diff --git a/process/factory/sovereignTxNotarizationChecker.go b/process/factory/sovereignTxNotarizationChecker.go
index c61c78da..9712861e 100644
--- a/process/factory/sovereignTxNotarizationChecker.go
+++ b/process/factory/sovereignTxNotarizationChecker.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func NewSovereignTxNotarizationChecker() *sovereignTxNotarizationChecker {
 	return &sovereignTxNotarizationChecker{}
 }
 
-// IsNotarized returns if tx is notarized
+// IsNotarized returns true
 func (stnc *sovereignTxNotarizationChecker) IsNotarized(_ transaction.ApiTransactionResult) bool {
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/process/factory/txNotarizationChecker_test.go b/process/factory/txNotarizationChecker_test.go
index 7e26136f..928e03fa 100644
--- a/process/factory/txNotarizationChecker_test.go
+++ b/process/factory/txNotarizationChecker_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,18 @@ func TestTxNotarizationChecker(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTxNotarizationChecker_IsNotarized(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	tnc := NewTxNotarizationChecker()
-	tx := transaction.ApiTransactionResult{
-		NotarizedAtSourceInMetaNonce:      1,
-		NotarizedAtDestinationInMetaNonce: 1,
-	}
-	isNotarized := tnc.IsNotarized(tx)
-	require.True(t, isNotarized)
+	t.Run("tx is notarized, should work", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tnc := NewTxNotarizationChecker()
+		tx := transaction.ApiTransactionResult{
+			NotarizedAtSourceInMetaNonce:      1,
+			NotarizedAtDestinationInMetaNonce: 1,
+		}
+		isNotarized := tnc.IsNotarized(tx)
+		require.True(t, isNotarized)
+	})
+	t.Run("tx is not notarized, should work", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tnc := NewTxNotarizationChecker()
+		isNotarized := tnc.IsNotarized(transaction.ApiTransactionResult{})
+		require.False(t, isNotarized)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/process/interface.go b/process/interface.go
index 602e62bd..7e5681f2 100644
--- a/process/interface.go
+++ b/process/interface.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data/transaction"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data/vm"
 	crypto "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go"
+
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-proxy-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-proxy-go/data"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-proxy-go/observer"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ type HttpClient interface {
 	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 }
 
-// TxNotarizationCheckerHandler defines a TxNotarizationCheckerHandler behavior
+// TxNotarizationCheckerHandler defines what tx notarization checked should do
 type TxNotarizationCheckerHandler interface {
 	IsNotarized(tx transaction.ApiTransactionResult) bool
 	IsInterfaceNil() bool
diff --git a/process/transactionProcessor.go b/process/transactionProcessor.go
index be586473..4c854b7d 100644
--- a/process/transactionProcessor.go
+++ b/process/transactionProcessor.go
@@ -588,8 +588,7 @@ func checkIfCompleted(logs []*transaction.ApiLogs) bool {
 }
 
 func (tp *TransactionProcessor) checkIfMoveBalanceNotarized(tx *transaction.ApiTransactionResult) bool {
-	isNotarized := tp.txNotarizationChecker.IsNotarized(*tx)
-	if !isNotarized {
+	if !tp.txNotarizationChecker.IsNotarized(*tx) {
 		return false
 	}
 	isMoveBalance := tx.ProcessingTypeOnSource == moveBalanceDescriptor && tx.ProcessingTypeOnDestination == moveBalanceDescriptor