diff --git a/api/node/server/server.go b/api/node/server/server.go
index 00db5f6335..3bced27a58 100644
--- a/api/node/server/server.go
+++ b/api/node/server/server.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/api/node/models"
 	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/common/types"
 	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/hare3"
+	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/hare3/eligibility"
 	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/p2p/pubsub"
 )
 
@@ -288,6 +289,9 @@ func (s *Server) GetHareWeightNodeIdLayer(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 	weight, err := s.hare.MinerWeight(ctx, id, types.LayerID(request.Layer))
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, eligibility.ErrNotActive) {
+			return &GetHareWeightNodeIdLayer200JSONResponse{Weight: 0}, nil
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("miner weight: %w", err)
 	}
 	return &GetHareWeightNodeIdLayer200JSONResponse{Weight: weight}, nil
diff --git a/systest/tests/transactions_test.go b/systest/tests/transactions_test.go
index 278a7d3fd4..483b779a8e 100644
--- a/systest/tests/transactions_test.go
+++ b/systest/tests/transactions_test.go
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ func testTransactions(
 	}
 
 	diff := batch * amount * int(sendFor-1) * cl.Accounts()
-	for i := 0; i < cl.Total(); i++ {
-		client := cl.Client(i)
+	for _, client := range nodesReceivingTxs {
 		state := pb.NewGlobalStateServiceClient(client.PubConn())
 		response, err := state.Account(
 			tctx,
@@ -119,7 +118,11 @@ func testTransactions(
 			"expected-diff", diff,
 			"diff", after.Value-before.Value,
 		)
-		require.Equal(tb, int(before.Value)+diff,
-			int(response.AccountWrapper.StateCurrent.Balance.Value), "client=%s", client.Name)
+		require.Equal(tb,
+			before.Value+uint64(diff),
+			response.AccountWrapper.StateCurrent.Balance.Value,
+			"client=%s",
+			client.Name,
+		)
 	}
 }