diff --git a/cronjobs/findblock.php b/cronjobs/findblock.php
index eb848180..43e8e48a 100755
--- a/cronjobs/findblock.php
+++ b/cronjobs/findblock.php
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ require_once('shared.inc.php');
 // Fetch our last block found from the DB as a starting point
 $aLastBlock = @$block->getLastValid();
 $strLastBlockHash = $aLastBlock['blockhash'];
-if (!$strLastBlockHash) $strLastBlockHash = '';
+if (!$strLastBlockHash) {
+  try {
+    $strLastBlockHash = $bitcoin->getblockhash(1);
+  } catch (Exception $e) {
+    $strLastBlockHash = "";
+  }
+}
 
 // Fetch all transactions since our last block
 if ( $bitcoin->can_connect() === true ){