diff --git a/app/components/Blockchain/Transaction/Transaction.jsx b/app/components/Blockchain/Transaction/Transaction.jsx
index 6635779ce..d79a548a8 100644
--- a/app/components/Blockchain/Transaction/Transaction.jsx
+++ b/app/components/Blockchain/Transaction/Transaction.jsx
@@ -230,3 +230,10 @@ export default function Transaction(props: Props) {
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+// add a default prop of an empty object to prevent errors when tx is undefined
+Transaction.defaultProps = {
+  tx: {
+    type: null,
+  },
+}