diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_bor_heimdall.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_bor_heimdall.go
index 1fb367156..02044314f 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_bor_heimdall.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_bor_heimdall.go
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ func BorHeimdallForward(
 		var snap *bor.Snapshot
 
 		if header != nil {
-			if cfg.blockReader.BorSnapshots().SegmentsMin() == 0 {
+			if blockNum > cfg.blockReader.BorSnapshots().SegmentsMin() {
+				// SegmentsMin is only set if running as an uploader process (check SnapshotsCfg.snapshotUploader and
+				// UploadLocationFlag) when we remove snapshots based on FrozenBlockLimit and number of uploaded snapshots
+				// avoid calling this if block for blockNums <= SegmentsMin to avoid reinsertion of snapshots
 				snap = loadSnapshot(blockNum, header.Hash(), cfg.borConfig, recents, signatures, cfg.snapDb, logger)
 
 				if snap == nil {