diff --git a/nano/node/active_elections.cpp b/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
index b0e35073..47a4ed1a 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void nano::active_elections::notify_observers (nano::secure::read_transaction co
 {
 	auto block = status.winner;
 	auto account = block->account ();
-	auto amount = node.ledger.any.block_amount (transaction, block->hash ()).value_or (0).number ();
+	auto amount = node.ledger.any.block_amount (transaction, block).value_or (0).number ();
 	auto is_state_send = block->type () == block_type::state && block->is_send ();
 	auto is_state_epoch = block->type () == block_type::state && block->is_epoch ();
 	node.observers.blocks.notify (status, votes, account, amount, is_state_send, is_state_epoch);
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.cpp b/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.cpp
index 39b7d6de..13e3b2c1 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.cpp
@@ -89,12 +89,17 @@ std::optional<nano::amount> nano::ledger_set_any::block_amount (secure::transact
 	{
 		return std::nullopt;
 	}
-	auto block_balance = block_l->balance ();
-	if (block_l->previous ().is_zero ())
+	return block_amount (transaction, block_l);
+}
+
+std::optional<nano::amount> nano::ledger_set_any::block_amount (secure::transaction const & transaction, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const & block) const
+{
+	auto block_balance = block->balance ();
+	if (block->previous ().is_zero ())
 	{
 		return block_balance.number ();
 	}
-	auto previous_balance = this->block_balance (transaction, block_l->previous ());
+	auto previous_balance = this->block_balance (transaction, block->previous ());
 	if (!previous_balance)
 	{
 		return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.hpp b/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.hpp
index 193b13b5..f61f8532 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger_set_any.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public: // Operations on accounts
 public: // Operations on blocks
 	std::optional<nano::account> block_account (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::block_hash const & hash) const;
 	std::optional<nano::amount> block_amount (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::block_hash const & hash) const;
+	std::optional<nano::amount> block_amount (secure::transaction const & transaction, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const & block) const;
 	std::optional<nano::amount> block_balance (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::block_hash const & hash) const;
 	bool block_exists (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::block_hash const & hash) const;
 	bool block_exists_or_pruned (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::block_hash const & hash) const;