diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 9bbba2f7..1808cc7f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ Chain.prototype.getState = function getState(prev, id, callback) {
     if (!entry)
       return walkForward(constants.thresholdStates.DEFINED);
 
-    if (self.stateCache[entry.hash])
+    if (self.stateCache[entry.hash] != null)
       return walkForward(self.stateCache[entry.hash]);
 
     return entry.getMedianTimeAsync(function(err, medianTime) {