1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ethutil/bytes.go b/ethutil/bytes.go
index ad60e62fd..d68a69433 100644
--- a/ethutil/bytes.go
+++ b/ethutil/bytes.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func FormatData(data string) []byte {
 }
 
 func RightPadBytes(slice []byte, l int) []byte {
-	if l <= len(slice) {
+	if l < len(slice) {
 		return slice
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func RightPadBytes(slice []byte, l int) []byte {
 }
 
 func LeftPadBytes(slice []byte, l int) []byte {
-	if l <= len(slice) {
+	if l < len(slice) {
 		return slice
 	}