diff --git a/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_node_api.nim b/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_node_api.nim
index f547db90ff..a747d04e74 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_node_api.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_node_api.nim
@@ -176,24 +176,19 @@ proc installNodeApiHandlers*(router: var RestRouter, node: BeaconNode) =
         if state.isErr():
           return RestApiResponse.jsonError(Http400, InvalidPeerStateValueError,
                                            $state.error())
-        let sres = validateState(state.get())
-        if sres.isErr():
+        validateState(state.get()).valueOr:
           return RestApiResponse.jsonError(Http400, InvalidPeerStateValueError,
-                                           $sres.error())
-        sres.get()
+                                           $error)
     let directionMask =
       block:
         if direction.isErr():
           return RestApiResponse.jsonError(Http400,
                                            InvalidPeerDirectionValueError,
                                            $direction.error())
-        let dres = validateDirection(direction.get())
-        if dres.isErr():
+        validateDirection(direction.get()).valueOr:
           return RestApiResponse.jsonError(Http400,
                                            InvalidPeerDirectionValueError,
-                                           $dres.error())
-        dres.get()
-
+                                           $error)
     var res: seq[RestNodePeer]
     for peer in node.network.peers.values():
       if (peer.connectionState in connectionMask) and
@@ -209,7 +204,8 @@ proc installNodeApiHandlers*(router: var RestRouter, node: BeaconNode) =
           proto: node.network.switch.peerStore[ProtoVersionBook][peer.peerId]
         )
         res.add(peer)
-    return RestApiResponse.jsonResponseWMeta(res, (count: uint64(len(res))))
+    return RestApiResponse.jsonResponseWMeta(res,
+                                             (count: RestNumeric(len(res))))
 
   # https://ethereum.github.io/beacon-APIs/#/Node/getPeerCount
   router.api(MethodGet, "/eth/v1/node/peer_count") do () -> RestApiResponse:
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
index 5498610c4d..66e99fbfd2 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
@@ -642,6 +642,16 @@ proc readValue*(reader: var JsonReader[RestJson], value: var uint8) {.
   else:
     reader.raiseUnexpectedValue($res.error() & ": " & svalue)
 
+## RestNumeric
+proc writeValue*(w: var JsonWriter[RestJson],
+                 value: RestNumeric) {.raises: [IOError].} =
+  writeValue(w, int(value))
+
+proc readValue*(reader: var JsonReader[RestJson],
+                value: var RestNumeric) {.
+     raises: [IOError, SerializationError].} =
+  value = RestNumeric(reader.readValue(int))
+
 ## JustificationBits
 proc writeValue*(
     w: var JsonWriter[RestJson], value: JustificationBits
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/rest_types.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/rest_types.nim
index 41459ceafb..77859cfb20 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/rest_types.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/rest_types.nim
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ type
   PeerDirectKind* {.pure.} = enum
     Inbound, Outbound
 
+  RestNumeric* = distinct int
+
   RestAttesterDuty* = object
     pubkey*: ValidatorPubKey
     validator_index*: ValidatorIndex
diff --git a/ncli/resttest-rules.json b/ncli/resttest-rules.json
index 8b09999086..159ee22e74 100644
--- a/ncli/resttest-rules.json
+++ b/ncli/resttest-rules.json
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2959,7 +2959,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@
     "response": {
       "status": {"operator": "equals", "value": "200"},
       "headers": [{"key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json", "operator": "equals"}],
-      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": ""}}}]
+      "body": [{"operator": "jstructcmpns", "value": {"data": [{"peer_id": "", "enr": "", "last_seen_p2p_address": "", "state": "", "direction": ""}], "meta": {"count": 0}}}]
     }
   },
   {