diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index c2ad97a64..094057b1f 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -987,15 +987,11 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     if (t.version == 1)
       return false;
-    static const crypto::hash empty_hash = { (char)0x70, (char)0xa4, (char)0x85, (char)0x5d, (char)0x04, (char)0xd8, (char)0xfa, (char)0x7b, (char)0x3b, (char)0x27, (char)0x82, (char)0xca, (char)0x53, (char)0xb6, (char)0x00, (char)0xe5, (char)0xc0, (char)0x03, (char)0xc7, (char)0xdc, (char)0xb2, (char)0x7d, (char)0x7e, (char)0x92, (char)0x3c, (char)0x23, (char)0xf7, (char)0x86, (char)0x01, (char)0x46, (char)0xd2, (char)0xc5 };
     const unsigned int unprunable_size = t.unprunable_size;
     if (blob && unprunable_size)
     {
       CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(unprunable_size <= blob->size(), false, "Inconsistent transaction unprunable and blob sizes");
-      if (blob->size() - unprunable_size == 0)
-        res = empty_hash;
-      else
-        cryptonote::get_blob_hash(epee::span<const char>(blob->data() + unprunable_size, blob->size() - unprunable_size), res);
+      cryptonote::get_blob_hash(epee::span<const char>(blob->data() + unprunable_size, blob->size() - unprunable_size), res);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1007,10 +1003,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       const size_t mixin = t.vin.empty() ? 0 : t.vin[0].type() == typeid(txin_to_key) ? boost::get<txin_to_key>(t.vin[0]).key_offsets.size() - 1 : 0;
       bool r = tt.rct_signatures.p.serialize_rctsig_prunable(ba, t.rct_signatures.type, inputs, outputs, mixin);
       CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "Failed to serialize rct signatures prunable");
-      if (ss.str().empty())
-        res = empty_hash;
-      else
-        cryptonote::get_blob_hash(ss.str(), res);
+      cryptonote::get_blob_hash(ss.str(), res);
     }
     return true;
   }
@@ -1047,7 +1040,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
 
     // prunable rct
-    hashes[2] = pruned_data_hash;
+    if (t.rct_signatures.type == rct::RCTTypeNull)
+      hashes[2] = crypto::null_hash;
+    else
+      hashes[2] = pruned_data_hash;
 
     // the tx hash is the hash of the 3 hashes
     crypto::hash res = cn_fast_hash(hashes, sizeof(hashes));
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 58acdb6bb..387203cc0 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         catch (const std::exception &e)
         {
           MERROR_VER("Exception in handle_incoming_tx_pre: " << e.what());
+          tvc[i].m_verifivation_failed = true;
           results[i].res = false;
         }
       });
@@ -951,6 +952,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
           catch (const std::exception &e)
           {
             MERROR_VER("Exception in handle_incoming_tx_post: " << e.what());
+            tvc[i].m_verifivation_failed = true;
             results[i].res = false;
           }
         });