diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac46b534c..b9628fd1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ changes.
 
 ### Fixed
 
--
+- Fix mzero parsing error on fetching the /proposal/list [Issue 2446](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/govtool/issues/2446)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
index be1e4000b..3360b3daf 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/API/Types.hs
@@ -274,17 +274,7 @@ newtype GovernanceActionDetails
   deriving newtype (Show)
 
 instance FromJSON GovernanceActionDetails where
-  parseJSON v@(Aeson.Object o) = do
-    let kvpList = map snd $ Aeson.toList o
-    forM_ kvpList $ \case
-      (Aeson.Object _) -> fail "GovernanceActionDetails cannot have nested objects"
-      (Aeson.Array a) -> forM_ (toList a) $ \case
-        (Aeson.Object _) -> fail "GovernanceActionDetails cannot have nested objects"
-        (Aeson.Array _)  ->  fail "GovernanceActionDetails cannot have nested arrays"
-        _                -> pure ()
-      _ -> pure ()
-    return $ GovernanceActionDetails v
-  parseJSON _ = fail "GovernanceActionDetails has to be an object"
+  parseJSON v = return $ GovernanceActionDetails v
 
 instance ToJSON GovernanceActionDetails where
   toJSON (GovernanceActionDetails g) = g
@@ -292,11 +282,13 @@ instance ToJSON GovernanceActionDetails where
 instance ToSchema GovernanceActionDetails where
     declareNamedSchema _ = pure $ NamedSchema (Just "GovernanceActionDetails") $ mempty
         & type_ ?~ OpenApiObject
-        & description ?~ "A simple JSON value, with object type values, and no nested arrays"
-        & example
-          ?~ toJSON
-                ("{\"some_key\": \"some value\", \"some_key2\": [1,2,3]}" :: Text)
-
+        & description ?~ "A JSON value that can include nested objects and arrays"
+        & example ?~ toJSON
+            (Aeson.object
+              [ "some_key" .= ("some value" :: String)
+              , "nested_key" .= Aeson.object ["inner_key" .= (1 :: Int)]
+              , "array_key" .= [1, 2, 3 :: Int]
+              ])
 
 newtype GovernanceActionMetadata
   = GovernanceActionMetadata Value
@@ -440,6 +432,11 @@ exampleProposalResponse = "{ \"id\": \"proposalId123\","
                   <> "\"prevGovActionIndex\": 0,"
                   <> "\"prevGovActionTxHash\": \"47c14a128cd024f1b990c839d67720825921ad87ed875def42641ddd2169b39c\"}"
 
+instance ToSchema Value where
+  declareNamedSchema _ = pure $ NamedSchema (Just "Value") $ mempty
+    & type_ ?~ OpenApiObject
+    & description ?~ "Arbitrary JSON value"
+
 instance ToSchema ProposalResponse where
   declareNamedSchema proxy = do
     NamedSchema name_ schema_ <-
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
index 22d69ab8e..89e72a8c8 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Proposal.hs
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ getProposals mSearchTerms = withPool $ \conn -> do
       )
     case result of
       Left (e :: SomeException) -> do
+        putStrLn $ "Error fetching proposals: " <> show e
         return []
-      Right rows -> do
-        return rows
+      Right rows -> return rows
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
index 3ce90ca7a..1fcecdd4f 100644
--- a/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
+++ b/govtool/backend/src/VVA/Types.hs
@@ -122,69 +122,69 @@ data DRepRegistration
       , dRepRegistrationImageHash              :: Maybe Text
       }
 
-data Proposal
+data Proposal 
   = Proposal
-      { proposalId                  :: Integer
-      , proposalTxHash              :: Text
-      , proposalIndex               :: Integer
-      , proposalType                :: Text
-      , proposalDetails             :: Maybe Value
-      , proposalExpiryDate          :: Maybe LocalTime
-      , proposalExpiryEpochNo       :: Maybe Integer
-      , proposalCreatedDate         :: LocalTime
-      , proposalCreatedEpochNo      :: Integer
-      , proposalUrl                 :: Text
-      , proposalDocHash             :: Text
-      , proposalProtocolParams      :: Maybe Value
-      , proposalTitle               :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalAbstract            :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalMotivation          :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalRationale           :: Maybe Text
-      , proposalDRepYesVotes        :: Integer
-      , proposalDRepNoVotes         :: Integer
-      , proposalDRepAbstainVotes    :: Integer
-      , proposalPoolYesVotes        :: Integer
-      , proposalPoolNoVotes         :: Integer
-      , proposalPoolAbstainVotes    :: Integer
-      , proposalCcYesVotes          :: Integer
-      , proposalCcNoVotes           :: Integer
-      , proposalCcAbstainVotes      :: Integer
-      , proposalPrevGovActionIndex  :: Maybe Integer
-      , proposalPrevGovActionTxHash :: Maybe Text
+      { proposalId                    :: Integer
+      , proposalTxHash                :: Text
+      , proposalIndex                 :: Integer
+      , proposalType                  :: Text
+      , proposalDetails               :: Maybe Value
+      , proposalExpiryDate            :: Maybe LocalTime
+      , proposalExpiryEpochNo         :: Maybe Integer
+      , proposalCreatedDate           :: LocalTime
+      , proposalCreatedEpochNo        :: Integer
+      , proposalUrl                   :: Text
+      , proposalDocHash               :: Text
+      , proposalProtocolParams        :: Maybe Value
+      , proposalTitle                 :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalAbstract              :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalMotivation            :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalRationale             :: Maybe Text
+      , proposalDRepYesVotes          :: Integer
+      , proposalDRepNoVotes           :: Integer
+      , proposalDRepAbstainVotes      :: Integer
+      , proposalPoolYesVotes          :: Integer
+      , proposalPoolNoVotes           :: Integer
+      , proposalPoolAbstainVotes      :: Integer
+      , proposalCcYesVotes            :: Integer
+      , proposalCcNoVotes             :: Integer
+      , proposalCcAbstainVotes        :: Integer
+      , proposalPrevGovActionIndex    :: Maybe Integer
+      , proposalPrevGovActionTxHash   :: Maybe Text
       }
   deriving (Show)
 
 instance FromRow Proposal where
   fromRow =
     Proposal
-      <$> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field)
-      <*> field
-      <*> field
-      
+      <$> field -- proposalId
+      <*> field -- proposalTxHash
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalIndex
+      <*> field -- proposalType
+      <*> field -- proposalDetails
+      <*> field -- proposalExpiryDate
+      <*> field -- proposalExpiryEpochNo
+      <*> field -- proposalCreatedDate
+      <*> field -- proposalCreatedEpochNo
+      <*> field -- proposalUrl
+      <*> field -- proposalDocHash
+      <*> field -- proposalProtocolParams
+      <*> field -- proposalTitle
+      <*> field -- proposalAbstract
+      <*> field -- proposalMotivation
+      <*> field -- proposalRationale
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalDRepYesVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalDRepNoVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalDRepAbstainVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalPoolYesVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalPoolNoVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalPoolAbstainVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalCcYesVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalCcNoVotes
+      <*> (floor @Scientific <$> field) -- proposalCcAbstainVotes
+      <*> field -- prevGovActionIndex
+      <*> field -- prevGovActionTxHash
+
 data TransactionStatus = TransactionStatus
   { transactionConfirmed         :: Bool
   , votingProcedure :: Maybe Value