diff --git a/src/Controller/StateBalancesController.php b/src/Controller/StateBalancesController.php
index 38d49c7ad..ed26b53b9 100644
--- a/src/Controller/StateBalancesController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/StateBalancesController.php
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ class StateBalancesController extends AppController
         }
         $user = $session->read('StateUser');
         $requestResult = $this->JsonRequestClient->sendRequestGDT(['email' => $user['email']], 'GdtEntries' . DS . 'listPerEmailApi');
-        if ('success' === $requestResult['state'] && 'success' === $requestResult['data']['state']) {
+
+        //var_dump($requestResult);
+        if('success' === $requestResult['state'] && 'success' === $requestResult['data']['state']) {
           //var_dump(array_keys($requestResult['data']));
             $ownEntries = $requestResult['data']['ownEntries'];
 
 
-
           //$gdtEntries = $requestResult['data']['entries'];
 
             $gdtSum = 0;
diff --git a/src/Controller/TransactionSendCoinsController.php b/src/Controller/TransactionSendCoinsController.php
index 3d35d81ea..51a5237de 100644
--- a/src/Controller/TransactionSendCoinsController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/TransactionSendCoinsController.php
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class TransactionSendCoinsController extends AppController
                 'ask' => ['user.pubkeyhex']
             ]), '/getUserInfos');
             if('success' == $requestAnswear['state'] && 'success' == $requestAnswear['data']['state']) {
+              // will be allways 64 byte long, even if it is empty
               $receiverPubKeyHex = $requestAnswear['data']['userData']['pubkeyhex'];
             } else {
               $this->addAdminError('TransactionSendCoins', 'create', $requestAnswear, $user['id']);
@@ -186,20 +187,30 @@ class TransactionSendCoinsController extends AppController
               $this->set('timeUsed', microtime(true) - $startTime);
                 return;
             }
-            if('' == $receiverPubKeyHex) {
+          
+            if(0 == ord($receiverPubKeyHex)) {
               $stateUserTable = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get('StateUsers');
               $receiverUser = $stateUserTable
                        ->find('all')
                        ->select(['public_key'])
                        ->contain(false)
-                       ->where(['email' => $receiverEmail])->first();
-              //var_dump($receiverUser);
+                       ->where(['email' => $receiverEmail]);
+              
+              
               if(!$receiverUser) {
                 $this->Flash->error(__('Diese E-Mail ist mir nicht bekannt, hat dein Empfänger denn schon ein Gradido-Konto?'));
                 $this->set('timeUsed', microtime(true) - $startTime);
                 return;
               }
-               $receiverPubKeyHex = bin2hex(stream_get_contents($receiverUser->public_key));
+               
+                if(isset($receiverUser->public_key)) {
+                  $receiverPubKeyHex = bin2hex(stream_get_contents($receiverUser->public_key));
+                } else {
+                  $this->Flash->error(__('Das Konto mit der E-Mail: ' . $receiverEmail . ' wurde noch nicht aktiviert und kann noch keine GDD empfangen!'));
+                  $this->set('timeUsed', microtime(true) - $startTime);
+                  return;
+                }
+               
             }
             //var_dump($sessionStateUser);