From fdadde2466b74ef400b179347d4ce3727f9dc19c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius van der Wijden <m.vanderwijden@live.de>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:45:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] eth/catalyst: don't panic

---
 eth/catalyst/api.go | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index 1c5390e7e3..65b0aca08e 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetBlobsV2(hashes []common.Hash) ([]*engine.BlobAndProo
 			// already filled
 			continue
 		}
+		if sidecar == nil {
+			// not found, return empty response
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		if len(sidecar.Blobs) != len(sidecar.Proofs)*kzg4844.CellProofsPerBlob {
 			return nil, errors.New("NORMAL PROOFS IN GETBLOBSV2, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN, PLEASE REPORT")
 		}