diff --git a/cmd/rpc/admin.go b/cmd/rpc/admin.go
index af9d49e8b6..fcfd3a79e1 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/rpc/admin.go
@@ -541,6 +541,35 @@ func (s *Server) PeerInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ httprouter.P
 	}, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+func newSystemResourceUsage(pm *mem.VirtualMemoryStat, c []cpu.TimesStat, cp []float64, d *disk.UsageStat, ioCounters []net.IOCountersStat) (SystemResourceUsage, error) {
+	if len(cp) == 0 {
+		return SystemResourceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("missing cpu percent stats")
+	}
+	if len(c) == 0 {
+		return SystemResourceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("missing cpu time stats")
+	}
+	if len(ioCounters) == 0 {
+		return SystemResourceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("missing network io stats")
+	}
+	return SystemResourceUsage{
+		TotalRAM:        pm.Total,
+		AvailableRAM:    pm.Available,
+		UsedRAM:         pm.Used,
+		UsedRAMPercent:  pm.UsedPercent,
+		FreeRAM:         pm.Free,
+		UsedCPUPercent:  cp[0],
+		UserCPU:         c[0].User,
+		SystemCPU:       c[0].System,
+		IdleCPU:         c[0].Idle,
+		TotalDisk:       d.Total,
+		UsedDisk:        d.Used,
+		UsedDiskPercent: d.UsedPercent,
+		FreeDisk:        d.Free,
+		ReceivedBytesIO: ioCounters[0].BytesRecv,
+		WrittenBytesIO:  ioCounters[0].BytesSent,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // PeerBook retrieves the node's peer book
 func (s *Server) PeerBook(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
 	write(w, s.controller.P2P.GetBookPeers(), http.StatusOK)
@@ -732,6 +761,11 @@ func (s *Server) ResourceUsage(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ httprou
 		write(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+	systemUsage, err := newSystemResourceUsage(pm, c, cp, d, ioCounters)
+	if err != nil {
+		write(w, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
 	write(w, resourceUsageResponse{
 		Process: ProcessResourceUsage{
 			Name:          name,
@@ -742,23 +776,7 @@ func (s *Server) ResourceUsage(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ httprou
 			MemoryPercent: float64(memPercent),
 			CPUPercent:    cpuPercent,
 		},
-		System: SystemResourceUsage{
-			TotalRAM:        pm.Total,
-			AvailableRAM:    pm.Available,
-			UsedRAM:         pm.Used,
-			UsedRAMPercent:  pm.UsedPercent,
-			FreeRAM:         pm.Free,
-			UsedCPUPercent:  cp[0],
-			UserCPU:         c[0].User,
-			SystemCPU:       c[0].System,
-			IdleCPU:         c[0].Idle,
-			TotalDisk:       d.Total,
-			UsedDisk:        d.Used,
-			UsedDiskPercent: d.UsedPercent,
-			FreeDisk:        d.Free,
-			ReceivedBytesIO: ioCounters[0].BytesRecv,
-			WrittenBytesIO:  ioCounters[0].BytesSent,
-		},
+		System: systemUsage,
 	}, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/rpc/admin_test.go b/cmd/rpc/admin_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..052e27414f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/rpc/admin_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/cpu"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/disk"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/mem"
+	gnet "github.com/shirou/gopsutil/net"
+)
+
+func TestNewSystemResourceUsageRequiresStats(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := &mem.VirtualMemoryStat{}
+	d := &disk.UsageStat{}
+	cpuTimes := []cpu.TimesStat{{User: 1}}
+	cpuPercent := []float64{2}
+	ioCounters := []gnet.IOCountersStat{{BytesRecv: 3}}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		cpuTimes   []cpu.TimesStat
+		cpuPercent []float64
+		ioCounters []gnet.IOCountersStat
+		want       string
+	}{
+		{name: "missing cpu percent", cpuTimes: cpuTimes, ioCounters: ioCounters, want: "missing cpu percent stats"},
+		{name: "missing cpu times", cpuPercent: cpuPercent, ioCounters: ioCounters, want: "missing cpu time stats"},
+		{name: "missing io counters", cpuTimes: cpuTimes, cpuPercent: cpuPercent, want: "missing network io stats"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := newSystemResourceUsage(pm, tt.cpuTimes, tt.cpuPercent, d, tt.ioCounters)
+			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("newSystemResourceUsage error = %v, want %q", err, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewSystemResourceUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := &mem.VirtualMemoryStat{Total: 10, Available: 9, Used: 1, UsedPercent: 10, Free: 8}
+	d := &disk.UsageStat{Total: 20, Used: 5, UsedPercent: 25, Free: 15}
+	cpuTimes := []cpu.TimesStat{{User: 1, System: 2, Idle: 3}}
+	cpuPercent := []float64{4}
+	ioCounters := []gnet.IOCountersStat{{BytesRecv: 5, BytesSent: 6}}
+
+	got, err := newSystemResourceUsage(pm, cpuTimes, cpuPercent, d, ioCounters)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newSystemResourceUsage returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.UsedCPUPercent != 4 || got.UserCPU != 1 || got.SystemCPU != 2 || got.IdleCPU != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected CPU stats: %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.TotalRAM != 10 || got.TotalDisk != 20 || got.ReceivedBytesIO != 5 || got.WrittenBytesIO != 6 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected resource stats: %+v", got)
+	}
+}