diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/BlockArchiveReader.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/BlockArchiveReader.java
index f64b7a2a..c173b6f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/BlockArchiveReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/BlockArchiveReader.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class BlockArchiveReader {
         // Lookup the height for the requested signature
         try {
             BlockArchiveData archivedBlock = repository.getBlockArchiveRepository().getBlockArchiveDataForSignature(signature);
-            if (archivedBlock.getHeight() == null) {
+            if (archivedBlock == null) {
                 return null;
             }
             return archivedBlock.getHeight();