diff --git a/internal/quaiapi/api.go b/internal/quaiapi/api.go
index 6637d6c59d..fc31cb12f1 100644
--- a/internal/quaiapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/quaiapi/api.go
@@ -1373,10 +1373,7 @@ func (s *PublicTransactionPoolAPI) GetTransactionCount(ctx context.Context, addr
 // GetTransactionByHash returns the transaction for the given hash
 func (s *PublicTransactionPoolAPI) GetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*RPCTransaction, error) {
 	// Try to return an already finalized transaction
-	tx, blockHash, blockNumber, index, err := s.b.GetTransaction(ctx, hash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	tx, blockHash, blockNumber, index, _ := s.b.GetTransaction(ctx, hash)
 	if tx != nil {
 		header, err := s.b.HeaderByHash(ctx, blockHash)
 		if err != nil {