diff --git a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/NodeController.cs b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/NodeController.cs
index 79544a06ad..2bd7edced2 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/NodeController.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/NodeController.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ public IActionResult Status()
                 ProcessId = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id,
                 Network = this.fullNode.Network.Name,
                 ConsensusHeight = this.chainState.ConsensusTip?.Height,
-                HeaderHeight = this.consensusManager.HeaderTip,
                 DataDirectoryPath = this.nodeSettings.DataDir,
                 Testnet = this.network.IsTest(),
                 RelayFee = this.nodeSettings.MinRelayTxFeeRate?.FeePerK?.ToUnit(MoneyUnit.BTC) ?? 0,
@@ -167,6 +166,16 @@ public IActionResult Status()
                 InIbd = this.initialBlockDownloadState.IsInitialBlockDownload()
             };
 
+            try
+            {
+                model.HeaderHeight = this.consensusManager.HeaderTip;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // It is possible that consensus manager has not yet initialized when calling this.
+                model.HeaderHeight = 0;
+            }
+
             // Add the list of features that are enabled.
             foreach (IFullNodeFeature feature in this.fullNode.Services.Features)
             {
diff --git a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/PoAMiner.cs b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/PoAMiner.cs
index 25b9f0d8cd..4c2ee2fecd 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/PoAMiner.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/PoAMiner.cs
@@ -454,8 +454,6 @@ private void AddComponentStats(StringBuilder log)
             if (timeHeader < currentHeader.Header.Time)
                 timeHeader += this.network.ConsensusOptions.TargetSpacingSeconds;
 
-            this.miningStatistics = new MiningStatisticsModel();
-
             // Iterate mining slots.
             for (int i = 0; i < maxDepth; i++)
             {