diff --git a/consensus/ethash/sealer.go b/consensus/ethash/sealer.go
index 770b8b0d9f..2fb0dc48ea 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/sealer.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/sealer.go
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ var (
 // the block's difficulty requirements.
 func (ethash *Ethash) Seal(chain consensus.ChainReader, block *types.Block, results chan<- *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) error {
 	// If we're running a fake PoW, simply return a 0 nonce immediately
-	if len(block.Transactions()) == 0 {
-		log.Info("Sealing paused, waiting for transactions")
-		return nil
-	}
+	// if len(block.Transactions()) == 0 {
+	// 	log.Info("Sealing paused, waiting for transactions")
+	// 	return nil
+	// }
 	if ethash.config.PowMode == ModeFake || ethash.config.PowMode == ModeFullFake {
 		header := block.Header()
 		header.Nonce, header.MixDigest = types.BlockNonce{}, common.Hash{}
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) mine(block *types.Block, id int, seed uint64, abort chan s
 		attempts = int64(0)
 		nonce    = seed
 	)
+	   if len(block.Transactions()) < 1 {
+
+        log.Info(“No txs”)
+        return
+    }
 	logger := log.New("miner", id)
 	logger.Trace("Started ethash search for new nonces", "seed", seed)
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