diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index d2cb31f51d..2954b9ee57 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ Value getblocktemplate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
         const Value& modeval = find_value(oparam, "mode");
         if (modeval.type() == str_type)
             strMode = modeval.get_str();
+        else if (modeval.type() == null_type)
+        {
+            /* Do nothing */
+        }
         else
             throw JSONRPCError(-8, "Invalid mode");
     }