diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
index b37d5925c..8b9f42376 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_format_utils.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,16 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //---------------------------------------------------------------
   bool get_block_hash(const block& b, crypto::hash& res)
   {
+    // EXCEPTION FOR BLOCK 202612
+    const std::string correct_blob_hash_202612 = "3a8a2b3a29b50fc86ff73dd087ea43c6f0d6b8f936c849194d5c84c737903966";
+    const std::string existing_block_id_202612 = "bbd604d2ba11ba27935e006ed39c9bfdd99b76bf4a50654bc1e1e61217962698";
+    crypto::hash block_blob_hash = get_blob_hash(block_to_blob(b));
+
+    if (string_tools::pod_to_hex(block_blob_hash) == correct_blob_hash_202612)
+    {
+      res = string_tools::hex_to_pod(existing_block_id_202612);
+      return true;
+    }
     return get_object_hash(get_block_hashing_blob(b), res);
   }
   //---------------------------------------------------------------