diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
index 6232f56761..e596428c1d 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ pulling (0),
 node (node_a),
 account_count (0),
 total_blocks (0),
+runs_count (0),
 stopped (false),
 mode (nano::bootstrap_mode::legacy),
 lazy_stopped (0)
@@ -1073,6 +1074,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::run ()
 	{
 		BOOST_LOG (node->log) << "Completed pulls";
 		request_push (lock);
+		runs_count++;
 		// Start wallet lazy bootstrap if required
 		if (!wallet_accounts.empty () && !node->flags.disable_wallet_bootstrap)
 		{
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::run ()
 			lock.lock ();
 		}
 		// Start lazy bootstrap if some lazy keys were inserted
-		else if (!lazy_finished () && !node->flags.disable_lazy_bootstrap)
+		else if (runs_count < 3 && !lazy_finished () && !node->flags.disable_lazy_bootstrap)
 		{
 			lock.unlock ();
 			mode = nano::bootstrap_mode::lazy;
@@ -1470,6 +1472,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::lazy_run ()
 	{
 		BOOST_LOG (node->log) << "Completed lazy pulls";
 		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lazy_lock (lazy_mutex);
+		runs_count++;
 		// Start wallet lazy bootstrap if required
 		if (!wallet_accounts.empty () && !node->flags.disable_wallet_bootstrap)
 		{
@@ -1482,7 +1485,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::lazy_run ()
 			lock.lock ();
 		}
 		// Fallback to legacy bootstrap
-		else if (!lazy_keys.empty () && !node->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
+		else if (runs_count < 3 && !lazy_keys.empty () && !node->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
 		{
 			pulls.clear ();
 			lazy_clear ();
@@ -1714,6 +1717,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::wallet_run ()
 	if (!stopped)
 	{
 		BOOST_LOG (node->log) << "Completed wallet lazy pulls";
+		runs_count++;
 		// Start lazy bootstrap if some lazy keys were inserted
 		if (!lazy_finished ())
 		{
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap.hpp
index a34d009664..a87a36aba2 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class bootstrap_attempt : public std::enable_shared_from_this<bootstrap_attempt>
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;
 	std::atomic<unsigned> account_count;
 	std::atomic<uint64_t> total_blocks;
+	std::atomic<unsigned> runs_count;
 	std::vector<std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash>> bulk_push_targets;
 	bool stopped;
 	nano::bootstrap_mode mode;
diff --git a/nano/node/rpc.cpp b/nano/node/rpc.cpp
index 1f26f29771..f28eaf2a81 100644
--- a/nano/node/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/rpc.cpp
@@ -1392,6 +1392,7 @@ void nano::rpc_handler::bootstrap_status ()
 		response_l.put ("idle", std::to_string (attempt->idle.size ()));
 		response_l.put ("target_connections", std::to_string (attempt->target_connections (attempt->pulls.size ())));
 		response_l.put ("total_blocks", std::to_string (attempt->total_blocks));
+		response_l.put ("runs_count", std::to_string (attempt->runs_count));
 		std::string mode_text;
 		if (attempt->mode == nano::bootstrap_mode::legacy)
 		{