diff --git a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
index b9b7b3aff..526d4889e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
@@ -426,25 +426,32 @@ class Blocks {
         return returnBlocks;
       }
 
+      if (currentHeight === 0 && Common.indexingEnabled()) {
+        currentHeight = await blocksRepository.$mostRecentBlockHeight();
+      }
+
       // Check if block height exist in local cache to skip the hash lookup
       const blockByHeight = this.getBlocks().find((b) => b.height === currentHeight);
       let startFromHash: string | null = null;
       if (blockByHeight) {
         startFromHash = blockByHeight.id;
-      } else {
+      } else if (!Common.indexingEnabled()) {
         startFromHash = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHash(currentHeight);
       }
 
       let nextHash = startFromHash;
       for (let i = 0; i < limit && currentHeight >= 0; i++) {
         let block = this.getBlocks().find((b) => b.height === currentHeight);
-        if (!block && Common.indexingEnabled()) {
+        if (block) {
+          returnBlocks.push(block);
+        } else if (Common.indexingEnabled()) {
           block = await this.$indexBlock(currentHeight);
-        } else if (!block) {
+          returnBlocks.push(block);
+        } else if (nextHash != null) {
           block = prepareBlock(await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(nextHash));
+          nextHash = block.previousblockhash;
+          returnBlocks.push(block);
         }
-        returnBlocks.push(block);
-        nextHash = block.previousblockhash;
         currentHeight--;
       }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/mining.ts b/backend/src/api/mining.ts
index 7e7008351..be786db42 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mining.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mining.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ class Mining {
     poolsStatistics['blockCount'] = blockCount;
 
     const totalBlock24h: number = await BlocksRepository.$blockCount(null, '24h');
-    const lastBlockHashrate = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs(totalBlock24h);
-    poolsStatistics['lastEstimatedHashrate'] = lastBlockHashrate;
+
+    try {
+      poolsStatistics['lastEstimatedHashrate'] = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs(totalBlock24h);
+    } catch (e) {
+      poolsStatistics['lastEstimatedHashrate'] = 0;
+      logger.debug('Bitcoin Core is not available, using zeroed value for current hashrate');
+    }
 
     return poolsStatistics;
   }
@@ -118,7 +123,12 @@ class Mining {
     const blockCount1w: number = await BlocksRepository.$blockCount(pool.id, '1w');
     const totalBlock1w: number = await BlocksRepository.$blockCount(null, '1w');
 
-    const currentEstimatedkHashrate = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs(totalBlock24h);
+    let currentEstimatedHashrate = 0;
+    try {
+      currentEstimatedHashrate = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs(totalBlock24h);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.debug('Bitcoin Core is not available, using zeroed value for current hashrate');
+    }
 
     return {
       pool: pool,
@@ -132,7 +142,7 @@ class Mining {
         '24h': blockCount24h / totalBlock24h,
         '1w': blockCount1w / totalBlock1w,
       },
-      estimatedHashrate: currentEstimatedkHashrate * (blockCount24h / totalBlock24h),
+      estimatedHashrate: currentEstimatedHashrate * (blockCount24h / totalBlock24h),
       reportedHashrate: null,
     };
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/repositories/BlocksRepository.ts b/backend/src/repositories/BlocksRepository.ts
index dcd5b48d1..4fd5511af 100644
--- a/backend/src/repositories/BlocksRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/repositories/BlocksRepository.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ class BlocksRepository {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return most recent block height
+   */
+  public async $mostRecentBlockHeight(): Promise<number> {
+    try {
+      const [row] = await DB.query('SELECT MAX(height) as maxHeight from blocks');
+      return row[0]['maxHeight'];
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.err(`Cannot count blocks for this pool (using offset). Reason: ` + (e instanceof Error ? e.message : e));
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get blocks count for a period
    */
diff --git a/backend/src/routes.ts b/backend/src/routes.ts
index ef8dd47e5..91c41faa6 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes.ts
@@ -619,6 +619,14 @@ class Routes {
   }
 
   public async $getHistoricalHashrate(req: Request, res: Response) {
+    let currentHashrate = 0, currentDifficulty = 0;
+    try {
+      currentHashrate = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs();
+      currentDifficulty = await bitcoinClient.getDifficulty();
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.debug('Bitcoin Core is not available, using zeroed value for current hashrate and difficulty');
+    }
+
     try {
       const hashrates = await HashratesRepository.$getNetworkDailyHashrate(req.params.interval);
       const difficulty = await BlocksRepository.$getBlocksDifficulty(req.params.interval);
@@ -630,8 +638,8 @@ class Routes {
       res.json({
         hashrates: hashrates,
         difficulty: difficulty,
-        currentHashrate: await bitcoinClient.getNetworkHashPs(),
-        currentDifficulty: await bitcoinClient.getDifficulty(),
+        currentHashrate: currentHashrate,
+        currentDifficulty: currentDifficulty,
       });
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(500).send(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);