diff --git a/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.ColdStaking/ColdStakingManager.cs b/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.ColdStaking/ColdStakingManager.cs
index 049aa0ec9..31853eb60 100644
--- a/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.ColdStaking/ColdStakingManager.cs
+++ b/src/Features/Blockcore.Features.ColdStaking/ColdStakingManager.cs
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ public override bool ProcessTransaction(Transaction transaction, int? blockHeigh
                 if (script.IsUnspendable)
                 {
                     var data = TxNullDataTemplate.Instance.ExtractScriptPubKeyParameters(script);
-                    if (data.Length == 1)
+                    if (data != null && data.Length == 1)
                     {
                         if (data[0].Length == 40)
                         {