diff --git a/lib/blacklist.js b/lib/blacklist.js
index 2a34a1f2..8324fc20 100644
--- a/lib/blacklist.js
+++ b/lib/blacklist.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const insertIntoBlacklist = address => {
 function blocked (address) {
   const sql = `SELECT address, content FROM blacklist b LEFT OUTER JOIN blacklist_messages bm ON bm.id = b.blacklist_message_id WHERE address = $1`
   return db.oneOrNone(sql, [address])
-    .then(r => !_.isNil(r))
 }
 
 function getMessages () {
diff --git a/lib/cash-in/cash-in-tx.js b/lib/cash-in/cash-in-tx.js
index 03235176..09d0a235 100644
--- a/lib/cash-in/cash-in-tx.js
+++ b/lib/cash-in/cash-in-tx.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function post (machineTx, pi) {
   return cashInAtomic.atomic(machineTx, pi)
     .then(r => {
       const updatedTx = r.tx
-      let blacklisted = null
       let addressReuse = false
 
       const promises = [settingsLoader.loadLatestConfig()]
@@ -47,8 +46,9 @@ function post (machineTx, pi) {
       }
 
       return Promise.all(promises)
-        .then(([config, isBlacklisted = false, isReusedAddress = false, walletScore = null]) => {
+        .then(([config, blacklisted = false, isReusedAddress = false, walletScore = null]) => {
           const { rejectAddressReuse } = configManager.getCompliance(config)
+          const isBlacklisted = !!blacklisted
 
           if (isBlacklisted) {
             notifier.notifyIfActive('compliance', 'blacklistNotify', r.tx, false)