diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/useTxBatch.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/useTxBatch.ts
index c68d2b4a51..cd206cc62b 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/useTxBatch.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/useTxBatch.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function useTxBatch (txs?: SubmittableExtrinsic<'promise'>[] | null, opti
   const [batchSize, setBatchSize] = useState(Math.floor(options?.batchSize || 64));
 
   useEffect((): void => {
-    txs && txs.length &&
+    txs && txs.length && allAccounts[0] &&
       txs[0]
         .paymentInfo(allAccounts[0])
         .then((info) => setBatchSize((prev) =>