diff --git a/pkg/eth/api_test.go b/pkg/eth/api_test.go
index 70e3c4c8..076a7693 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/api_test.go
@@ -965,9 +965,10 @@ var _ = Describe("API", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(code).To(Equal((hexutil.Bytes)(test_helpers.ContractCode)))
 		})
-		It("Throws an error for an account it cannot find the code for", func() {
-			_, err := api.GetCode(ctx, randomAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithHash(blockHash, true))
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		It("Returns `nil` for an account it cannot find the code for", func() {
+			code, err := api.GetCode(ctx, randomAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithHash(blockHash, true))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(code).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go b/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
index 79784951..2afc0d07 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
@@ -409,13 +409,15 @@ var _ = Describe("eth state reading tests", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(code).To(Equal((hexutil.Bytes)(test_helpers.ContractCode)))
 		})
-		It("Throws an error for an account it cannot find the code for", func() {
-			_, err := api.GetCode(ctx, randomAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithHash(blocks[3].Hash(), true))
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		It("Returns `nil` for an account it cannot find the code for", func() {
+			code, err := api.GetCode(ctx, randomAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithHash(blocks[3].Hash(), true))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(code).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
-		It("Throws an error for a contract that doesn't exist at this hieght", func() {
-			_, err := api.GetCode(ctx, test_helpers.ContractAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithNumber(0))
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		It("Returns `nil`  for a contract that doesn't exist at this height", func() {
+			code, err := api.GetCode(ctx, test_helpers.ContractAddr, rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithNumber(0))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(code).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/integration_test.go b/test/integration_test.go
index f434110a..ba4b41ce 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration_test.go
@@ -204,7 +204,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration test", func() {
 
 			ipldCode, err := ipldClient.CodeAt(ctx, common.HexToAddress(contract.Address), nil)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(gethCode).To(Equal(ipldCode))
+		})
+		It("gets code of contract that doesn't exist at this height", func() {
+			gethCode, err := gethClient.CodeAt(ctx, common.HexToAddress(contract.Address), big.NewInt(int64(contract.BlockNumber-1)))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
+			ipldCode, err := ipldClient.CodeAt(ctx, common.HexToAddress(contract.Address), big.NewInt(int64(contract.BlockNumber-1)))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(gethCode).To(BeEmpty())
 			Expect(gethCode).To(Equal(ipldCode))
 		})
 	})