diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index b5f926ae..a75c63a4 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -2525,9 +2525,11 @@ public:
 			tree.put ("previous", block_a.hashables.previous.to_string ());
 		}
 		auto balance (block_a.hashables.balance.number ());
-		auto previous_balance = handler.node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, block_a.hashables.previous);
-		if (!previous_balance)
+		auto previous_balance_raw = handler.node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, block_a.hashables.previous);
+		auto previous_balance = previous_balance_raw.value_or (0);
+		if (!block_a.hashables.previous.is_zero () && !previous_balance_raw.has_value ())
 		{
+			// If previous hash is non-zero and we can't query the balance, e.g. it's pruned, we can't determine the block type
 			if (raw)
 			{
 				tree.put ("subtype", "unknown");
@@ -2537,7 +2539,7 @@ public:
 				tree.put ("type", "unknown");
 			}
 		}
-		else if (balance < previous_balance.value ().number ())
+		else if (balance < previous_balance.number ())
 		{
 			if (should_ignore_account (block_a.hashables.link.as_account ()))
 			{
@@ -2553,7 +2555,7 @@ public:
 				tree.put ("type", "send");
 			}
 			tree.put ("account", block_a.hashables.link.to_account ());
-			tree.put ("amount", (previous_balance.value ().number () - balance).convert_to<std::string> ());
+			tree.put ("amount", (previous_balance.number () - balance).convert_to<std::string> ());
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -2592,7 +2594,7 @@ public:
 				{
 					tree.put ("account", source_account.value ().to_account ());
 				}
-				tree.put ("amount", (balance - previous_balance.value ().number ()).convert_to<std::string> ());
+				tree.put ("amount", (balance - previous_balance.number ()).convert_to<std::string> ());
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index 0cac9cba..67a3e8d7 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/ledger_set_any.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/ledger_set_confirmed.hpp>
+#include <nano/test_common/chains.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/network.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/telemetry.hpp>
@@ -1329,6 +1330,26 @@ TEST (rpc, history_pruning)
 	ASSERT_EQ (usend->hash ().to_string (), entry.get<std::string> ("hash"));
 }
 
+TEST (rpc, account_history_state_open)
+{
+	nano::test::system system;
+	nano::keypair key;
+	auto node0 = add_ipc_enabled_node (system);
+	auto blocks = nano::test::setup_new_account (system, *node0, 1, nano::dev::genesis_key, key, key.pub, true);
+	auto const rpc_ctx = add_rpc (system, node0);
+	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+	request.put ("action", "account_history");
+	request.put ("account", key.pub.to_account ());
+	request.put ("count", 1);
+	auto response (wait_response (system, rpc_ctx, request, 10s));
+	auto & history_node (response.get_child ("history"));
+	ASSERT_EQ (1, history_node.size ());
+	auto history0 = *history_node.begin ();
+	ASSERT_EQ ("1", history0.second.get<std::string> ("height"));
+	ASSERT_EQ ("receive", history0.second.get<std::string> ("type"));
+	ASSERT_EQ (blocks.second->hash ().to_string (), history0.second.get<std::string> ("hash"));
+}
+
 TEST (rpc, process_block)
 {
 	nano::test::system system;