diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/grpc_query.go b/x/auction/keeper/grpc_query.go
index e537594fa9..42a8e7bcf2 100644
--- a/x/auction/keeper/grpc_query.go
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/grpc_query.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/util/coin"
 	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/auction"
@@ -34,17 +36,20 @@ func (q Querier) RewardsAuction(goCtx context.Context, msg *auction.QueryRewards
 	*auction.QueryRewardsAuctionResponse, error,
 ) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
-	bid, id := q.Keeper(&ctx).getRewardsBid(msg.Id)
+	k := q.Keeper(&ctx)
+	rewards, id := k.getRewardsAuction(msg.Id)
+	if rewards == nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "wrong ID")
+	}
 	r := &auction.QueryRewardsAuctionResponse{Id: id}
+	r.Rewards = rewards.Rewards
+	r.EndsAt = rewards.EndsAt
+
+	bid := q.Keeper(&ctx).getRewardsBid(id)
 	if bid != nil {
 		r.Bidder = bid.Bidder
 		r.Bid = coin.UmeeInt(bid.Amount)
 	}
-	rewards, _ := q.Keeper(&ctx).getRewardsAuction(msg.Id)
-	if rewards != nil {
-		r.Rewards = rewards.Rewards
-		r.EndsAt = rewards.EndsAt
-	}
 
 	return r, nil
 }
diff --git a/x/auction/keeper/rewards.go b/x/auction/keeper/rewards.go
index db98d8cbcd..ce7cce0a96 100644
--- a/x/auction/keeper/rewards.go
+++ b/x/auction/keeper/rewards.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (k Keeper) FinalizeRewardsAuction() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	bid, _ := k.getRewardsBid(id)
+	bid := k.getRewardsBid(id)
 	if bid != nil && len(bid.Bidder) != 0 {
 		bidderAccAddr := sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(bid.Bidder)
 		err := k.sendCoins(k.accs.RewardsCollect, bidderAccAddr, a.Rewards)
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ func (k Keeper) rewardsBid(msg *auction.MsgRewardsBid) error {
 	return store.SetValue(k.store, key, &bid, keyMsg)
 }
 
-func (k Keeper) getRewardsBid(id uint32) (*auction.Bid, uint32) {
+func (k Keeper) getRewardsBid(id uint32) *auction.Bid {
 	if id == 0 {
 		id = k.currentRewardsAuctionID()
 	}
 	keyMsg := "auction.rewards.bid"
 	key := k.keyRewardsBid(id)
-	return store.GetValue[*auction.Bid](k.store, key, keyMsg), id
+	return store.GetValue[*auction.Bid](k.store, key, keyMsg)
 }
 
 func (k Keeper) getAllRewardsBids() ([]auction.BidKV, error) {