diff --git a/src.ts/abi/abi-coder.ts b/src.ts/abi/abi-coder.ts
index fd7f1d503..78ed28267 100644
--- a/src.ts/abi/abi-coder.ts
+++ b/src.ts/abi/abi-coder.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ function getBuiltinCallException(action: CallExceptionAction, tx: { to?: null |
         const bytes = getBytes(data);
         data = hexlify(data);
 
-        if (bytes.length % 32 !== 4) {
+        if (bytes.length === 0) {
+            message += " (no data present; likely require(false) occurred";
+            reason = "require(false)";
+
+        } else if (bytes.length % 32 !== 4) {
             message += " (could not decode reason; invalid data length)";
 
         } else if (hexlify(bytes.slice(0, 4)) === "0x08c379a0") {
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ function getBuiltinCallException(action: CallExceptionAction, tx: { to?: null |
                 message += `: ${ JSON.stringify(reason) }`;
 
             } catch (error) {
-                message += " (could not decode reason; invalid data)";
+                message += " (could not decode reason; invalid string data)";
             }
 
         } else if (hexlify(bytes.slice(0, 4)) === "0x4e487b71") {
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ function getBuiltinCallException(action: CallExceptionAction, tx: { to?: null |
                 reason = `Panic due to ${ PanicReasons.get(code) || "UNKNOWN" }(${ code })`;
                 message += `: ${ reason }`;
             } catch (error) {
-                message += " (could not decode panic reason)";
+                message += " (could not decode panic code)";
             }
         } else {
             message += " (unknown custom error)";
diff --git a/src.ts/abi/interface.ts b/src.ts/abi/interface.ts
index 54abd097b..f266e9f25 100644
--- a/src.ts/abi/interface.ts
+++ b/src.ts/abi/interface.ts
@@ -777,17 +777,16 @@ export class Interface {
         const error = AbiCoder.getBuiltinCallException("call", tx, data);
 
         // Not a built-in error; try finding a custom error
-        if (!error.message.match(/could not decode/)) {
+        const customPrefix = "execution reverted (unknown custom error)";
+        if (error.message.startsWith(customPrefix)) {
             const selector = hexlify(data.slice(0, 4));
 
-            error.message = "execution reverted (unknown custom error)";
             const ef = this.getError(selector);
             if (ef) {
                 try {
+                    const args = this.#abiCoder.decode(ef.inputs, data.slice(4));
                     error.revert = {
-                        name: ef.name,
-                        signature: ef.format(),
-                        args: this.#abiCoder.decode(ef.inputs, data.slice(4))
+                        name: ef.name, signature: ef.format(), args
                     };
                     error.reason = error.revert.signature;
                     error.message = `execution reverted: ${ error.reason }`
diff --git a/src.ts/utils/errors.ts b/src.ts/utils/errors.ts
index 32f20410b..8ecc99b91 100644
--- a/src.ts/utils/errors.ts
+++ b/src.ts/utils/errors.ts
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ export function makeError<K extends ErrorCode, T extends CodedEthersError<K>>(me
 
     defineProperties<EthersError>(<EthersError>error, { code });
 
-    if (info) { defineProperties<any>(error, info); }
+    if (info) { Object.assign(error, info); }
 
     return <T>error;
 }