diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index 05246390fe..37e5f87c13 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -292,15 +292,7 @@ func (c *Bor) Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) {
 		add := common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
 		return add, nil
 	}
-
-	add, err := ecrecover(header, c.signatures, c.config)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		add := common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
-		return add, nil
-	} else {
-		return add, nil
-	}
+	return ecrecover(header, c.signatures, c.config)
 }
 
 // VerifyHeader checks whether a header conforms to the consensus rules.
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index ce9b636764..d63e0c37e3 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -214,15 +214,7 @@ func (c *Clique) Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) {
 		add := common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
 		return add, nil
 	}
-
-	add, err := ecrecover(header, c.signatures)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		add := common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
-		return add, nil
-	} else {
-		return add, nil
-	}
+	return ecrecover(header, c.signatures)
 }
 
 // VerifyHeader checks whether a header conforms to the consensus rules.
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 5a5de6bc9d..9f57da33b9 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -819,8 +819,10 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) getAuthor(head *types.Header) (*common.Address, er
 	// get author using Author() function from: /consensus/clique/clique.go
 	// In Production: get author using Author() function from: /consensus/bor/bor.go
 	author, err := s.b.Engine().Author(head)
+	// make sure we don't send error to the user, return 0x0 instead
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		add := common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+		return &add, nil
 	}
 	// change the coinbase (0x0) with the miner address
 	return &author, nil