diff --git a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder.go b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder.go
index 1a6ac31c..88cd6474 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder.go
+++ b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ func Decode(row StorageDiffRow, metadata StorageValueMetadata) (interface{}, err
 		return decodeAddress(row.StorageValue.Bytes()), nil
 	case Bytes32:
 		return row.StorageValue.Hex(), nil
+	case PackedSlot:
+		return decodePackedSlot(row.StorageValue.Bytes(), metadata.PackedTypes), nil
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("can't decode unknown type: %d", metadata.Type))
 	}
@@ -51,3 +53,41 @@ func decodeUint48(raw []byte) string {
 func decodeAddress(raw []byte) string {
 	return common.BytesToAddress(raw).Hex()
 }
+
+//this may need to return a slice of strings, a string for each item
+func decodePackedSlot(raw []byte, packedTypes map[int]ValueType) []string{
+	storageSlot := raw
+	var results []string
+	//the reason we're using a map and not a slice is that golang doesn't guarantee the order of a slice
+	for _, valueType := range packedTypes {
+		lengthOfStorageSlot := len(storageSlot)
+		lengthOfItem := getLengthOfItem(valueType)
+		itemStartingIndex := lengthOfStorageSlot - lengthOfItem
+		value := storageSlot[itemStartingIndex:]
+		decodedValue := decodeIndividualItems(value, valueType)
+		results = append(results, decodedValue)
+
+		//pop last item off slot before moving on
+		storageSlot = storageSlot[0:itemStartingIndex]
+	}
+
+	return results
+}
+
+func decodeIndividualItems(itemBytes []byte, valueType ValueType) string {
+	switch valueType {
+	case Uint48:
+		return decodeUint48(itemBytes)
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("can't decode unknown type: %d", valueType))
+	}
+}
+
+func getLengthOfItem(valueType ValueType) int{
+	switch valueType {
+	case Uint48:
+		return 6
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ValueType %d not recognized", valueType))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder_test.go b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder_test.go
index 9e7bb65a..a01f40db 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder_test.go
+++ b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/decoder_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,31 @@ var _ = Describe("Storage decoder", func() {
 		Expect(result).To(Equal(big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(fakeInt.Bytes()).String()))
 	})
 
+	Describe("when there are multiple items packed in the storage slot", func() {
+		It("decodes the first uint48 item packed in", func() {
+			packedStorage := common.HexToHash("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002a300000000002a30")
+			row := utils.StorageDiffRow{StorageValue: packedStorage}
+			packedTypes := map[int]utils.ValueType{}
+			packedTypes[0] = utils.Uint48
+			packedTypes[1] = utils.Uint48
+
+			metadata := utils.StorageValueMetadata{
+				Type:        utils.PackedSlot,
+				PackedTypes: packedTypes,
+			}
+
+			result, err := utils.Decode(row, metadata)
+			decodedValues := result.([]string)
+
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			expectedResult1 := big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(common.HexToHash("2a30").Bytes()).String()
+			expectedResult2 := big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(common.HexToHash("2a300").Bytes()).String()
+			Expect(decodedValues[0]).To(Equal(expectedResult1))
+			Expect(decodedValues[1]).To(Equal(expectedResult2))
+		})
+
+	})
+
 	It("decodes address", func() {
 		fakeAddress := common.HexToAddress("0x12345")
 		row := utils.StorageDiffRow{StorageValue: fakeAddress.Hash()}
diff --git a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/value.go b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/value.go
index 095ff8fd..0580b677 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/storage/utils/value.go
+++ b/libraries/shared/storage/utils/value.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 	Uint48
 	Bytes32
 	Address
+	PackedSlot
 )
 
 type Key string
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type StorageValueMetadata struct {
 	Name string
 	Keys map[Key]string
 	Type ValueType
+	PackedTypes map[int]ValueType //type of each item packed and their order
 }
 
 func GetStorageValueMetadata(name string, keys map[Key]string, t ValueType) StorageValueMetadata {
diff --git a/pkg/history/populate_headers.go b/pkg/history/populate_headers.go
index f2abc93b..1566cc64 100644
--- a/pkg/history/populate_headers.go
+++ b/pkg/history/populate_headers.go
@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ func RetrieveAndUpdateHeaders(blockChain core.BlockChain, headerRepository datas
 	}
 	return len(blockNumbers), nil
 }
-