diff --git a/sdk/instance/backend.go b/sdk/instance/backend.go
index 658cc76e0..36690b6f8 100644
--- a/sdk/instance/backend.go
+++ b/sdk/instance/backend.go
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ func (s *Backend) FetchOrCreate(request cosmostypes.Request, serviceHash hash.Ha
 // Get returns the instance that matches given hash.
 func (s *Backend) Get(request cosmostypes.Request, hash hash.Hash) (*instance.Instance, error) {
 	var i *instance.Instance
-	value := request.KVStore(s.storeKey).Get(hash)
+	store := request.KVStore(s.storeKey)
+	if !store.Has(hash) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("instance %q not found", hash)
+	}
+	value := store.Get(hash)
 	return i, codec.UnmarshalBinaryBare(value, &i)
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/runner/backend.go b/sdk/runner/backend.go
index 15dde027e..d16d40fcf 100644
--- a/sdk/runner/backend.go
+++ b/sdk/runner/backend.go
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@ func (s *Backend) Delete(request cosmostypes.Request, msg *msgDeleteRunner) erro
 
 // Get returns the runner that matches given hash.
 func (s *Backend) Get(request cosmostypes.Request, hash hash.Hash) (*runner.Runner, error) {
+	store := request.KVStore(s.storeKey)
+	if !store.Has(hash) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("runner %q not found", hash)
+	}
+	value := store.Get(hash)
 	var run *runner.Runner
-	value := request.KVStore(s.storeKey).Get(hash)
 	return run, codec.UnmarshalBinaryBare(value, &run)
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/service/backend.go b/sdk/service/backend.go
index 9fd0970ba..22ad10073 100644
--- a/sdk/service/backend.go
+++ b/sdk/service/backend.go
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ func (s *Backend) Create(request cosmostypes.Request, msg *msgCreateService) (*s
 // Get returns the service that matches given hash.
 func (s *Backend) Get(request cosmostypes.Request, hash hash.Hash) (*service.Service, error) {
 	var sv *service.Service
-	value := request.KVStore(s.storeKey).Get(hash)
+	store := request.KVStore(s.storeKey)
+	if !store.Has(hash) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("service %q not found", hash)
+	}
+	value := store.Get(hash)
 	return sv, codec.UnmarshalBinaryBare(value, &sv)
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +141,6 @@ func (s *Backend) List(request cosmostypes.Request) ([]*service.Service, error)
 		services []*service.Service
 		iter     = request.KVStore(s.storeKey).Iterator(nil, nil)
 	)
-
 	for iter.Valid() {
 		var sv *service.Service
 		if err := codec.UnmarshalBinaryBare(iter.Value(), &sv); err != nil {