diff --git a/lib/http/server.js b/lib/http/server.js
index 23fb3d97..374ee2e5 100644
--- a/lib/http/server.js
+++ b/lib/http/server.js
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ HTTPServer.prototype.initRouter = function initRouter() {
     }
 
     const height = await this.chain.getHeight(hash);
-    const confirmations = this.chain.height - height;
-
+  
     res.send(200, block.getJSON(this.network, view, height, confirmations));
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/primitives/txmeta.js b/lib/primitives/txmeta.js
index 6685e222..9f9e92dc 100644
--- a/lib/primitives/txmeta.js
+++ b/lib/primitives/txmeta.js
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ TXMeta.prototype.getJSON = function getJSON(network, view, chainheight) {
   json.height = this.height;
   json.block = this.block ? util.revHex(this.block) : null;
   json.time = this.time;
-  if (chainheight)
-    json.confirmations = chainheight - this.height;
+  if (this.block === null)
+    json.confirmations = 0;
+  else
+    json.confirmations = chainheight - this.height + 1;
   return json;
 };