diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index a021f29b..7fc4a669 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -616,23 +616,29 @@ func handleDebugLevel(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{})
 // createVinList returns a slice of JSON objects for the inputs of the passed
 // transaction.
 func createVinList(mtx *wire.MsgTx) []btcjson.Vin {
+	// Coinbase transactions only have a single txin by definition.
 	vinList := make([]btcjson.Vin, len(mtx.TxIn))
-	for i, v := range mtx.TxIn {
-		if blockchain.IsCoinBaseTx(mtx) {
-			vinList[i].Coinbase = hex.EncodeToString(v.SignatureScript)
-		} else {
-			vinList[i].Txid = v.PreviousOutPoint.Hash.String()
-			vinList[i].Vout = v.PreviousOutPoint.Index
+	if blockchain.IsCoinBaseTx(mtx) {
+		txIn := mtx.TxIn[0]
+		vinList[0].Coinbase = hex.EncodeToString(txIn.SignatureScript)
+		vinList[0].Sequence = txIn.Sequence
+		return vinList
+	}
 
-			// The disassembled string will contain [error] inline
-			// if the script doesn't fully parse, so ignore the
-			// error here.
-			disbuf, _ := txscript.DisasmString(v.SignatureScript)
-			vinList[i].ScriptSig = new(btcjson.ScriptSig)
-			vinList[i].ScriptSig.Asm = disbuf
-			vinList[i].ScriptSig.Hex = hex.EncodeToString(v.SignatureScript)
+	for i, txIn := range mtx.TxIn {
+		// The disassembled string will contain [error] inline
+		// if the script doesn't fully parse, so ignore the
+		// error here.
+		disbuf, _ := txscript.DisasmString(txIn.SignatureScript)
+
+		vinEntry := &vinList[i]
+		vinEntry.Txid = txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Hash.String()
+		vinEntry.Vout = txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Index
+		vinEntry.Sequence = txIn.Sequence
+		vinEntry.ScriptSig = &btcjson.ScriptSig{
+			Asm: disbuf,
+			Hex: hex.EncodeToString(txIn.SignatureScript),
 		}
-		vinList[i].Sequence = v.Sequence
 	}
 
 	return vinList
@@ -641,7 +647,6 @@ func createVinList(mtx *wire.MsgTx) []btcjson.Vin {
 // createVinList returns a slice of JSON objects for the inputs of the passed
 // transaction.
 func createVinListPrevOut(s *rpcServer, mtx *wire.MsgTx, chainParams *chaincfg.Params, vinExtra int) []btcjson.VinPrevOut {
-
 	// Coinbase transactions only have a single txin by definition.
 	vinList := make([]btcjson.VinPrevOut, len(mtx.TxIn))
 	if blockchain.IsCoinBaseTx(mtx) {