diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/BatchMerkleProof.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/BatchMerkleProof.scala
index 62c5c472..719c2c38 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/BatchMerkleProof.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/BatchMerkleProof.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package scorex.crypto.authds.merkle
 
 import scorex.crypto.authds.Side
+import scorex.crypto.authds.merkle.MerkleProof.LeftSide
 import scorex.crypto.authds.merkle.MerkleTree.InternalNodePrefix
 import scorex.crypto.hash.{CryptographicHash, Digest}
 import scorex.util.ScorexEncoding
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ case class BatchMerkleProof[D <: Digest](indices: Seq[(Int, Digest)], proofs: Se
         } else {
 
           // hash the corresponding value inside E with the first hash inside M, taking note of the side
-          if (m_new.head._2 == MerkleProof.LeftSide) {
-            e_new = e_new :+ hf.prefixedHash(MerkleTree.InternalNodePrefix, m_new.head._1 ++ e.apply(i)._2)
+          if (m_new.head._2 == LeftSide) {
+            e_new = e_new :+ hf.prefixedHash(InternalNodePrefix, m_new.head._1 ++ e.apply(i)._2)
           } else {
-            e_new = e_new :+ hf.prefixedHash(MerkleTree.InternalNodePrefix, e.apply(i)._2 ++ m_new.head._1)
+            e_new = e_new :+ hf.prefixedHash(InternalNodePrefix, e.apply(i)._2 ++ m_new.head._1)
           }
 
           // remove the used value from m
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ case class BatchMerkleProof[D <: Digest](indices: Seq[(Int, Digest)], proofs: Se
       a_new = b.distinct.map(_._1 / 2)
 
       // Repeat until the root of the tree is reached (M has no more elements)
-      if (m_new.nonEmpty || e_new.size > 1) {
+      if ((m_new.nonEmpty || e_new.size > 1) && a_new.nonEmpty) {
         e_new = loop(a_new, a_new zip e_new, m_new)
       }
       e_new
diff --git a/shared/src/test/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/MerkleTreeSpecification.scala b/shared/src/test/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/MerkleTreeSpecification.scala
index 89d11a74..a3317f0a 100644
--- a/shared/src/test/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/MerkleTreeSpecification.scala
+++ b/shared/src/test/scala/scorex/crypto/authds/merkle/MerkleTreeSpecification.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 import org.scalatestplus.scalacheck.ScalaCheckDrivenPropertyChecks
 import scorex.crypto.TestingCommons
 import scorex.crypto.authds.LeafData
-import scorex.crypto.hash.Blake2b256
+import scorex.crypto.hash.{Blake2b256, Digest32}
 
 import scala.util.Random
 
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ class MerkleTreeSpecification extends AnyPropSpec with ScalaCheckDrivenPropertyC
     tree.proofByIndices(Seq.empty[Int]) shouldBe None
   }
 
+  property("Proof for empty node caused stack overflow") {
+    val batch = BatchMerkleProof(Seq(), Seq((Digest32 @@ Array.fill[Byte](32)(0),MerkleProof.LeftSide)))
+    batch.valid(Digest32 @@ Array.fill[Byte](32)(0))
+  }
+
   property("Tree creation from 0 elements") {
     val tree = MerkleTree(Seq.empty)(hf)
     tree.rootHash shouldEqual Array.fill(hf.DigestSize)(0: Byte)