diff --git a/state/txindex/kv/kv.go b/state/txindex/kv/kv.go
index f32f1f28d..24e982725 100644
--- a/state/txindex/kv/kv.go
+++ b/state/txindex/kv/kv.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (txi *TxIndex) Get(hash []byte) (*types.TxResult, error) {
 	}
 
 	txResult := new(types.TxResult)
-	err := wire.UnmarshalBinary(rawBytes, txResult)
+	err := wire.UnmarshalBinary(rawBytes, &txResult)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error reading TxResult: %v", err)
 	}