diff --git a/eth/api_debug.go b/eth/api_debug.go
index ef47cac833..dc9f568146 100644
--- a/eth/api_debug.go
+++ b/eth/api_debug.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (api *DebugAPI) StorageRangeAt(ctx context.Context, blockNrOrHash rpc.Block
 
 func storageRangeAt(statedb *state.StateDB, root common.Hash, address common.Address, start []byte, maxResult int) (StorageRangeResult, error) {
 	storageRoot := statedb.GetStorageRoot(address)
-	if storageRoot == types.EmptyRootHash {
+	if storageRoot == types.EmptyRootHash || storageRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
 		return StorageRangeResult{}, nil // empty storage
 	}
 	id := trie.StorageTrieID(root, crypto.Keccak256Hash(address.Bytes()), storageRoot)
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 896c71642d..38a7924124 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func (s *BlockChainAPI) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, st
 
 	if len(keys) > 0 {
 		var storageTrie state.Trie
-		if storageRoot != types.EmptyRootHash {
+		if storageRoot != types.EmptyRootHash && storageRoot != (common.Hash{}) {
 			id := trie.StorageTrieID(header.Root, crypto.Keccak256Hash(address.Bytes()), storageRoot)
 			st, err := trie.NewStateTrie(id, statedb.Database().TrieDB())
 			if err != nil {