diff --git a/packages/relay/src/lib/precheck.ts b/packages/relay/src/lib/precheck.ts
index a8acf1273b..d4e7701dcc 100644
--- a/packages/relay/src/lib/precheck.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/src/lib/precheck.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import { ethers, Transaction } from 'ethers';
 import { Logger } from 'pino';
+
 import { prepend0x } from '../formatters';
 import { MirrorNodeClient } from './clients';
 import constants from './constants';
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export class Precheck {
    */
   async receiverAccount(tx: Transaction, requestDetails: RequestDetails) {
     if (tx.to) {
-      const verifyAccount = await this.mirrorNodeClient.getAccount(tx.to!, requestDetails);
+      const verifyAccount = await this.mirrorNodeClient.getAccount(tx.to, requestDetails);
 
       // When `receiver_sig_required` is set to true, the receiver's account must sign all incoming transactions.
       if (verifyAccount !== null && verifyAccount.receiver_sig_required === true) {
diff --git a/packages/server/tests/acceptance/rpc_batch1.spec.ts b/packages/server/tests/acceptance/rpc_batch1.spec.ts
index 354eb8402d..0309aa1fc7 100644
--- a/packages/server/tests/acceptance/rpc_batch1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/tests/acceptance/rpc_batch1.spec.ts
@@ -1612,15 +1612,11 @@ describe('@api-batch-1 RPC Server Acceptance Tests', function () {
 
           const toAddress = Utils.idToEvmAddress(receipt.accountId.toString());
           const tx = {
+            ...defaultLegacyTransactionData,
+            chainId: Number(CHAIN_ID),
             nonce: await accounts[0].wallet.getNonce(),
-            chainId: CHAIN_ID,
             to: toAddress,
             from: accounts[0].address,
-            value: '0x2E90EDD000',
-            gasLimit: defaultGasLimit,
-            accessList: [],
-            maxPriorityFeePerGas: defaultGasPrice,
-            maxFeePerGas: defaultGasPrice,
           };
 
           const signedTx = await accounts[0].wallet.signTransaction(tx);
@@ -1633,6 +1629,39 @@ describe('@api-batch-1 RPC Server Acceptance Tests', function () {
             requestDetails,
           ]);
         });
+
+        it('should execute "eth_sendRawTransaction" if receiver\'s account has receiver_sig_required disabled', async function () {
+          const newPrivateKey = PrivateKey.generateED25519();
+          const newAccount = await new AccountCreateTransaction()
+            .setKey(newPrivateKey.publicKey)
+            .setInitialBalance(100)
+            .setReceiverSignatureRequired(false)
+            .freezeWith(servicesNode.client)
+            .sign(newPrivateKey);
+
+          const transaction = await newAccount.execute(servicesNode.client);
+          const receipt = await transaction.getReceipt(servicesNode.client);
+
+          if (!receipt.accountId) {
+            throw new Error('Failed to create new account - accountId is null');
+          }
+
+          const toAddress = Utils.idToEvmAddress(receipt.accountId.toString());
+          const tx = {
+            ...defaultLegacyTransactionData,
+            chainId: Number(CHAIN_ID),
+            nonce: await accounts[0].wallet.getNonce(),
+            to: toAddress,
+            from: accounts[0].address,
+          };
+
+          const signedTx = await accounts[0].wallet.signTransaction(tx);
+          const transactionHash = await relay.sendRawTransaction(signedTx, requestId);
+          const info = await mirrorNode.get(`/contracts/results/${transactionHash}`, requestId);
+
+          expect(info).to.exist;
+          expect(info.result).to.equal('SUCCESS');
+        });
       });
 
       it('@release should execute "eth_getTransactionByHash" for existing transaction', async function () {