diff --git a/packages/app-rpc/src/Account.js b/packages/app-rpc/src/Account.js
index e73b443e71..e92534fe8f 100644
--- a/packages/app-rpc/src/Account.js
+++ b/packages/app-rpc/src/Account.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Account extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   render (): React$Node {
     const { className, defaultValue, isError, style, t } = this.props;
-    const { publicKey } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div
@@ -59,22 +58,35 @@ class Account extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             type='account'
           />
         </div>
-        <Labelled
-          className='small'
-          label={t('account.nonce', {
-            defaultValue: 'with an index of'
-          })}
-        >
-          <Nonce
-            className='ui disabled dropdown selection'
-            onChange={this.onChangeNonce}
-            params={publicKey}
-          />
-        </Labelled>
+        {this.renderNonce()}
       </div>
     );
   }
 
+  renderNonce (): React$Node {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { publicKey } = this.state;
+
+    if (!publicKey) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Labelled
+        className='small'
+        label={t('account.nonce', {
+          defaultValue: 'with an index of'
+        })}
+      >
+        <Nonce
+          className='ui disabled dropdown selection'
+          onChange={this.onChangeNonce}
+          params={publicKey}
+        />
+      </Labelled>
+    );
+  }
+
   onChangeAccount = (publicKey: Uint8Array): void => {
     const { onChange } = this.props;
 
diff --git a/packages/app-rpc/src/resultToText.js b/packages/app-rpc/src/resultToText.js
index 6d4601feb3..79a562a62a 100644
--- a/packages/app-rpc/src/resultToText.js
+++ b/packages/app-rpc/src/resultToText.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import isObject from '@polkadot/util/is/object';
 import isU8a from '@polkadot/util/is/u8a';
 
 function resultToText (result: mixed): mixed {
+  if (result === null || result === undefined) {
+    return 'null';
+  }
+
   if (isU8a(result)) {
     // $FlowFixMe type has been determined
     return u8aToHex(result);