diff --git a/server/controller.py b/server/controller.py
index e14291a..76aa455 100644
--- a/server/controller.py
+++ b/server/controller.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from lib.jsonrpc import JSONRPC, RPCError, RequestBase
 from lib.hash import sha256, double_sha256, hash_to_str, hex_str_to_hash
 import lib.util as util
 from server.block_processor import BlockProcessor
-from server.daemon import Daemon
+from server.daemon import Daemon, DaemonError
 from server.irc import IRC
 from server.session import LocalRPC, ElectrumX
 from server.mempool import MemPool
diff --git a/server/daemon.py b/server/daemon.py
index 4099958..8aacb9f 100644
--- a/server/daemon.py
+++ b/server/daemon.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class Daemon(util.LoggedClass):
                 async with self.workqueue_semaphore:
                     url = self.urls[self.url_index]
                     async with aiohttp.post(url, data=data) as resp:
-                        if resp.status == 200:
+                        # If bitcoind can't find a tx, for some reason
+                        # it returns 500 but fills out the JSON.
+                        # Should still return 200 IMO.
+                        if resp.status in (200, 500):
                             if self.prior_msg:
                                 self.logger.info('connection restored')
                             result = processor(await resp.json())