diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 992cba53768..e9bc7094ff1 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (n *Node) GetKeyValuePairs(address string, options api.AccountQueryOptions,
 	}
 
 	if check.IfNil(userAccount.DataTrie()) {
-		return map[string]string{}, api.BlockInfo{}, nil
+		return map[string]string{}, blockInfo, nil
 	}
 
 	mapToReturn, err := n.getKeys(userAccount, ctx)
@@ -962,6 +962,10 @@ func (n *Node) GetAccountWithKeys(address string, options api.AccountQueryOption
 
 	var keys map[string]string
 	if options.WithKeys {
+		if accInfo.account == nil || accInfo.account.DataTrie() == nil {
+			return accInfo.accountResponse, accInfo.block, nil
+		}
+
 		keys, err = n.getKeys(accInfo.account, ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return api.AccountResponse{}, api.BlockInfo{}, err
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index d2c19011830..5982c2d4383 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -3536,6 +3536,54 @@ func TestNode_GetAccountAccountWithKeysShouldWork(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, hex.EncodeToString(v2), recovAccnt.Pairs[hex.EncodeToString(k2)])
 }
 
+func TestNode_GetAccountAccountWithKeysNeverUsedAccountShouldWork(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	accDB := &stateMock.AccountsStub{
+		GetAccountWithBlockInfoCalled: func(address []byte, options common.RootHashHolder) (vmcommon.AccountHandler, common.BlockInfo, error) {
+			return nil, nil, nil
+		},
+		RecreateTrieCalled: func(options common.RootHashHolder) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	n := getNodeWithAccount(accDB)
+
+	recovAccnt, blockInfo, err := n.GetAccountWithKeys(testscommon.TestAddressBob, api.AccountQueryOptions{WithKeys: true}, context.Background())
+
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), recovAccnt.Nonce)
+	require.Equal(t, testscommon.TestAddressBob, recovAccnt.Address)
+	require.Equal(t, api.BlockInfo{}, blockInfo)
+}
+
+func TestNode_GetAccountAccountWithKeysNilDataTrieShouldWork(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	accnt := createAcc(testscommon.TestPubKeyBob)
+	accnt.SetDataTrie(nil)
+	_ = accnt.AddToBalance(big.NewInt(1))
+
+	accDB := &stateMock.AccountsStub{
+		GetAccountWithBlockInfoCalled: func(address []byte, options common.RootHashHolder) (vmcommon.AccountHandler, common.BlockInfo, error) {
+			return accnt, nil, nil
+		},
+		RecreateTrieCalled: func(options common.RootHashHolder) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	n := getNodeWithAccount(accDB)
+
+	recovAccnt, blockInfo, err := n.GetAccountWithKeys(testscommon.TestAddressBob, api.AccountQueryOptions{WithKeys: true}, context.Background())
+
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), recovAccnt.Nonce)
+	require.Equal(t, testscommon.TestAddressBob, recovAccnt.Address)
+	require.Equal(t, api.BlockInfo{}, blockInfo)
+}
+
 func getNodeWithAccount(accDB *stateMock.AccountsStub) *node.Node {
 	coreComponents := getDefaultCoreComponents()
 	dataComponents := getDefaultDataComponents()