diff --git a/crates/relayer-types/src/core/ics23_commitment/commitment.rs b/crates/relayer-types/src/core/ics23_commitment/commitment.rs
index 82c105538..1d3f5548c 100644
--- a/crates/relayer-types/src/core/ics23_commitment/commitment.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer-types/src/core/ics23_commitment/commitment.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use super::merkle::MerkleProof;
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct CommitmentRoot {
     #[serde(serialize_with = "crate::serializers::ser_hex_upper")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "crate::serializers::deser_hex_upper")]
     bytes: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/relayer-types/src/serializers.rs b/crates/relayer-types/src/serializers.rs
index bd6f34633..f30107f06 100644
--- a/crates/relayer-types/src/serializers.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer-types/src/serializers.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use serde::ser::{Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde::{
+    ser::{Serialize, Serializer},
+    Deserialize, Deserializer,
+};
 use subtle_encoding::{Encoding, Hex};
 
 pub fn ser_hex_upper<S, T>(data: T, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
@@ -10,6 +13,15 @@ where
     hex.serialize(serializer)
 }
 
+pub fn deser_hex_upper<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<alloc::vec::Vec<u8>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let data = alloc::string::String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    let decoded = Hex::upper_case().decode_from_str(data).unwrap();
+    Ok(decoded)
+}
+
 pub mod serde_string {
     use alloc::string::String;
     use core::fmt::Display;