diff --git a/lib/blocks.js b/lib/blocks.js
index f7f97ae..b05c467 100644
--- a/lib/blocks.js
+++ b/lib/blocks.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BlockController.prototype.block = function(req, res, next) {
     next();
   } else {
     self.node.getBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
-      if(err && err.code === -5) {
+      if(err && err.code === -5 || err.code === -8) {
         return self.common.handleErrors(null, res);
       } else if(err) {
         return self.common.handleErrors(err, res);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ BlockController.prototype.rawBlock = function(req, res, next) {
   var blockArg = req.params.blockArg;
 
   self.node.getRawBlock(blockArg, function(err, blockBuffer) {
-    if(err && err.code === -5) {
+    if(err && err.code === -5 || err.code === -8) {
       return self.common.handleErrors(null, res);
     } else if(err) {
       return self.common.handleErrors(err, res);