diff --git a/rpc/http.go b/rpc/http.go
index 9220c730c5..9b3fa51426 100644
--- a/rpc/http.go
+++ b/rpc/http.go
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ func JSONRPC(pipe *xeth.XEth) http.Handler {
 
 			// make response omitting nil entries
 			respBatchComp := make([]*interface{}, resCount)
-			resCount = resCount - 1
 			for _, v := range resBatch {
 				if v != nil {
-					respBatchComp[resCount] = v
+					respBatchComp[len(respBatchComp)-resCount] = v
 					resCount = resCount - 1
 				}
 			}