diff --git a/pkg/core/block/block.go b/pkg/core/block/block.go
index cee27d060..54d88fa31 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block/block.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block/block.go
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ func (b *Block) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 		txes[i] = tx
 	}
 	b.Transactions = txes
+	if br.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	br.Err = b.Verify()
 }