diff --git a/ssz/src/decode.rs b/ssz/src/decode.rs
index 0c6a3db347..15c053bcf0 100644
--- a/ssz/src/decode.rs
+++ b/ssz/src/decode.rs
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ pub fn decode_ssz_list<T>(ssz_bytes: &[u8], index: usize)
 {
 
     if index + LENGTH_BYTES > ssz_bytes.len() {
-        return Err(DecodeError::OutOfBounds);
+        return Err(DecodeError::TooShort);
     };
 
     // get the length
-    let mut serialized_length = match decode_length(ssz_bytes, LENGTH_BYTES) {
+    let serialized_length = match decode_length(ssz_bytes, index, LENGTH_BYTES) {
         Err(v) => return Err(v),
         Ok(v) => v,
     };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn decode_ssz_list<T>(ssz_bytes: &[u8], index: usize)
     let final_len: usize = index + LENGTH_BYTES + serialized_length;
 
     if final_len > ssz_bytes.len() {
-        return Err(DecodeError::OutOfBounds);
+        return Err(DecodeError::TooShort);
     };
 
     let mut tmp_index = index + LENGTH_BYTES;
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ pub fn decode_ssz_list<T>(ssz_bytes: &[u8], index: usize)
 /// Given some number of bytes, interpret the first four
 /// bytes as a 32-bit big-endian integer and return the
 /// result.
-fn decode_length(bytes: &[u8], length_bytes: usize)
+fn decode_length(bytes: &[u8], index: usize, length_bytes: usize)
     -> Result<usize, DecodeError>
 {
     if bytes.len() < length_bytes {
         return Err(DecodeError::TooShort);
     };
     let mut len: usize = 0;
-    for i in 0..length_bytes {
-        let offset = (length_bytes - i - 1) * 8;
+    for i in index..index+length_bytes {
+        let offset = (index+length_bytes - i - 1) * 8;
         len = ((bytes[i] as usize) << offset) | len;
     };
     Ok(len)
@@ -94,21 +94,25 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_ssz_decode_length() {
         let decoded = decode_length(
             &vec![0, 0, 0, 1],
+            0,
             LENGTH_BYTES);
         assert_eq!(decoded.unwrap(), 1);
 
         let decoded = decode_length(
             &vec![0, 0, 1, 0],
+            0,
             LENGTH_BYTES);
         assert_eq!(decoded.unwrap(), 256);
 
         let decoded = decode_length(
             &vec![0, 0, 1, 255],
+            0,
             LENGTH_BYTES);
         assert_eq!(decoded.unwrap(), 511);
 
         let decoded = decode_length(
             &vec![255, 255, 255, 255],
+            0,
             LENGTH_BYTES);
         assert_eq!(decoded.unwrap(), 4294967295);
     }
@@ -125,8 +129,82 @@ mod tests {
         for i in params {
             let decoded = decode_length(
                 &encode_length(i, LENGTH_BYTES),
+                0,
                 LENGTH_BYTES).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(i, decoded);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decode_ssz_list() {
+        // u16
+        let v: Vec<u16> = vec![10, 10, 10, 10];
+        let decoded: (Vec<u16>, usize) = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 10, 0, 10, 0, 10, 0, 10],
+            0
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(decoded.0, v);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.1, 12);
+
+        // u32
+        let v: Vec<u32> = vec![10, 10, 10, 10];
+        let decoded: (Vec<u32>, usize) = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![
+                0, 0, 0, 16,
+                0, 0, 0, 10, 0, 0, 0, 10, 0, 0, 0, 10, 0, 0, 0, 10
+            ],
+            0
+        ).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded.0, v);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.1, 20);
+
+
+        // u64
+        let v: Vec<u64> = vec![10,10,10,10];
+        let decoded: (Vec<u64>, usize) = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![0, 0, 0, 32,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10,
+            ],
+            0
+        ).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded.0, v);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.1, 36);
+
+        // Check that it can accept index
+        let v: Vec<usize> = vec![15,15,15,15];
+        let decoded: (Vec<usize>, usize) = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
+                0, 0, 0, 32,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+            ],
+            10
+        ).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded.0, v);
+        assert_eq!(decoded.1, 46);
+
+        // Check that length > bytes throws error
+        let decoded: Result<(Vec<usize>, usize), DecodeError> = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![0, 0, 0, 32,
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+            ],
+            0
+        );
+        assert_eq!(decoded, Err(DecodeError::TooShort));
+
+        // Check that incorrect index throws error
+        let decoded: Result<(Vec<usize>, usize), DecodeError> = decode_ssz_list(
+            &vec![
+                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 15,
+            ],
+            16
+        );
+        assert_eq!(decoded, Err(DecodeError::TooShort));
+    }
 }