diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 66621190dd..71debc3419 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) SubscribeLogsEvent(ch chan<- []*types.Log) event.Subscri
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction) error {
-	if locals := b.eth.localTxTracker; locals != nil {
-		locals.Track(signedTx)
+	err := b.eth.txPool.Add([]*types.Transaction{signedTx}, false)[0]
+	if err == nil {
+		if locals := b.eth.localTxTracker; locals != nil {
+			locals.Track(signedTx)
+		}
 	}
-	return b.eth.txPool.Add([]*types.Transaction{signedTx}, false)[0]
+	return err
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error) {