diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 21d49fda9d..4ab8a8661b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan getrawtransaction()
         LOCK(cs_main);
         blockindex = chainman.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(hash_block);
     }
-    if (verbosity == 1) {
+    if (verbosity == 1 || !blockindex) {
         TxToJSON(*tx, hash_block, result, chainman.ActiveChainstate());
         return result;
     }
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan getrawtransaction()
     CBlock block;
     const bool is_block_pruned{WITH_LOCK(cs_main, return chainman.m_blockman.IsBlockPruned(blockindex))};
 
-    if (tx->IsCoinBase() ||
-        !blockindex || is_block_pruned ||
+    if (tx->IsCoinBase() || is_block_pruned ||
         !(UndoReadFromDisk(blockUndo, blockindex) && ReadBlockFromDisk(block, blockindex, Params().GetConsensus()))) {
         TxToJSON(*tx, hash_block, result, chainman.ActiveChainstate());
         return result;