diff --git a/packages/transactions/src/clarity/clarityValue.ts b/packages/transactions/src/clarity/clarityValue.ts
index de51f0742..e1a8609fa 100644
--- a/packages/transactions/src/clarity/clarityValue.ts
+++ b/packages/transactions/src/clarity/clarityValue.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export type ClarityValue =
   | StringAsciiCV
   | StringUtf8CV;
 
-export function cvToString(val: ClarityValue, encoding: 'tryAscii' | 'hex' = 'tryAscii'): string {
+export function cvToString(val: ClarityValue, encoding: 'tryAscii' | 'hex' = 'hex'): string {
   switch (val.type) {
     case ClarityType.BoolTrue:
       return 'true';
diff --git a/packages/transactions/tests/clarity.test.ts b/packages/transactions/tests/clarity.test.ts
index 66ed228d9..9f0a12a1b 100644
--- a/packages/transactions/tests/clarity.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transactions/tests/clarity.test.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ describe('Clarity Types', () => {
         (tuple 
           (a -1) 
           (b u1) 
-          (c "test") 
+          (c 0x74657374) 
           (d true) 
           (e (some true)) 
           (f none)