diff --git a/lib/services/block/index.js b/lib/services/block/index.js
index 72f9ed25..c16678db 100644
--- a/lib/services/block/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/block/index.js
@@ -181,9 +181,19 @@ BlockService.prototype.getRawBlock = function(hash, callback) {
     if(err) {
       return callback(err);
     }
-    let block_raw = block.toRaw();
-     let block_raw_str_hex = block_raw.toString('hex');
-    if (!block || typeof block_raw == "undefined" || typeof block_raw_str_hex == "undefined" || block_raw_str_hex == '') {
+    try{
+      if(!block){
+        return callback();
+      }
+      let block_raw = block.toRaw();
+      if(typeof block_raw == "undefined" || !block_raw){
+        return callback();
+      }
+      let block_raw_str_hex = block_raw.toString('hex');
+      if(typeof block_raw_str_hex == "undefined" || block_raw_str_hex == ''){
+        return callback();
+      }
+    } catch(e){
       return callback();
     }
     log.info("Testing getRawBlock " + block_raw_str_hex);