diff --git a/core/rawdb/chain_iterator.go b/core/rawdb/chain_iterator.go
index 03bebfcaaa..4f52a27e48 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/chain_iterator.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/chain_iterator.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func InitDatabaseFromFreezer(db ctxcdb.Database) {
 type blockTxHashes struct {
 	number uint64
 	hashes []common.Hash
+	err    error
 }
 
 // iterateTransactions iterates over all transactions in the (canon) block
@@ -143,17 +144,22 @@ func iterateTransactions(db ctxcdb.Database, from uint64, to uint64, reverse boo
 		}()
 		for data := range rlpCh {
 			var body types.Body
+			var result *blockTxHashes
 			if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data.rlp, &body); err != nil {
 				log.Warn("Failed to decode block body", "block", data.number, "error", err)
-				return
-			}
-			var hashes []common.Hash
-			for _, tx := range body.Transactions {
-				hashes = append(hashes, tx.Hash())
-			}
-			result := &blockTxHashes{
-				hashes: hashes,
-				number: data.number,
+				result = &blockTxHashes{
+					number: data.number,
+					err:    err,
+				}
+			} else {
+				var hashes []common.Hash
+				for _, tx := range body.Transactions {
+					hashes = append(hashes, tx.Hash())
+				}
+				result = &blockTxHashes{
+					hashes: hashes,
+					number: data.number,
+				}
 			}
 			// Feed the block to the aggregator, or abort on interrupt
 			select {
@@ -213,6 +219,10 @@ func indexTransactions(db ctxcdb.Database, from uint64, to uint64, interrupt cha
 			// Next block available, pop it off and index it
 			delivery := queue.PopItem()
 			lastNum = delivery.number
+			if delivery.err != nil {
+				log.Warn("Skipping tx indexing for block with missing/corrupt body", "block", delivery.number, "error", delivery.err)
+				continue
+			}
 			WriteTxLookupEntries(batch, delivery.number, delivery.hashes)
 			blocks++
 			txs += len(delivery.hashes)
@@ -306,6 +316,10 @@ func unindexTransactions(db ctxcdb.Database, from uint64, to uint64, interrupt c
 			}
 			delivery := queue.PopItem()
 			nextNum = delivery.number + 1
+			if delivery.err != nil {
+				log.Warn("Skipping tx unindexing for block with missing/corrupt body", "block", delivery.number, "error", delivery.err)
+				continue
+			}
 			DeleteTxLookupEntries(batch, delivery.hashes)
 			txs += len(delivery.hashes)
 			blocks++