diff --git a/rlp.go b/rlp.go
index 2c04317aec..bc3b6a1514 100644
--- a/rlp.go
+++ b/rlp.go
@@ -41,25 +41,34 @@ func FromBin(data []byte) uint64 {
 }
 
 func Decode(data []byte, pos int) (interface{}, int) {
+  if pos > len(data)-1 {
+    panic(fmt.Sprintf("index out of range %d for data %q, l = %d", pos, data, len(data)))
+  }
+
   char := int(data[pos])
   slice := make([]interface{}, 0)
   switch {
   case char < 24:
     return data[pos], pos + 1
+
   case char < 56:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 23
     return FromBin(data[pos+1 : pos+1+b]), pos + 1 + b
+
   case char < 64:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 55
     b2 := int(FromBin(data[pos+1 : pos+1+b]))
     return FromBin(data[pos+1+b : pos+1+b+b2]), pos+1+b+b2
+
   case char < 120:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 64
     return data[pos+1:pos+1+b], pos+1+b
+
   case char < 128:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 119
     b2 := int(FromBin(data[pos+1 : pos+1+b]))
     return data[pos+1+b : pos+1+b+b2], pos+1+b+b2
+
   case char < 184:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 128
     pos++
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ func Decode(data []byte, pos int) (interface{}, int) {
       slice = append(slice, obj)
     }
     return slice, pos
+
   case char < 192:
     b := int(data[pos]) - 183
     //b2 := int(FromBin(data[pos+1 : pos+1+b])) (ref implementation has an unused variable)
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ func Encode(object interface{}) []byte {
 
   case []byte:
     // Cast the byte slice to a string
-    buff.Write(Encode(string(t)))
+    //buff.Write(Encode(string(t)))
 
   case []interface{}, []string:
     // Inline function for writing the slice header
diff --git a/rlp_test.go b/rlp_test.go
index ae8dcced40..6a34aecbc7 100644
--- a/rlp_test.go
+++ b/rlp_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
   fmt.Printf("raw: %v encoded: %q == %v\n", dec, slice, strs)
 }
 
+func TestMultiEncode(t *testing.T) {
+  inter := []interface{}{
+    []interface{}{
+      "1","2","3",
+    },
+    []string{
+      "string",
+      "string2",
+      "\x86A0J1234567890A\x00B20A0\x82F395843F657986",
+      "\x86A0J1234567890A\x00B20A0\x8cF395843F657986I335612448F524099H16716881A0H13114947G2039362G1507139H16719697G1048387E65360",
+    },
+    "test",
+  }
+
+  bytes := Encode(inter)
+  fmt.Printf("%q\n", bytes)
+
+  dec, _ := Decode(bytes, 0)
+  fmt.Println(dec)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkEncodeDecode(b *testing.B) {
   for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
     bytes := Encode([]string{"dog", "god", "cat"})