diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 695482b9..216c72ae 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -996,14 +996,16 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getRawBlock = function(blockArg, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
   function queryBlock(blockhash) {
-    self.client.getBlock(blockhash, false, function(err, response) {
-      if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
-      }
-      var buffer = new Buffer(response.result, 'hex');
-      self.rawBlockCache.set(blockhash, buffer);
-      callback(null, buffer);
-    });
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getBlock(blockhash, false, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        var buffer = new Buffer(response.result, 'hex');
+        self.rawBlockCache.set(blockhash, buffer);
+        done(null, buffer);
+      });
+    }, callback);
   }
 
   var cachedBlock = self.rawBlockCache.get(blockArg);
@@ -1013,11 +1015,17 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getRawBlock = function(blockArg, callback) {
     });
   } else {
     if (_.isNumber(blockArg)) {
-      self.client.getBlockHash(blockArg, function(err, response) {
+      self._tryAll(function(done) {
+        self.client.getBlockHash(blockArg, function(err, response) {
+          if (err) {
+            return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+          }
+          done(null, response.result);
+        });
+      }, function(err, blockhash) {
         if (err) {
-          return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+          return callback(err);
         }
-        var blockhash = response.result;
         queryBlock(blockhash);
       });
     } else {
@@ -1107,25 +1115,29 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getBlockHeader = function(block, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
   function queryHeader(blockhash) {
-    self.client.getBlockHeader(blockhash, function(err, response) {
-      if (err && response.error.code === -5) {
-        return callback(null, null);
-      } else if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
-      }
-      // TODO format response prevHash instead of previousblockhash, etc.
-      callback(null, response.result);
-    });
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getBlockHeader(blockhash, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        // TODO format response prevHash instead of previousblockhash, etc.
+        done(null, response.result);
+      });
+    }, callback);
   }
 
   if (_.isNumber(block)) {
-    self.client.getBlockHash(block, function(err, response) {
-      if (err && response.error.code === -8) {
-        return callback(null, null);
-      } else if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getBlockHash(block, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        done(null, response.result);
+      });
+    }, function(err, blockhash) {
+      if (err) {
+        return callback(err);
       }
-      var blockhash = response.result;
       queryHeader(blockhash);
     });
   } else {
@@ -1192,16 +1204,16 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getRawTransaction = function(txid, callback) {
       callback(null, tx);
     });
   } else {
-    self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
-      if (err && response.error.code === -5) {
-        return callback(null, null);
-      } else if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
-      }
-      var buffer = new Buffer(response.result, 'hex');
-      self.rawTransactionCache.set(txid, buffer);
-      callback(null, buffer);
-    });
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        var buffer = new Buffer(response.result, 'hex');
+        self.rawTransactionCache.set(txid, buffer);
+        done(null, buffer);
+      });
+    }, callback);
   }
 };
 
@@ -1219,17 +1231,17 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getTransaction = function(txid, callback) {
       callback(null, tx);
     });
   } else {
-    self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
-      if (err && response.error.code === -5) {
-        return callback(null, null);
-      } else if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
-      }
-      var tx = Transaction();
-      tx.fromString(response.result);
-      self.transactionCache.set(txid, tx);
-      callback(null, tx);
-    });
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        var tx = Transaction();
+        tx.fromString(response.result);
+        self.transactionCache.set(txid, tx);
+        done(null, tx);
+      });
+    }, callback);
   }
 };
 
@@ -1251,23 +1263,23 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getTransactionWithBlockInfo = function(txid, callback) {
       callback(null, tx);
     });
   } else {
-    self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, 1, function(err, response) {
-      if (err && response.error.code === -5) {
-        return callback(null, null);
-      } else if (err) {
-        return callback(self._wrapRPCError(err));
-      }
-      var tx = Transaction();
-      tx.fromString(response.result.hex);
-      tx.__blockHash = response.result.blockhash;
-      tx.__height = response.result.height ? response.result.height : -1;
-      tx.__timestamp = response.result.time;
-      var confirmations = self._getConfirmationsDetail(tx);
-      if (confirmations >= self.transactionInfoCacheConfirmations) {
-        self.transactionInfoCache.set(txid, tx);
-      }
-      callback(null, tx);
-    });
+    self._tryAll(function(done) {
+      self.client.getRawTransaction(txid, 1, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(self._wrapRPCError(err));
+        }
+        var tx = Transaction();
+        tx.fromString(response.result.hex);
+        tx.__blockHash = response.result.blockhash;
+        tx.__height = response.result.height ? response.result.height : -1;
+        tx.__timestamp = response.result.time;
+        var confirmations = self._getConfirmationsDetail(tx);
+        if (confirmations >= self.transactionInfoCacheConfirmations) {
+          self.transactionInfoCache.set(txid, tx);
+        }
+        done(null, tx);
+      });
+    }, callback);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/regtest/bitcoind.js b/regtest/bitcoind.js
index 8aa4d71e..485b33dc 100644
--- a/regtest/bitcoind.js
+++ b/regtest/bitcoind.js
@@ -222,13 +222,10 @@ describe('Bitcoind Functionality', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    it('will return null if the transaction does not exist', function(done) {
+    it('will return error if the transaction does not exist', function(done) {
       var txid = '6226c407d0e9705bdd7158e60983e37d0f5d23529086d6672b07d9238d5aa618';
       bitcoind.getTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
-        if (err) {
-          throw err;
-        }
-        should.not.exist(response);
+        should.exist(err);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -250,13 +247,10 @@ describe('Bitcoind Functionality', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    it('will return null if the transaction does not exist', function(done) {
+    it('will return error if the transaction does not exist', function(done) {
       var txid = '6226c407d0e9705bdd7158e60983e37d0f5d23529086d6672b07d9238d5aa618';
       bitcoind.getRawTransaction(txid, function(err, response) {
-        if (err) {
-          throw err;
-        }
-        should.not.exist(response);
+        should.exist(err);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -293,12 +287,9 @@ describe('Bitcoind Functionality', function() {
         done();
       });
     });
-    it('will get null for block not found', function(done) {
+    it('will get error for block not found', function(done) {
       bitcoind.getBlockHeader('notahash', function(err, header) {
-        if(err) {
-          return done(err);
-        }
-        should.equal(header, null);
+        should.exist(err);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -321,12 +312,9 @@ describe('Bitcoind Functionality', function() {
         });
       });
     });
-    it('will get null with number greater than tip', function(done) {
+    it('will get error with number greater than tip', function(done) {
       bitcoind.getBlockHeader(100000, function(err, header) {
-        if (err) {
-          return done(err);
-        }
-        should.equal(header, null);
+        should.exist(err);
         done();
       });
     });