diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_execute.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_execute.go
index 19c62f9ad..a3d1a1882 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_execute.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_execute.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
@@ -257,6 +258,9 @@ func ExecBlockV3(s *StageState, u Unwinder, tx kv.RwTx, toBlock uint64, ctx cont
 			if err := ReconstituteState(ctx, s, cfg.dirs, reconWorkers, cfg.batchSize, cfg.db, cfg.blockReader, log.New(), cfg.agg, cfg.engine, cfg.chainConfig, cfg.genesis); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			if dbg.StopAfterReconst() {
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
 		}
 	}