diff --git a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain.go b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain.go
index 14e3be5f8e..a095fffc1f 100644
--- a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain.go
+++ b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain.go
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ func (ch *chainHelperImpl) getNodeData(hs []common.Hash) ([][]byte, error) {
 
 // getReceipts assembles the response to a receipt query.
 func (ch *chainHelperImpl) getReceipts(hs []common.Hash) ([]types.Receipts, error) {
-	var receipts []types.Receipts
-
+	receipts := make([]types.Receipts, len(hs))
 	for i, hash := range hs {
 		// Retrieve the requested block's receipts
 		results := ch.chain.GetReceiptsByHash(hash)
@@ -177,8 +176,9 @@ func (ch *chainHelperImpl) getReceipts(hs []common.Hash) ([]types.Receipts, erro
 			if header := ch.chain.GetHeaderByHash(hash); header == nil || header.ReceiptHash() != types.EmptyRootHash {
 				continue
 			}
+			return nil, errors.New("invalid hashes to get receipts")
 		}
-		receipts[i] = append(receipts[i], results...)
+		receipts[i] = results
 	}
 	return receipts, nil
 }
diff --git a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain_test.go b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain_test.go
index 8883d7cb5d..3f3f68b889 100644
--- a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain_test.go
+++ b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/chain_test.go
@@ -53,13 +53,28 @@ func (tch *testChainHelper) getNodeData(hs []common.Hash) ([][]byte, error) {
 
 func (tch *testChainHelper) getReceipts(hs []common.Hash) ([]types.Receipts, error) {
 	testReceipts := makeTestReceipts(len(hs), 3)
-	receipts := make([]types.Receipts, len(hs)*3)
+	receipts := make([]types.Receipts, len(hs))
 	for i, _ := range hs {
 		receipts[i] = testReceipts
 	}
 	return receipts, nil
 }
 
+func checkGetReceiptsResult(b []byte, hs []common.Hash) error {
+	var msg = &syncpb.Message{}
+	if err := protobuf.Unmarshal(b, msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	bhResp, err := msg.GetReceiptsResponse()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(hs) != len(bhResp.Receipts) {
+		return errors.New("unexpected size")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func numberToHash(bn uint64) common.Hash {
 	var h common.Hash
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(h[:], bn)
diff --git a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/message/parse.go b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/message/parse.go
index 22e6102204..b20b2f1f1b 100644
--- a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/message/parse.go
+++ b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/message/parse.go
@@ -79,3 +79,19 @@ func (msg *Message) GetBlocksByHashesResponse() (*GetBlocksByHashesResponse, err
 	}
 	return gbResp, nil
 }
+
+// GetReceiptsResponse parse the message to GetReceiptsResponse
+func (msg *Message) GetReceiptsResponse() (*GetReceiptsResponse, error) {
+	resp := msg.GetResp()
+	if resp == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("not response message")
+	}
+	if errResp := resp.GetErrorResponse(); errResp != nil {
+		return nil, &ResponseError{errResp.Error}
+	}
+	grResp := resp.GetGetReceiptsResponse()
+	if grResp == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("not GetGetReceiptsResponse")
+	}
+	return grResp, nil
+}
diff --git a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/stream_test.go b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/stream_test.go
index a9aae57faa..9f134ee133 100644
--- a/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/stream_test.go
+++ b/p2p/stream/protocols/sync/stream_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ var (
 	}
 	testGetBlocksByHashesRequest    = syncpb.MakeGetBlocksByHashesRequest(testGetBlockByHashes)
 	testGetBlocksByHashesRequestMsg = syncpb.MakeMessageFromRequest(testGetBlocksByHashesRequest)
+
+	testGetReceipts = []common.Hash{
+		numberToHash(1),
+		numberToHash(2),
+		numberToHash(3),
+		numberToHash(4),
+		numberToHash(5),
+	}
+	testGetReceiptsRequest    = syncpb.MakeGetReceiptsRequest(testGetReceipts)
+	testGetReceiptsRequestMsg = syncpb.MakeMessageFromRequest(testGetReceiptsRequest)
 )
 
 func TestSyncStream_HandleGetBlocksByRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -126,6 +136,27 @@ func TestSyncStream_HandleGetBlocksByHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSyncStream_HandleGetReceipts(t *testing.T) {
+	st, remoteSt := makeTestSyncStream()
+
+	go st.run()
+	defer close(st.closeC)
+
+	req := testGetReceiptsRequestMsg
+	b, _ := protobuf.Marshal(req)
+	err := remoteSt.WriteBytes(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	receivedBytes, _ := remoteSt.ReadBytes()
+
+	if err := checkGetReceiptsResult(receivedBytes, testGetBlockByHashes); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func makeTestSyncStream() (*syncStream, *testRemoteBaseStream) {
 	localRaw, remoteRaw := makePairP2PStreams()
 	remote := newTestRemoteBaseStream(remoteRaw)