diff --git a/docs/json_rpc_api.mediawiki b/docs/json_rpc_api.mediawiki
index 9e73a511..21408048 100644
--- a/docs/json_rpc_api.mediawiki
+++ b/docs/json_rpc_api.mediawiki
@@ -1892,7 +1892,9 @@ of the best block.
 # <code>includemempool</code>: <code>(string,default=true)</code> Include the mempool when true.
 |-
 !Description
-| Returns information about an unspent transaction output.
+|
+: Returns information about an unspent transaction output.
+: Returns <code>null</code> if the output is spent or never existed.
 |-
 !Returns
 |<code>(json object)</code>
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 8b9c1741..f20e3399 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 	jsonrpcSemverString = "6.1.1"
 	jsonrpcSemverMajor  = 6
 	jsonrpcSemverMinor  = 1
-	jsonrpcSemverPatch  = 1
+	jsonrpcSemverPatch  = 2
 )
 
 const (
@@ -3139,11 +3139,13 @@ func handleGetTxOut(_ context.Context, s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}) (interface
 	} else {
 		entry, err := s.cfg.Chain.FetchUtxoEntry(txHash)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, rpcNoTxInfoError(txHash)
+			context := "Failed to retrieve utxo entry"
+			return nil, rpcInternalError(err.Error(), context)
 		}
 
 		// To match the behavior of the reference client, return nil
-		// (JSON null) if the transaction output is spent by another
+		// (JSON null) if the transaction output could not be found
+		// (never existed or was pruned) or is spent by another
 		// transaction already in the main chain.  Mined transactions
 		// that are spent by a mempool transaction are not affected by
 		// this.