diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index a303b5d3ef..aa1ef14a78 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ Value getblock(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
     CBlock block;
     CBlockIndex* pblockindex = mapBlockIndex[hash];
-    ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex);
+
+    if(!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex))
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Can't read block from disk");
 
     if (!fVerbose)
     {