diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/Constants.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/Constants.scala
index 97a0ee3109..1ff7b1c10a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/Constants.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/script/constant/Constants.scala
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ object ScriptNumber extends Factory[ScriptNumber] {
       Failure(new IllegalArgumentException(
         "The given hex was not the shortest encoding for the script number: " + hex))
     } else {
-      val number = apply(hex)
-      Success(number)
+      Try(apply(hex))
     }
   }