diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/http.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/http.rs
index ad473c0e..600edaf1 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/transports/http.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/http.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ impl From<Result<String, ()>> for ClientError {
         }
     }
 }
+impl From<()> for HttpClientError {
+    fn from(_: ()) -> Self {
+        HttpClientError::JsonRpcError(JsonRpcError {
+            code: 0,
+            message: "".to_string(),
+            data: None,
+        })
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]