diff --git a/blockdag/indexers/txindex.go b/blockdag/indexers/txindex.go
index ee4cd4d36..5d9e4169d 100644
--- a/blockdag/indexers/txindex.go
+++ b/blockdag/indexers/txindex.go
@@ -544,16 +544,16 @@ func dbFetchTxAcceptingBlock(dbTx database.Tx, txID *daghash.TxID, dag *blockdag
 	if bucket == nil {
 		return nil, database.Error{
 			ErrorCode: database.ErrCorruption,
-			Description: fmt.Sprintf("No accepting blocks "+
-				"were found for %s", txID),
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("No accepting blocks bucket "+
+				"exists for %s", txID),
 		}
 	}
 	cursor := bucket.Cursor()
 	if !cursor.First() {
 		return nil, database.Error{
 			ErrorCode: database.ErrCorruption,
-			Description: fmt.Sprintf("No accepting blocks "+
-				"were found for %s", txID),
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("Accepting blocks bucket is "+
+				"empty for %s", txID),
 		}
 	}
 	for ; cursor.Key() != nil; cursor.Next() {
diff --git a/server/rpc/rpcserver.go b/server/rpc/rpcserver.go
index d016d8f2a..5db6a7951 100644
--- a/server/rpc/rpcserver.go
+++ b/server/rpc/rpcserver.go
@@ -3303,7 +3303,10 @@ func handleSearchRawTransactions(s *Server, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan st
 			result.BlockHash = blkHashStr
 		}
 
-		if s.cfg.TxIndex != nil {
+		// rtx.tx is only set when the transaction was retrieved from the mempool
+		result.IsInMempool = rtx.tx != nil
+
+		if s.cfg.TxIndex != nil && !result.IsInMempool {
 			confirmations, err := txConfirmations(s, mtx.TxID())
 			if err != nil {
 				context := "Failed to obtain block confirmations"
@@ -3311,9 +3314,6 @@ func handleSearchRawTransactions(s *Server, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan st
 			}
 			result.Confirmations = &confirmations
 		}
-
-		// rtx.tx is only set when the transaction was retrieved from the mempool
-		result.IsInMempool = rtx.tx != nil
 	}
 
 	return srtList, nil