diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs b/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
index 0e5d35dca..32e9b44b1 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/impls/eth.rs
@@ -321,10 +321,11 @@ impl<C, S, A, M, EM> Eth for EthClient<C, S, A, M, EM>
 	fn work(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 		match params {
 			Params::None => {
+				let client = take_weak!(self.client);
 				// check if we're still syncing and return empty strings int that case
 				{
 					let sync = take_weak!(self.sync);
-					if sync.status().state != SyncState::Idle {
+					if sync.status().state != SyncState::Idle && client.queue_info().is_empty() {
 						return to_value(&(String::new(), String::new(), String::new()));
 					}
 				}