/trace/tracerequest.rs
index 3c2c2563af..8345006a07 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/trace/tracerequest.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/trace/tracerequest.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 /// Container type for `trace_call` arguments
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct TraceCallRequest {
     /// call request object
     pub call: CallRequest,