diff --git a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt.ex b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt.ex
index 69975bf08f..0649d5ad0c 100644
--- a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt.ex
+++ b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt.ex
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPC.Receipt do
   defp elixir_reducer({:ok, {_, _}}, {:error, _reasons} = acc_error), do: acc_error
   defp elixir_reducer({:error, reason}, {:ok, _}), do: {:error, [reason]}
   defp elixir_reducer({:error, reason}, {:error, reasons}), do: {:error, [reason | reasons]}
+  defp elixir_reducer(:ignore, acc), do: acc
 
   defp ok!({:ok, elixir}, _receipt), do: elixir
 
@@ -327,6 +328,8 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPC.Receipt do
     case status do
       "0x0" -> {:ok, {key, :error}}
       "0x1" -> {:ok, {key, :ok}}
+      # pre-Byzantium / Ethereum Classic on Parity
+      nil -> :ignore
       other -> {:error, {:unknown_value, %{key: key, value: other}}}
     end
   end
diff --git a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt_test.exs b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt_test.exs
index 60e80282d5..b54b2ae984 100644
--- a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt_test.exs
+++ b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc/receipt_test.exs
@@ -43,5 +43,10 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPC.ReceiptTest do
                      })
                    end
     end
+
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/issues/638
+    test ~s|"status" => nil is treated the same as no status| do
+      assert Receipt.to_elixir(%{"status" => nil, "transactionHash" => "0x0"}) == %{"transactionHash" => "0x0"}
+    end
   end
 end