diff --git a/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader.go b/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader.go
index 5ea02a0fe..ec6dd4357 100644
--- a/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -109,13 +109,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) SnapDir() string {
 	return d.cfg.DataDir
 }
 
-func (d *Downloader) IsInitialSync() bool {
-	d.clientLock.RLock()
-	defer d.clientLock.RUnlock()
-	_, lastPart := filepath.Split(d.cfg.DataDir)
-	return lastPart == "tmp"
-}
-
 func (d *Downloader) ReCalcStats(interval time.Duration) {
 	d.statsLock.Lock()
 	defer d.statsLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go b/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
index 11f1f5960..8ff4757f5 100644
--- a/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
+++ b/cmd/downloader/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ type GrpcServer struct {
 
 // Download - create new .torrent ONLY if initialSync, everything else Erigon can generate by itself
 func (s *GrpcServer) Download(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.DownloadRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	isInitialSync := s.d.IsInitialSync()
-
 	torrentClient := s.d.Torrent()
 	mi := &metainfo.MetaInfo{AnnounceList: Trackers}
 	for _, it := range request.Items {
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Download(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.Dow
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
+
 		ok, err := AddSegment(it.Path, s.d.SnapDir(), torrentClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("AddSegment: %w", err)
@@ -46,10 +45,6 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Download(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.Dow
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !isInitialSync {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		hash := Proto2InfoHash(it.TorrentHash)
 		if _, ok := torrentClient.Torrent(hash); ok {
 			continue
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index 256e96c77..e2100d45e 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -1616,3 +1616,30 @@ func IsPosBlock(db kv.Getter, blockHash common.Hash) (trans bool, err error) {
 
 	return header.Difficulty.Cmp(common.Big0) == 0, nil
 }
+
+func ReadSnapshots(tx kv.Tx) (map[string]string, error) {
+	res := map[string]string{}
+	if err := tx.ForEach(kv.Snapshots, nil, func(k, v []byte) error {
+		res[string(k)] = string(v)
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func WriteSnapshots(tx kv.RwTx, list map[string]string) error {
+	for k, v := range list {
+		has, err := tx.Has(kv.Snapshots, []byte(k))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if has {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err = tx.Put(kv.Snapshots, []byte(k), []byte(v)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
index 5f2c59cb9..c80220a42 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ func DownloadAndIndexSnapshotsIfNeed(s *StageState, ctx context.Context, tx kv.R
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := WaitForDownloader(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
+	if err := WaitForDownloader(ctx, cfg, tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := cfg.snapshots.Reopen(); err != nil {
@@ -1280,16 +1280,30 @@ func DownloadAndIndexSnapshotsIfNeed(s *StageState, ctx context.Context, tx kv.R
 
 // WaitForDownloader - wait for Downloader service to download all expected snapshots
 // for MVP we sync with Downloader only once, in future will send new snapshots also
-func WaitForDownloader(ctx context.Context, cfg HeadersCfg) error {
+func WaitForDownloader(ctx context.Context, cfg HeadersCfg, tx kv.RwTx) error {
 	if cfg.snapshots.Cfg().NoDownloader {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	snInDB, err := rawdb.ReadSnapshots(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dbEmpty := len(snInDB) == 0
+
 	// send all hashes to the Downloader service
 	preverified := snapshothashes.KnownConfig(cfg.chainConfig.ChainName).Preverified
 	req := &proto_downloader.DownloadRequest{Items: make([]*proto_downloader.DownloadItem, 0, len(preverified))}
 	i := 0
 	for _, p := range preverified {
+		_, has := snInDB[p.Name]
+		if !dbEmpty && !has {
+			continue
+		}
+		if dbEmpty {
+			snInDB[p.Name] = p.Hash
+		}
+
 		req.Items = append(req.Items, &proto_downloader.DownloadItem{
 			TorrentHash: downloadergrpc.String2Proto(p.Hash),
 			Path:        p.Name,
@@ -1361,5 +1375,11 @@ Finish:
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	if dbEmpty {
+		if err = rawdb.WriteSnapshots(tx, snInDB); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }