diff --git a/rosetta/services/block.go b/rosetta/services/block.go
index ecc607062..e0803e00f 100644
--- a/rosetta/services/block.go
+++ b/rosetta/services/block.go
@@ -139,9 +139,14 @@ func (s *BlockAPI) BlockTransaction(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	blockHash := ethcommon.HexToHash(request.BlockIdentifier.Hash)
+	blk, rosettaError := getBlock(
+		ctx, s.hmy, &types.PartialBlockIdentifier{Hash: &request.BlockIdentifier.Hash},
+	)
+	if rosettaError != nil {
+		return nil, rosettaError
+	}
 	txHash := ethcommon.HexToHash(request.TransactionIdentifier.Hash)
-	txInfo, rosettaError := s.getTransactionInfo(ctx, blockHash, txHash)
+	txInfo, rosettaError := s.getTransactionInfo(ctx, blk, txHash)
 	if rosettaError != nil {
 		// If no transaction info is found, check for side effect case transaction.
 		response, rosettaError2 := s.sideEffectBlockTransaction(ctx, request)
@@ -173,12 +178,6 @@ func (s *BlockAPI) BlockTransaction(
 				contractInfo.ContractCode = state.GetCode(txInfo.receipt.ContractAddress)
 				contractInfo.ContractAddress = &txInfo.receipt.ContractAddress
 			}
-			blk, rosettaError := getBlock(
-				ctx, s.hmy, &types.PartialBlockIdentifier{Hash: &request.BlockIdentifier.Hash},
-			)
-			if rosettaError != nil {
-				return nil, rosettaError
-			}
 			contractInfo.ExecutionResult, rosettaError = s.getTransactionTrace(ctx, blk, txInfo)
 			if rosettaError != nil {
 				return nil, rosettaError
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ type transactionInfo struct {
 
 // getTransactionInfo given the block hash and transaction hash
 func (s *BlockAPI) getTransactionInfo(
-	ctx context.Context, blockHash, txHash ethcommon.Hash,
+	ctx context.Context, blk *hmytypes.Block, txHash ethcommon.Hash,
 ) (txInfo *transactionInfo, rosettaError *types.Error) {
 	// Look for all of the possible transactions
 	var index uint64
@@ -219,6 +218,8 @@ func (s *BlockAPI) getTransactionInfo(
 	plainTx, _, _, index = rawdb.ReadTransaction(s.hmy.ChainDb(), txHash)
 	if plainTx == nil {
 		stakingTx, _, _, index = rawdb.ReadStakingTransaction(s.hmy.ChainDb(), txHash)
+		// if there both normal and staking transactions, correct index offset.
+		index = index + uint64(blk.Transactions().Len())
 	}
 	cxReceipt, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadCXReceipt(s.hmy.ChainDb(), txHash)
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *BlockAPI) getTransactionInfo(
 	}
 
 	var receipt *hmytypes.Receipt
-	receipts, err := s.hmy.GetReceipts(ctx, blockHash)
+	receipts, err := s.hmy.GetReceipts(ctx, blk.Hash())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, common.NewError(common.CatchAllError, map[string]interface{}{
 			"message": err.Error(),
@@ -235,6 +236,11 @@ func (s *BlockAPI) getTransactionInfo(
 	}
 	if int(index) < len(receipts) {
 		receipt = receipts[index]
+		if cxReceipt == nil && receipt.TxHash != txHash {
+			return nil, common.NewError(common.CatchAllError, map[string]interface{}{
+				"message": "unable to find correct receipt for transaction",
+			})
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Use pool transaction for concise formatting
diff --git a/rosetta/services/block_side_effect.go b/rosetta/services/block_side_effect.go
index 6c0b018eb..0dbf774ef 100644
--- a/rosetta/services/block_side_effect.go
+++ b/rosetta/services/block_side_effect.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func unpackSideEffectTransactionIdentifier(
 	hash := txID.Hash
 	hash = strings.TrimPrefix(hash, "0x")
 	hash = strings.TrimPrefix(hash, "0X")
-	if len(hash) < blockHashStrLen || string(hash[blockHashStrLen]) != "_" ||
+	if len(hash) <= blockHashStrLen || string(hash[blockHashStrLen]) != "_" ||
 		hash[blockHashStrLen+1:] != SideEffectTransactionSuffix {
 		return ethcommon.Hash{}, common.NewError(common.CatchAllError, map[string]interface{}{
 			"message": "unknown side effect transaction ID format",
diff --git a/rosetta/services/tx_operation.go b/rosetta/services/tx_operation.go
index 2224721c0..d43e41efb 100644
--- a/rosetta/services/tx_operation.go
+++ b/rosetta/services/tx_operation.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func getAmountFromCollectRewards(
 	}
 	if amount == nil {
 		return nil, common.NewError(common.CatchAllError, map[string]interface{}{
-			"message": fmt.Sprintf("collect rewards amount not found for %v", senderAddress),
+			"message": fmt.Sprintf("collect rewards amount not found for %v", senderAddress.String()),
 		})
 	}
 	return amount, nil