diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_txs.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_txs.go
index 7f32150aa..b0683c3b5 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_txs.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/eth_txs.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func (api *APIImpl) GetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash)
 	}
 
 	curHeader := rawdb.ReadCurrentHeader(tx)
+	if curHeader == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 
 	// No finalized transaction, try to retrieve it from the pool
 	reply, err := api.txPool.Transactions(ctx, &txpool.TransactionsRequest{Hashes: []*types.H256{gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(hash)}})