diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go b/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
index bd17d5c5..92cb8fa5 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
@@ -497,11 +497,10 @@ func (e *PublicAPI) GetTransactionByHash(hash common.Hash) (*rpctypes.RPCTransac
 
 	res, err := e.GetTxByEthHash(hash)
 	if err != nil {
-		e.logger.Debug("tx not found", "hash", hash.Hex(), "error", err.Error())
-
 		// try to find tx in mempool
 		txs, err := e.backend.PendingTransactions()
 		if err != nil {
+			e.logger.Debug("tx not found", "hash", hash.Hex(), "error", err.Error())
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 
@@ -512,18 +511,23 @@ func (e *PublicAPI) GetTransactionByHash(hash common.Hash) (*rpctypes.RPCTransac
 				continue
 			}
 
-			rpctx, err := rpctypes.NewTransactionFromMsg(
-				msg,
-				common.Hash{},
-				uint64(0),
-				uint64(0),
-				e.chainIDEpoch,
-			)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+			if msg.Hash == hash.Hex() {
+				rpctx, err := rpctypes.NewTransactionFromMsg(
+					msg,
+					common.Hash{},
+					uint64(0),
+					uint64(0),
+					e.chainIDEpoch,
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				return rpctx, nil
 			}
-			return rpctx, nil
 		}
+
+		e.logger.Debug("tx not found", "hash", hash.Hex())
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	resBlock, err := e.clientCtx.Client.Block(e.ctx, &res.Height)
diff --git a/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go b/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
index 1645f382..76e9fba5 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
+++ b/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ func TestEth_Pending_GetTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEth_Pending_GetTransactionByHash(t *testing.T) {
+	// negative case, check that it returns empty.
+	rpcRes := Call(t, "eth_getTransactionByHash", []interface{}{"0xec5fa15e1368d6ac314f9f64118c5794f076f63c02e66f97ea5fe1de761a8973"})
+	require.Nil(t, rpcRes.Result)
+
+	// create a transaction.
 	data := "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"
 	param := make([]map[string]string, 1)
 	param[0] = make(map[string]string)
@@ -277,7 +282,7 @@ func TestEth_Pending_GetTransactionByHash(t *testing.T) {
 	err := txHash.UnmarshalJSON(txRes.Result)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	rpcRes := Call(t, "eth_getTransactionByHash", []interface{}{txHash})
+	rpcRes = Call(t, "eth_getTransactionByHash", []interface{}{txHash})
 	var pendingBlockTx map[string]interface{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(rpcRes.Result, &pendingBlockTx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)