diff --git a/packages/enr/src/decoder.ts b/packages/enr/src/decoder.ts
index c2a2370f2d..12f1dfc241 100644
--- a/packages/enr/src/decoder.ts
+++ b/packages/enr/src/decoder.ts
@@ -18,42 +18,67 @@ export class EnrDecoder {
 
   static fromRLP(encoded: Uint8Array): Promise<ENR> {
     const decoded = RLP.decode(encoded).map(hexToBytes);
-    return EnrDecoder.fromValues(decoded);
-  }
-
-  private static async fromValues(decoded: Uint8Array[]): Promise<ENR> {
-    if (!Array.isArray(decoded)) {
-      throw new Error("Decoded ENR must be an array");
-    }
-    if (decoded.length % 2 !== 0) {
-      throw new Error("Decoded ENR must have an even number of elements");
-    }
-    const [signature, seq, ...kvs] = decoded;
-    if (!signature || Array.isArray(signature)) {
-      throw new Error("Decoded ENR invalid signature: must be a byte array");
-    }
-    if (!seq || Array.isArray(seq)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "Decoded ENR invalid sequence number: must be a byte array"
-      );
-    }
-    const obj: Record<ENRKey, ENRValue> = {};
-    for (let i = 0; i < kvs.length; i += 2) {
-      try {
-        obj[bytesToUtf8(kvs[i])] = kvs[i + 1];
-      } catch (e) {
-        log("Failed to decode ENR key to UTF-8, skipping it", kvs[i], e);
-      }
-    }
-    // If seq is an empty array, translate as value 0
-    const hexSeq = "0x" + (seq.length ? bytesToHex(seq) : "00");
-
-    const enr = await ENR.create(obj, BigInt(hexSeq), signature);
-
-    const rlpEncodedBytes = hexToBytes(RLP.encode([seq, ...kvs]));
-    if (!enr.verify(rlpEncodedBytes, signature)) {
-      throw new Error("Unable to verify ENR signature");
-    }
-    return enr;
+    return fromValues(decoded);
+  }
+}
+
+async function fromValues(values: Uint8Array[]): Promise<ENR> {
+  const { signature, seq, kvs } = checkValues(values);
+
+  const obj: Record<ENRKey, ENRValue> = {};
+  for (let i = 0; i < kvs.length; i += 2) {
+    try {
+      obj[bytesToUtf8(kvs[i])] = kvs[i + 1];
+    } catch (e) {
+      log("Failed to decode ENR key to UTF-8, skipping it", kvs[i], e);
+    }
+  }
+  const _seq = decodeSeq(seq);
+
+  const enr = await ENR.create(obj, _seq, signature);
+  checkSignature(seq, kvs, enr, signature);
+  return enr;
+}
+
+function decodeSeq(seq: Uint8Array): bigint {
+  // If seq is an empty array, translate as value 0
+  if (!seq.length) return BigInt(0);
+
+  return BigInt("0x" + bytesToHex(seq));
+}
+
+function checkValues(values: Uint8Array[]): {
+  signature: Uint8Array;
+  seq: Uint8Array;
+  kvs: Uint8Array[];
+} {
+  if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
+    throw new Error("Decoded ENR must be an array");
+  }
+  if (values.length % 2 !== 0) {
+    throw new Error("Decoded ENR must have an even number of elements");
+  }
+  const [signature, seq, ...kvs] = values;
+  if (!signature || Array.isArray(signature)) {
+    throw new Error("Decoded ENR invalid signature: must be a byte array");
+  }
+  if (!seq || Array.isArray(seq)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Decoded ENR invalid sequence number: must be a byte array"
+    );
+  }
+
+  return { signature, seq, kvs };
+}
+
+function checkSignature(
+  seq: Uint8Array,
+  kvs: Uint8Array[],
+  enr: ENR,
+  signature: Uint8Array
+): void {
+  const rlpEncodedBytes = hexToBytes(RLP.encode([seq, ...kvs]));
+  if (!enr.verify(rlpEncodedBytes, signature)) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to verify ENR signature");
   }
 }