diff --git a/lib/bcoin/http/rpc.js b/lib/bcoin/http/rpc.js
index e7a5a0a1..a23a3073 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/http/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/http/rpc.js
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ RPC.prototype.decodescript = function decodescript(args, callback) {
 
 RPC.prototype.getrawtransaction = function getrawtransaction(args, callback) {
   var self = this;
-  var hash, verbose;
+  var hash, verbose, json;
 
   if (args.help || args.length < 1 || args.length > 2)
     return callback(new RPCError('getrawtransaction "txid" ( verbose )'));
@@ -1962,10 +1962,10 @@ RPC.prototype.getrawtransaction = function getrawtransaction(args, callback) {
     if (!verbose)
       return callback(null, tx.toRaw().toString('hex'));
 
-    tx = self.txToJSON(tx);
-    tx.hex = tx.toRaw().toString('hex');
+    json = self.txToJSON(tx);
+    json.hex = tx.toRaw().toString('hex');
 
-    callback(null, tx);
+    callback(null, json);
   });
 };