diff --git a/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js b/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
index 867ee4021c..30b60fa6fd 100644
--- a/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
+++ b/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ TxRunner.prototype.runInVm = function (from, to, data, value, gasLimit, useCall,
       executionContext.vm().stateManager.revert(function () {})
     }
     err = err ? err.message : err
-    result.status = '0x' + result.vm.exception.toString(16)
+    if (result) {
+      result.status = '0x' + result.vm.exception.toString(16)
+    }
     callback(err, {
       result: result,
       transactionHash: ethJSUtil.bufferToHex(new Buffer(tx.hash()))