diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 43713ad50e7a..4ea9d10d7d91 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -649,7 +649,9 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetReceiptsByHash(ctx context.Context, blockHash c
 		return nil, err1
 	}
 	block, err2 := s.b.BlockByHash(ctx, blockHash)
-	if err2 != nil {
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	} else if err2 != nil {
 		return nil, err2
 	}