diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index 0df9e2dc6..2ffb85e3b 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/params"
 )
 
+// Beacon chain block 1213181 is a one-off block with empty receipts which is expected to be non-empty.
+const beaconBadBlock = 1213181
+
 // BlockValidator is responsible for validating block headers, uncles and
 // processed state.
 //
@@ -93,14 +96,16 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) ValidateState(block *types.Block, statedb *state.DB, re
 	// Validate the received block's bloom with the one derived from the generated receipts.
 	// For valid blocks this should always validate to true.
 	rbloom := types.CreateBloom(receipts)
-	// Beacon chain block 1213181 is a one-off block with empty bloom which is expected to be non-empty.
+	// Beacon chain block 1213181 is a one-off block with empty receipts which is expected to be non-empty.
 	// Skip the validation for it to avoid failure.
-	if rbloom != header.Bloom() && (block.NumberU64() != 1213181 || block.ShardID() != 0) {
+	if rbloom != header.Bloom() && (block.NumberU64() != beaconBadBlock || block.ShardID() != 0) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid bloom (remote: %x  local: %x)", header.Bloom(), rbloom)
 	}
 	// Tre receipt Trie's root (R = (Tr [[H1, R1], ... [Hn, R1]]))
 	receiptSha := types.DeriveSha(receipts)
-	if receiptSha != header.ReceiptHash() {
+	// Beacon chain block 1213181 is a one-off block with empty receipts which is expected to be non-empty.
+	// Skip the validation for it to avoid failure.
+	if receiptSha != header.ReceiptHash() && (block.NumberU64() != beaconBadBlock || block.ShardID() != 0) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid receipt root hash (remote: %x local: %x)", header.ReceiptHash(), receiptSha)
 	}