diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 6835a6d2..b3646a78 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ void wallet2::handle_pulled_blocks(size_t& blocks_added, std::atomic<bool>& stop
     //TODO: get_block_hash is slow
     crypto::hash bl_id = get_block_hash(bl);
 
-    if (processed_blocks_count != 1 && height > processed_blocks_count)
+    if (processed_blocks_count != 1 && height > processed_blocks_count && height != m_minimum_height)
     {//internal error: 
       WLT_THROW_IF_FALSE_WALLET_INT_ERR_EX(false,
         "height{" << height <<"} > processed_blocks_count{" << processed_blocks_count << "}");