diff --git a/packages/web3-providers-ipc/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/web3-providers-ipc/CHANGELOG.md
index 081feaee086..8fc671b4a20 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers-ipc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/web3-providers-ipc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ Documentation:
 
 -   Dependencies updated
 
-## [Unreleased]
\ No newline at end of file
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+-   Fixed bug in chunks processing logic (#6496)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers-ws/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/web3-providers-ws/CHANGELOG.md
index 8561e087f59..f3eaafc94ee 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers-ws/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/web3-providers-ws/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -123,4 +123,8 @@ Documentation:
 -   Dependencies updated
 
 
-## [Unreleased]
\ No newline at end of file
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+-   Fixed bug in chunks processing logic (#6496)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers-ws/test/integration/ganache_fault_tolerance.test.ts b/packages/web3-providers-ws/test/integration/ganache_fault_tolerance.test.ts
index bd584667800..4a0ba982996 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers-ws/test/integration/ganache_fault_tolerance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-providers-ws/test/integration/ganache_fault_tolerance.test.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ import {
 	waitForEvent,
 	describeIf,
 	getSystemTestBackend,
+	isWs,
 } from '../fixtures/system_test_utils';
 import WebSocketProvider from '../../src/index';
 
 // create helper functions to open server
-describeIf(getSystemTestBackend() === 'ganache')('ganache tests', () => {
+describeIf(getSystemTestBackend() === 'ganache' && isWs)('ganache tests', () => {
 	describe('WebSocketProvider - ganache', () => {
 		jest.setTimeout(17000);
 		const port = 7547;
@@ -232,26 +233,21 @@ describeIf(getSystemTestBackend() === 'ganache')('ganache tests', () => {
 			const webSocketProvider = new WebSocketProvider(host, {}, reconnectionOptions);
 			await waitForSocketConnect(webSocketProvider);
 
+			webSocketProvider.on('error', (err: any) => {
+				if (err.message === `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${1})`) {
+					mockCallBack();
+				}
+			});
+
 			await server.close();
 
-			const errorPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-				webSocketProvider.on('error', (err: any) => {
-					if (err.message === `Maximum number of reconnect attempts reached! (${1})`) {
-						mockCallBack();
-						resolve(true);
-					}
-				});
-			});
-			// send an event to be parsed and fail
-			const event = {
-				data: 'abc|--|ded',
-				type: 'websocket',
-				// @ts-expect-error run protected method
-				target: webSocketProvider._socketConnection,
-			};
-			// @ts-expect-error run protected method
-			webSocketProvider._onMessage(event);
-			await errorPromise;
+			// when server is not listening send request, and expect that lib will try to reconnect and at end will throw con not open error
+			await expect(
+				webSocketProvider.request(
+				{"method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["0xc5043f",false],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
+				))
+				.rejects.toThrow(ConnectionNotOpenError);
+
 			expect(mockCallBack).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 
diff --git a/packages/web3-utils/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/web3-utils/CHANGELOG.md
index c46f98df69f..ca3aa5b9a3d 100644
--- a/packages/web3-utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/web3-utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -162,5 +162,9 @@ Documentation:
 
 ### Added
 
--   As a replacement of the node EventEmitter, a custom `EventEmitter` has been implemented and exported. (#6398)
+-   As a replacment of the node EventEmitter, a custom `EventEmitter` has been implemented and exported. (#6398)
+
+### Fixed
+
 -   Fix issue with default config with babel (and React): "TypeError: Cannot convert a BigInt value to a number #6187" (#6506)
+-   Fixed bug in chunks processing logic (#6496)
diff --git a/packages/web3-utils/src/socket_provider.ts b/packages/web3-utils/src/socket_provider.ts
index b8124b18ed6..380c230bd72 100644
--- a/packages/web3-utils/src/socket_provider.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-utils/src/socket_provider.ts
@@ -465,13 +465,10 @@ export abstract class SocketProvider<
 
 	protected _onMessage(event: MessageEvent): void {
 		const responses = this._parseResponses(event);
-		if (responses.length === 0) {
-			// no responses means lost connection, autoreconnect if possible
-			if (this._reconnectOptions.autoReconnect) {
-				this._reconnect();
-			}
+		if (isNullish(responses) || responses.length === 0) {
 			return;
 		}
+		
 		for (const response of responses) {
 			if (
 				jsonRpc.isResponseWithNotification(response as JsonRpcNotification) &&
diff --git a/packages/web3-utils/test/unit/socket_provider.test.ts b/packages/web3-utils/test/unit/socket_provider.test.ts
index d50f9aaffac..9c20df7fdd3 100644
--- a/packages/web3-utils/test/unit/socket_provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-utils/test/unit/socket_provider.test.ts
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ describe('SocketProvider', () => {
 				// @ts-expect-error run protected method
 				expect(provider._reconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 			});
-			it('should be called when { autoReconnect: true }', () => {
+			it('should not call _reconnect with empty response when { autoReconnect: true }', () => {
 				const reconnectOptions = { autoReconnect: true };
 				const provider = new TestProvider(socketPath, socketOption, reconnectOptions);
 				// @ts-expect-error run protected method
 				jest.spyOn(provider, '_reconnect').mockReturnValue('');
 				provider.message('');
 				// @ts-expect-error run protected method
-				expect(provider._reconnect).toHaveBeenCalled();
+				expect(provider._reconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 			});
 		});