diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
index a495498b2f..9f306581f5 100755
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ bool BlockchainLMDB::get_txpool_tx_blob(const crypto::hash& txid, cryptonote::bl
   if (result != 0)
       throw1(DB_ERROR(lmdb_error("Error finding txpool tx blob: ", result).c_str()));
 
+  if (v.mv_size == 0)
+      throw1(DB_ERROR("Error finding txpool tx blob: tx is present, but data is empty"));
+
   bd.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(v.mv_data), v.mv_size);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index af8b9a0c85..c6818a53d1 100755
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1156,7 +1156,13 @@ namespace cryptonote
       tx_info.tvc.m_too_big = true;
       return;
     }
-
+    else if (tx_info.blob->empty())
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("WRONG TRANSACTION BLOB, blob is empty, rejected");
+      tx_info.tvc.m_verifivation_failed = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    
     tx_info.parsed = parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(*tx_info.blob, tx_info.tx, tx_info.tx_hash);
     if(!tx_info.parsed)
     {
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 1eba26babc..fd3432c6d8 100755
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -2646,17 +2646,17 @@ skip:
   bool t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::relay_transactions(NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS::request& arg, cryptonote_connection_context& exclude_context)
   {
     MTRACE("relay_transactions");
-    for(auto& tx_blob : arg.txs)
-      m_core.on_transaction_relayed(tx_blob);
 
     // no check for success, so tell core they're relayed unconditionally and snag a copy of the
     // hash so that we can look up any associated flash data we should include.
+
     std::vector<crypto::hash> relayed_txes;
     relayed_txes.reserve(arg.txs.size());
     for (auto &tx_blob : arg.txs)
-      relayed_txes.push_back(
-          m_core.on_transaction_relayed(tx_blob)
-      );
+  {
+      if (auto hash = m_core.on_transaction_relayed(tx_blob))
+        relayed_txes.push_back(hash);
+  }
 
     // Rebuild arg.flashes from flash data that we have because we don't necessarily have the same
     // flash data that got sent to us (we may have additional flash info, or may have rejected some
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 3028d052c3..f333068c7f 100755
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -3065,9 +3065,21 @@ namespace cryptonote { namespace rpc {
     entry.decommission_count            = info.decommission_count;
     entry.last_decommission_reason_consensus_all      = info.last_decommission_reason_consensus_all;
     entry.last_decommission_reason_consensus_any      = info.last_decommission_reason_consensus_any;
-
-    auto& netconf = m_core.get_net_config();
-    m_core.get_master_node_list().access_proof(mn_info.pubkey, [&entry, &netconf](const auto &proof) {
+    m_core.get_master_node_list().access_proof(mn_info.pubkey, [
+            this, &entry, is_me = (m_core.master_node() && m_core.get_master_keys().pub == mn_info.pubkey)
+    ](const auto &proof) {
+      if (is_me) {
+        entry.master_node_version = BELDEX_VERSION;
+        entry.belnet_version = m_core.belnet_version;
+        entry.storage_server_version = m_core.ss_version;
+        entry.public_ip = epee::string_tools::get_ip_string_from_int32(m_core.mn_public_ip());
+        entry.storage_port = m_core.storage_https_port();
+        entry.storage_lmq_port = m_core.storage_omq_port();
+        entry.quorumnet_port = m_core.quorumnet_port();
+        entry.pubkey_ed25519 = tools::type_to_hex(m_core.get_master_keys().pub_ed25519);
+        entry.pubkey_x25519 = tools::type_to_hex(m_core.get_master_keys().pub_x25519);
+      }
+      else{
         entry.master_node_version     = proof.proof->version;
         entry.belnet_version          = proof.proof->belnet_version;
         entry.storage_server_version   = proof.proof->storage_server_version;
@@ -3077,11 +3089,12 @@ namespace cryptonote { namespace rpc {
         entry.pubkey_ed25519           = proof.proof->pubkey_ed25519 ? tools::type_to_hex(proof.proof->pubkey_ed25519) : "";
         entry.pubkey_x25519            = proof.pubkey_x25519 ? tools::type_to_hex(proof.pubkey_x25519) : "";
         entry.quorumnet_port           = proof.proof->qnet_port;
-
+      } 
         // NOTE: Master Node Testing
         entry.last_uptime_proof                  = proof.timestamp;
         auto system_now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
         auto steady_now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        auto& netconf = m_core.get_net_config();
         entry.storage_server_reachable = !proof.ss_reachable.unreachable_for(netconf.UPTIME_PROOF_VALIDITY - netconf.UPTIME_PROOF_FREQUENCY, steady_now);
         entry.storage_server_first_unreachable = reachable_to_time_t(proof.ss_reachable.first_unreachable, system_now, steady_now);
         entry.storage_server_last_unreachable = reachable_to_time_t(proof.ss_reachable.last_unreachable, system_now, steady_now);