diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/common.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/common.rs
index 85aec551..29917b76 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/transports/common.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/common.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub struct Request<'a, T> {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 /// A JSON-RPC Notifcation
 pub struct Notification<R> {
+    #[serde(alias = "JSONRPC")]
     jsonrpc: String,
     method: String,
     pub params: Subscription<R>,
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
index 64ea06fc..44df77d1 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ impl Ws {
         S: Send + Sync + Stream<Item = WsStreamItem> + Sink<Message, Error = WsError> + Unpin,
     {
         let (sink, stream) = mpsc::unbounded();
-
         // Spawn the server
         WsServer::new(ws, stream).spawn();
 
@@ -310,7 +309,8 @@ where
 
     async fn handle_text(&mut self, inner: String) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
         match serde_json::from_str::<Incoming>(&inner) {
-            Err(_) => {}
+            Err(err) => return Err(ClientError::JsonError(err)),
+
             Ok(Incoming::Response(resp)) => {
                 if let Some(request) = self.pending.remove(&resp.id) {
                     if !request.is_canceled() {
@@ -491,4 +491,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(sub_id, 1.into());
         assert_eq!(blocks, vec![1, 2, 3])
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn deserialization_fails() {
+        let ganache = Ganache::new().block_time(1u64).spawn();
+        let (ws, _) = tokio_tungstenite::connect_async(ganache.ws_endpoint()).await.unwrap();
+        let malformed_data = String::from("not a valid message");
+        let (_, stream) = mpsc::unbounded();
+        let resp = WsServer::new(ws, stream).handle_text(malformed_data).await;
+        assert!(resp.is_err(), "Deserialization should not fail silently");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
index 44a55869..9e8453d0 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ mod celo_tests {
         let provider =
             Provider::<Http>::try_from("https://alfajores-forno.celo-testnet.org").unwrap();
 
-        let tx_hash = "d3d27aa4517124d9ff3ac6f1d8f248e0fe47b6f841b625722546162672ac24c7"
+        let tx_hash = "a8e1d4b9e245a67fafc7c516ff844c2615cc6419d53560e7f358b124e4ce5e1d"
             .parse::<H256>()
             .unwrap();
         let tx = provider.get_transaction(tx_hash).await.unwrap().unwrap();
         assert!(tx.gateway_fee_recipient.is_none());
         assert_eq!(tx.gateway_fee.unwrap(), 0.into());
         assert_eq!(tx.hash, tx_hash);
-        assert_eq!(tx.block_number.unwrap(), 9401421.into())
+        assert_eq!(tx.block_number.unwrap(), 9534852.into())
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]