diff --git a/silkworm/rpc/commands/debug_api.cpp b/silkworm/rpc/commands/debug_api.cpp
index a64ab4148d..09a39c5f32 100644
--- a/silkworm/rpc/commands/debug_api.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/rpc/commands/debug_api.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ Task<void> DebugRpcApi::handle_debug_storage_range_at(const nlohmann::json& requ
             result["nextKey"] = "0x" + silkworm::to_hex(next_key);
         }
 
+        reply = make_json_content(request, result);
+    } catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
+        nlohmann::json result = {{"storage", nullptr}, {"nextKey", nullptr}};
         reply = make_json_content(request, result);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         SILK_ERROR << "exception: " << e.what() << " processing request: " << request.dump();
diff --git a/silkworm/rpc/commands/eth_api.cpp b/silkworm/rpc/commands/eth_api.cpp
index c74b36a0d0..2e0ce2b0c4 100644
--- a/silkworm/rpc/commands/eth_api.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/rpc/commands/eth_api.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Task<void> EthereumRpcApi::handle_eth_get_block_transaction_count_by_hash(const
             reply = make_json_content(request, nullptr);
         }
     } catch (const std::invalid_argument& iv) {
-        reply = make_json_content(request, 0x0);
+        reply = make_json_content(request, nullptr);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         SILK_ERROR << "exception: " << e.what() << " processing request: " << request.dump();
         reply = make_json_error(request, kInternalError, e.what());
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Task<void> EthereumRpcApi::handle_eth_get_block_transaction_count_by_number(cons
             reply = make_json_content(request, nullptr);
         }
     } catch (const std::invalid_argument& iv) {
-        reply = make_json_content(request, 0x0);
+        reply = make_json_content(request, nullptr);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         SILK_ERROR << "exception: " << e.what() << " processing request: " << request.dump();
         reply = make_json_error(request, kInternalError, e.what());
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ Task<void> EthereumRpcApi::handle_eth_estimate_gas(const nlohmann::json& request
         const auto estimated_gas = co_await estimate_gas_oracle.estimate_gas(call, latest_block, block_number_for_gas_limit);
 
         reply = make_json_content(request, to_quantity(estimated_gas));
+    } catch (const std::invalid_argument& iv) {
+        reply = make_json_content(request, to_quantity(0));
     } catch (const rpc::EstimateGasException& e) {
         SILK_ERROR << "EstimateGasException: code: " << e.error_code() << " message: " << e.message() << " processing request: " << request.dump();
         if (e.data().empty()) {
diff --git a/silkworm/rpc/core/evm_trace.cpp b/silkworm/rpc/core/evm_trace.cpp
index 3a48f529f2..6bc5ac2f10 100644
--- a/silkworm/rpc/core/evm_trace.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/rpc/core/evm_trace.cpp
@@ -1775,7 +1775,12 @@ Task<void> TraceCallExecutor::trace_filter(const TraceFilter& trace_filter, cons
     filter.count = trace_filter.count;
 
     auto block_number = trace_filter.from_block.number();
-    auto block_with_hash = co_await core::read_block_by_number_or_hash(block_cache_, storage, tx_, trace_filter.from_block);
+    std::shared_ptr<BlockWithHash> block_with_hash;
+    try {
+        block_with_hash = co_await core::read_block_by_number_or_hash(block_cache_, storage, tx_, trace_filter.from_block);
+    } catch (const std::invalid_argument& iv) {
+        block_with_hash = nullptr;
+    }
 
     while (block_number <= trace_filter.to_block.number()) {
         if (!block_with_hash) {
@@ -1798,7 +1803,11 @@ Task<void> TraceCallExecutor::trace_filter(const TraceFilter& trace_filter, cons
         }
 
         block_number++;
-        block_with_hash = co_await core::read_block_by_number(block_cache_, storage, block_number);
+        try {
+            block_with_hash = co_await core::read_block_by_number(block_cache_, storage, block_number);
+        } catch (const std::invalid_argument& iv) {
+            block_with_hash = nullptr;
+        }
     }
 
     stream.close_array();