diff --git a/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks.go b/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks.go
index 2bb8b0834..eb45fab01 100644
--- a/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks.go
+++ b/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_blocks.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func HandleGetBlocks(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, request appm
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if !blockInfo.Exists || blockInfo.BlockStatus == externalapi.StatusInvalid {
+		if !blockInfo.HasHeader() {
 			return &appmessage.GetBlocksResponseMessage{
 				Error: appmessage.RPCErrorf("Could not find lowHash %s", getBlocksRequest.LowHash),
 			}, nil