diff --git a/types/context.go b/types/context.go
index a0f2c29b0..649f15b93 100644
--- a/types/context.go
+++ b/types/context.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (pst *thePast) getOp(ver int64) (Op, bool) {
 	pst.mtx.RLock()
 	defer pst.mtx.RUnlock()
 	l := int64(len(pst.ops))
-	if l < ver {
+	if l < ver || ver <= 0 {
 		return Op{}, false
 	} else {
 		return pst.ops[ver-1], true
diff --git a/types/context_test.go b/types/context_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d8099b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/context_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package types_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
+)
+
+func TestContextGetOpShouldNeverPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	var ms types.MultiStore
+	ctx := types.NewContext(ms, abci.Header{}, false, nil)
+	indices := []int64{
+		-10, 1, 0, 10, 20,
+	}
+
+	for _, index := range indices {
+		_, _ = ctx.GetOp(index)
+	}
+}