diff --git a/api/controllers/transactions.js b/api/controllers/transactions.js
index 70bb0f98..ec280637 100644
--- a/api/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/api/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ Transactions.setNode = function(aNode) {
  * Finds a transaction by its hash
  */
 Transactions.txHashParam = function(req, res, next, txHash) {
-  var tx = node.getTransaction(txHash);
-
-  if (_.isUndefined(tx)) {
-    res.status(404).send('Transaction with id ' + txHash + ' not found');
-    return;
-  }
-  req.tx = tx;
-  next();
+  node.getTransaction(txHash)
+    .then(function(tx) {
+      if (_.isUndefined(tx)) {
+        res.status(404).send('Transaction with id ' + txHash + ' not found');
+        return;
+      }
+      req.tx = tx;
+    })
+    .then(next);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/api/test/v1/transactions.js b/api/test/v1/transactions.js
index 1883586f..a186e4d2 100644
--- a/api/test/v1/transactions.js
+++ b/api/test/v1/transactions.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('BitcoreHTTP v1 transactions routes', function() {
   beforeEach(function() {
     nodeMock = new EventEmitter();
     nodeMock.getTransaction = function(txHash) {
-      return mockTransactions[txHash];
+      return Promise.resolve(mockTransactions[txHash]);
     };
     nodeMock.broadcast = function(tx) {
       if (mockTransactions[tx.id]) {