diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 8aef31a5a..5ce3a0c77 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -876,6 +876,8 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
 
     context.m_remote_blockchain_height = arg.current_blockchain_height;
+    if (context.m_remote_blockchain_height > m_core.get_target_blockchain_height())
+      m_core.set_target_blockchain_height(context.m_remote_blockchain_height);
 
     std::vector<crypto::hash> block_hashes;
     block_hashes.reserve(arg.blocks.size());