diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/consoleLogger.ts b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/consoleLogger.ts
index 174e8825a6..4a2d40578f 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/consoleLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/consoleLogger.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { bufferToHex, bufferToInt, fromSigned } from "ethereumjs-util";
+import { BN, bufferToHex, bufferToInt, fromSigned } from "ethereumjs-util";
 import util from "util";
 
 import {
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ export class ConsoleLogger {
       const position = i * 32;
       switch (types[i]) {
         case UintTy:
+          return new BN(
+            data.slice(position, position + REGISTER_SIZE)
+          ).toString(10);
+
         case IntTy:
           return fromSigned(
             data.slice(position, position + REGISTER_SIZE)
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ba520fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
+
+import "./../../../../../../../../console.sol";
+
+contract C {
+
+	function log(
+		uint256 p0, uint256 p1, int256 p2, int256 p3
+	) public {
+		console.log(p0);
+    console.log(p1);
+    console.logInt(p2);
+		console.logInt(p3);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c01690ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_5/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "description": "Should correctly interpret sign of integer types",
+  "transactions": [
+    {
+      "file": "c.sol",
+      "contract": "C",
+      "imports": ["/../../../../../../../../../console.sol"]
+    },
+    {
+      "to": 0,
+      "function": "log",
+      "params": [
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      ],
+      "consoleLogs": [
+        ["115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639935"],
+        ["57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"],
+        ["-1"],
+        ["-57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"]
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7b4e67fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pragma solidity ^0.6.0;
+
+import "./../../../../../../../../console.sol";
+
+contract C {
+
+    function log(
+        uint256 p0, uint256 p1, int256 p2, int256 p3
+    ) public {
+        console.log(p0);
+        console.log(p1);
+        console.logInt(p2);
+        console.logInt(p3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c01690ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_6/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "description": "Should correctly interpret sign of integer types",
+  "transactions": [
+    {
+      "file": "c.sol",
+      "contract": "C",
+      "imports": ["/../../../../../../../../../console.sol"]
+    },
+    {
+      "to": 0,
+      "function": "log",
+      "params": [
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      ],
+      "consoleLogs": [
+        ["115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639935"],
+        ["57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"],
+        ["-1"],
+        ["-57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"]
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..764ede643b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/c.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pragma solidity ^0.7.0;
+
+import "./../../../../../../../../console.sol";
+
+contract C {
+
+	function log(
+		uint256 p0, uint256 p1, int256 p2, int256 p3
+	) public {
+		console.log(p0);
+    console.log(p1);
+    console.logInt(p2);
+		console.logInt(p3);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c01690ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test-files/0_7/console-logs/uint/most-significant-bit-set/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "description": "Should correctly interpret sign of integer types",
+  "transactions": [
+    {
+      "file": "c.sol",
+      "contract": "C",
+      "imports": ["/../../../../../../../../../console.sol"]
+    },
+    {
+      "to": 0,
+      "function": "log",
+      "params": [
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+        "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+        "0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      ],
+      "consoleLogs": [
+        ["115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639935"],
+        ["57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"],
+        ["-1"],
+        ["-57896044618658097711785492504343953926634992332820282019728792003956564819968"]
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test.ts b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test.ts
index 62f3b5ed7d..555a980e03 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test.ts
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/test/internal/hardhat-network/stack-traces/test.ts
@@ -392,13 +392,7 @@ async function runTest(
 
   const txIndexToContract: Map<number, DeployedContract> = new Map();
 
-  for (
-    let txIndex = 0;
-    txIndex < testDefinition.transactions.length;
-    txIndex++
-  ) {
-    const tx = testDefinition.transactions[txIndex];
-
+  for (const [txIndex, tx] of testDefinition.transactions.entries()) {
     let trace: MessageTrace;
 
     if ("file" in tx) {