diff --git a/cmd/monitor/monitor.go b/cmd/monitor/monitor.go
index 2a30e6d9..0e0ccc17 100644
--- a/cmd/monitor/monitor.go
+++ b/cmd/monitor/monitor.go
@@ -471,7 +471,21 @@ func renderMonitorUI(ctx context.Context, ec *ethclient.Client, ms *monitorStatu
 
 			baseFee := ms.SelectedBlock.BaseFee()
 			if transactionList.SelectedRow != 0 {
-				ms.SelectedTransaction = ms.SelectedBlock.Transactions()[transactionList.SelectedRow-1]
+				transactions := ms.SelectedBlock.Transactions()
+				if len(transactions) > 0 {
+					index := transactionList.SelectedRow - 1
+					if index >= 0 && index < len(transactions) {
+						ms.SelectedTransaction = transactions[index]
+					} else {
+						log.Error().
+							Int("row", transactionList.SelectedRow).
+							Msg("Selected row is out of range for transactions")
+					}
+				} else {
+					log.Debug().
+						Int("block", int(ms.SelectedBlock.Number().Uint64())).
+						Msg("No transactions available in the selected block")
+				}
 				transactionInformationList.Rows = ui.GetSimpleTxFields(ms.SelectedTransaction, ms.ChainID, baseFee)
 			}
 			termui.Clear()
@@ -484,7 +498,22 @@ func renderMonitorUI(ctx context.Context, ec *ethclient.Client, ms *monitorStatu
 			return
 		} else if currentMode == monitorModeTransaction {
 			baseFee := ms.SelectedBlock.BaseFee()
-			skeleton.TxInfo.Rows = ui.GetSimpleTxFields(ms.SelectedBlock.Transactions()[transactionList.SelectedRow-1], ms.ChainID, baseFee)
+			transactions := ms.SelectedBlock.Transactions()
+			if len(transactions) > 0 {
+				index := transactionList.SelectedRow - 1
+				if index > 0 && index < len(transactions) {
+					tx := transactions[index]
+					skeleton.TxInfo.Rows = ui.GetSimpleTxFields(tx, ms.ChainID, baseFee)
+				} else {
+					log.Error().
+						Int("row", transactionList.SelectedRow).
+						Msg("Selected row is out of range for transactions")
+				}
+			} else {
+				log.Debug().
+					Int("block", int(ms.SelectedBlock.Number().Uint64())).
+					Msg("No transactions available in the selected block")
+			}
 			skeleton.Receipts.Rows = ui.GetSimpleReceipt(ctx, rpc, ms.SelectedTransaction)
 
 			termui.Clear()