diff --git a/blockindex/sgd.go b/blockindex/sgd.go
index a2e6b6bc23..b94ebb92a5 100644
--- a/blockindex/sgd.go
+++ b/blockindex/sgd.go
@@ -159,10 +159,20 @@ func (sgd *sgdRegistry) DeleteTipBlock(context.Context, *block.Block) error {
 
 // CheckContract checks if the contract is a SGD contract
 func (sgd *sgdRegistry) CheckContract(contract string) (address.Address, uint64, bool) {
-	sgdIndex, err := sgd.GetSGDIndex(contract)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, false
+	var (
+		sgdIndex *indexpb.SGDIndex
+		err      error
+	)
+	//check if the SGDIndex is in cache
+	if v, ok := sgd.kvCache.Get(contract); ok {
+		sgdIndex = v.(*indexpb.SGDIndex)
+	} else {
+		sgdIndex, err = sgd.GetSGDIndex(contract)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, false
+		}
 	}
+
 	addr, err := address.FromString(sgdIndex.Receiver)
 	if err != nil {
 		// if the receiver is no set or invalid
@@ -174,10 +184,6 @@ func (sgd *sgdRegistry) CheckContract(contract string) (address.Address, uint64,
 
 // GetSGDIndex returns the SGDIndex of the contract
 func (sgd *sgdRegistry) GetSGDIndex(contract string) (*indexpb.SGDIndex, error) {
-	//check if the SGDIndex is in cache
-	if v, ok := sgd.kvCache.Get(contract); ok {
-		return v.(*indexpb.SGDIndex), nil
-	}
 	//if not in cache, get it from db
 	buf, err := sgd.kvStore.Get(_sgdBucket, []byte(contract))
 	if err != nil {