diff --git a/txpool/fetch.go b/txpool/fetch.go
index 673caa2ad..918447e0f 100644
--- a/txpool/fetch.go
+++ b/txpool/fetch.go
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ func (f *Fetch) handleInboundMessage(ctx context.Context, req *sentry.InboundMes
 			return err
 		}
 	case sentry.MessageId_POOLED_TRANSACTIONS_65, sentry.MessageId_POOLED_TRANSACTIONS_66:
+		if !f.pool.Started() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		parseCtx := NewTxParseContext()
 		txs := TxSlots{}
 		if req.Id == sentry.MessageId_GET_POOLED_TRANSACTIONS_66 {
diff --git a/txpool/mocks_test.go b/txpool/mocks_test.go
index c02dec949..e0ac9dce3 100644
--- a/txpool/mocks_test.go
+++ b/txpool/mocks_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ var _ Pool = &PoolMock{}
 // 			OnNewBlockFunc: func(db kv.Tx, stateChanges map[string]senderInfo, unwindTxs TxSlots, minedTxs TxSlots, protocolBaseFee uint64, pendingBaseFee uint64, blockHeight uint64) error {
 // 				panic("mock out the OnNewBlock method")
 // 			},
+// 			StartedFunc: func() bool {
+// 				panic("mock out the Started method")
+// 			},
 // 		}
 //
 // 		// use mockedPool in code that requires Pool
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ type PoolMock struct {
 	// OnNewBlockFunc mocks the OnNewBlock method.
 	OnNewBlockFunc func(db kv.Tx, stateChanges map[string]senderInfo, unwindTxs TxSlots, minedTxs TxSlots, protocolBaseFee uint64, pendingBaseFee uint64, blockHeight uint64) error
 
+	// StartedFunc mocks the Started method.
+	StartedFunc func() bool
+
 	// calls tracks calls to the methods.
 	calls struct {
 		// Add holds details about calls to the Add method.
@@ -96,12 +102,16 @@ type PoolMock struct {
 			// BlockHeight is the blockHeight argument value.
 			BlockHeight uint64
 		}
+		// Started holds details about calls to the Started method.
+		Started []struct {
+		}
 	}
 	lockAdd            sync.RWMutex
 	lockAddNewGoodPeer sync.RWMutex
 	lockGetRlp         sync.RWMutex
 	lockIdHashKnown    sync.RWMutex
 	lockOnNewBlock     sync.RWMutex
+	lockStarted        sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // Add calls AddFunc.
@@ -298,3 +308,32 @@ func (mock *PoolMock) OnNewBlockCalls() []struct {
 	mock.lockOnNewBlock.RUnlock()
 	return calls
 }
+
+// Started calls StartedFunc.
+func (mock *PoolMock) Started() bool {
+	callInfo := struct {
+	}{}
+	mock.lockStarted.Lock()
+	mock.calls.Started = append(mock.calls.Started, callInfo)
+	mock.lockStarted.Unlock()
+	if mock.StartedFunc == nil {
+		var (
+			bOut bool
+		)
+		return bOut
+	}
+	return mock.StartedFunc()
+}
+
+// StartedCalls gets all the calls that were made to Started.
+// Check the length with:
+//     len(mockedPool.StartedCalls())
+func (mock *PoolMock) StartedCalls() []struct {
+} {
+	var calls []struct {
+	}
+	mock.lockStarted.RLock()
+	calls = mock.calls.Started
+	mock.lockStarted.RUnlock()
+	return calls
+}
diff --git a/txpool/pool.go b/txpool/pool.go
index f0fc5f405..b28557e2a 100644
--- a/txpool/pool.go
+++ b/txpool/pool.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 type Pool interface {
 	// IdHashKnown check whether transaction with given Id hash is known to the pool
 	IdHashKnown(hash []byte) bool
+	Started() bool
 	GetRlp(hash []byte) []byte
 	Add(db kv.Tx, newTxs TxSlots) error
 	OnNewBlock(db kv.Tx, stateChanges map[string]senderInfo, unwindTxs, minedTxs TxSlots, protocolBaseFee, pendingBaseFee, blockHeight uint64) error
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ func (p *TxPool) setBaseFee(protocolBaseFee, pendingBaseFee uint64) (uint64, uin
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) OnNewBlock(coreDB kv.Tx, stateChanges map[string]senderInfo, unwindTxs, minedTxs TxSlots, protocolBaseFee, pendingBaseFee, blockHeight uint64) error {
+	log.Debug("[txpool.onNewBlock]", "unwinded", len(unwindTxs.txs), "mined", len(minedTxs.txs), "protocolBaseFee", protocolBaseFee, "blockHeight", blockHeight)
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	if err := unwindTxs.Valid(); err != nil {
@@ -356,6 +358,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) OnNewBlock(coreDB kv.Tx, stateChanges map[string]senderInfo, un
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Debug("[txpool.onNewBlock]", "senderInfo", len(p.senderInfo))
+
 	if err := onNewBlock(p.senderInfo, unwindTxs, minedTxs.txs, protocolBaseFee, pendingBaseFee, p.pending, p.baseFee, p.queued, p.byHash, p.localsHistory); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}