diff --git a/domain/txindex/model.go b/domain/txindex/model.go
index 7ca5f8688..14f2c35d0 100644
--- a/domain/txindex/model.go
+++ b/domain/txindex/model.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package txindex
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 )
 
@@ -10,3 +12,24 @@ type TXAcceptanceChange struct {
 	Added   map[externalapi.DomainTransactionID]*externalapi.DomainHash
 	Removed map[externalapi.DomainTransactionID]*externalapi.DomainHash
 }
+
+// ConvertDomainHashToString converts the given DomainHash to a string
+func ConvertDomainHashToString(blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(blockHash.ByteSlice())
+}
+
+// ConvertStringDomainHashToDomainHash converts the given string to a domainHash
+func ConvertStringToDomainHash(stringDomainHash string) (*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
+	return externalapi.NewDomainHashFromString(stringDomainHash)
+}
+
+// ConvertDomainHashToString converts the given DomainHash to a string
+func ConvertTXIDToString(txID *externalapi.DomainTransactionID) string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(txID.ByteSlice())
+}
+
+// ConvertStringDomainHashToDomainHash converts the given string to a domainHash
+func ConvertStringTXID(stringDomainTransactionID string) (*externalapi.DomainTransactionID, error) {
+	return externalapi.NewDomainTransactionIDFromString(stringDomainTransactionID)
+}
+
diff --git a/domain/txindex/store.go b/domain/txindex/store.go
index 2eea2a846..0c9c02a6e 100644
--- a/domain/txindex/store.go
+++ b/domain/txindex/store.go
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ func (tis *txIndexStore) deleteAll() error {
 }
 
 func (tis *txIndexStore) add(txID externalapi.DomainTransactionID, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	log.Tracef("Adding %s Txs from blockHash %s", txID.String(), blockHash.String())
+	log.Tracef("Adding %s Txs from blockHash %s", txID.String(), ConvertDomainHashToString(blockHash))
 	delete(tis.toRemove, txID) //adding takes precedence
 	tis.toAdd[txID] = blockHash
 }
 
 func (tis *txIndexStore) remove(txID externalapi.DomainTransactionID, blockHash *externalapi.DomainHash) {
-	log.Tracef("Removing %s Txs from blockHash %s", txID.String(), blockHash.String())
+	log.Tracef("Removing %s Txs from blockHash %s", txID.String(), ConvertDomainHashToString(blockHash))
 	if _, found := tis.toAdd[txID]; !found { //adding takes precedence
 		tis.toRemove[txID] = blockHash
 	}
diff --git a/domain/txindex/txindex.go b/domain/txindex/txindex.go
index 9d913403f..ac76028ed 100644
--- a/domain/txindex/txindex.go
+++ b/domain/txindex/txindex.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func (ti *TXIndex) isSynced() (bool, error) {
 
 	txIndexVirtualParents, err := ti.store.getVirtualParents()
 	if err != nil {
+		if database.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
 		return false, err
 	}
 
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ func (ti *TXIndex) addTXIDs(selectedParentChainChanges *externalapi.SelectedChai
 			chainBlockAcceptanceData := chainBlocksAcceptanceData[i]
 			for _, blockAcceptanceData := range chainBlockAcceptanceData {
 				for _, transactionAcceptanceData := range blockAcceptanceData.TransactionAcceptanceData {
-					if transactionAcceptanceData.IsAccepted {
+					if transactionAcceptanceData.IsAccepted && transactionAcceptanceData.Transaction.ID != nil {
 						ti.store.add(*transactionAcceptanceData.Transaction.ID, addedChainBlock)
 					}
 				}
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ func (ti *TXIndex) removeTXIDs(selectedParentChainChanges *externalapi.SelectedC
 			chainBlockAcceptanceData := chainBlocksAcceptanceData[i]
 			for _, blockAcceptanceData := range chainBlockAcceptanceData {
 				for _, transactionAcceptanceData := range blockAcceptanceData.TransactionAcceptanceData {
-					if transactionAcceptanceData.IsAccepted {
+					if transactionAcceptanceData.IsAccepted && transactionAcceptanceData.Transaction.ID != nil{
 						ti.store.remove(*transactionAcceptanceData.Transaction.ID, removedChainBlock)
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/testing/integration/setup_test.go b/testing/integration/setup_test.go
index 4b2823484..bf22729b3 100644
--- a/testing/integration/setup_test.go
+++ b/testing/integration/setup_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type appHarness struct {
 	config                  *config.Config
 	database                database.Database
 	utxoIndex               bool
+	txIndex			bool
 	overrideDAGParams       *dagconfig.Params
 }
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type harnessParams struct {
 	miningAddress           string
 	miningAddressPrivateKey string
 	utxoIndex               bool
+	txIndex			bool
 	overrideDAGParams       *dagconfig.Params
 	protocolVersion         uint32
 }
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ func setupHarness(t *testing.T, params *harnessParams) (harness *appHarness, tea
 		miningAddress:           params.miningAddress,
 		miningAddressPrivateKey: params.miningAddressPrivateKey,
 		utxoIndex:               params.utxoIndex,
+		txIndex:		 params.txIndex,
 		overrideDAGParams:       params.overrideDAGParams,
 	}
 
@@ -100,6 +103,34 @@ func standardSetup(t *testing.T) (appHarness1, appHarness2, appHarness3 *appHarn
 	return harnesses[0], harnesses[1], harnesses[2], teardown
 }
 
+// standardSetupWithTxindex creates a standard setup of 3 appHarnesses, with txindexes.
+func standardSetupWithTxindex(t *testing.T) (appHarness1, appHarness2, appHarness3 *appHarness, teardownFunc func()) {
+	harnesses, teardown := setupHarnesses(t, []*harnessParams{
+		{
+			p2pAddress:              p2pAddress1,
+			rpcAddress:              rpcAddress1,
+			miningAddress:           miningAddress1,
+			miningAddressPrivateKey: miningAddress1PrivateKey,
+			txIndex:		 true,
+		},
+		{
+			p2pAddress:              p2pAddress2,
+			rpcAddress:              rpcAddress2,
+			miningAddress:           miningAddress2,
+			miningAddressPrivateKey: miningAddress2PrivateKey,
+			txIndex:		 true,
+		}, {
+			p2pAddress:              p2pAddress3,
+			rpcAddress:              rpcAddress3,
+			miningAddress:           miningAddress3,
+			miningAddressPrivateKey: miningAddress3PrivateKey,
+
+		},
+	})
+
+	return harnesses[0], harnesses[1], harnesses[2], teardown
+}
+
 func setRPCClient(t *testing.T, harness *appHarness) {
 	var err error
 	harness.rpcClient, err = newTestRPCClient(harness.rpcAddress)