diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/PendingStateAdapter.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/PendingStateAdapter.java
index 0202db88f62..d0563c11b4f 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/PendingStateAdapter.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/PendingStateAdapter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public List<TransactionAdapter> getTransactions() {
     return transactionPool.getPendingTransactions().stream()
         .map(PendingTransaction::getTransaction)
         .map(TransactionWithMetadata::new)
-        .map(TransactionAdapter::new)
+        .map(tx -> new TransactionAdapter(tx, null))
         .toList();
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/TransactionAdapter.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/TransactionAdapter.java
index ced0d24882b..c7b1154863c 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/TransactionAdapter.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/graphql/internal/pojoadapter/TransactionAdapter.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ public TransactionAdapter(final @Nonnull TransactionWithMetadata transactionWith
 
   public TransactionAdapter(
       final @Nonnull TransactionWithMetadata transactionWithMetadata,
-      final @Nonnull TransactionReceiptWithMetadata transactionReceiptWithMetadata) {
+      final @Nullable TransactionReceiptWithMetadata transactionReceiptWithMetadata) {
     this.transactionWithMetadata = transactionWithMetadata;
-    this.transactionReceiptWithMetadata = Optional.of(transactionReceiptWithMetadata);
+    this.transactionReceiptWithMetadata = Optional.ofNullable(transactionReceiptWithMetadata);
   }
 
   private Optional<TransactionReceiptWithMetadata> getReceipt(