diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 2bcbd41f00..7673965e09 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -1307,63 +1307,67 @@ bool nano::block_processor::have_blocks ()
 	return !blocks.empty () || !forced.empty () || !state_blocks.empty ();
 }
 
-void nano::block_processor::verify_state_blocks (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_a, size_t max_count)
+void nano::block_processor::verify_state_blocks (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_a, size_t max_count)
 {
 	assert (!mutex.try_lock ());
 	nano::timer<std::chrono::milliseconds> timer_l (nano::timer_state::started);
 	std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<nano::block>, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point>> items;
-	if (max_count == std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max () || max_count >= state_blocks.size ())
+	for (auto i (0); i < max_count && !state_blocks.empty (); i++)
 	{
-		items.swap (state_blocks);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		auto keep_size (state_blocks.size () - max_count);
-		items.resize (keep_size);
-		std::swap_ranges (state_blocks.end () - keep_size, state_blocks.end (), items.begin ());
-		state_blocks.resize (max_count);
-		items.swap (state_blocks);
+		auto item (state_blocks.front ());
+		state_blocks.pop_front ();
+		if (!node.ledger.store.block_exists (transaction_a, item.first->type (), item.first->hash ()))
+		{
+			items.push_back (item);
+		}
 	}
 	lock_a.unlock ();
-	auto size (items.size ());
-	std::vector<nano::uint256_union> hashes;
-	hashes.reserve (size);
-	std::vector<unsigned char const *> messages;
-	messages.reserve (size);
-	std::vector<size_t> lengths;
-	lengths.reserve (size);
-	std::vector<unsigned char const *> pub_keys;
-	pub_keys.reserve (size);
-	std::vector<unsigned char const *> signatures;
-	signatures.reserve (size);
-	std::vector<int> verifications;
-	verifications.resize (size, 0);
-	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
-	{
-		auto & block (static_cast<nano::state_block &> (*items[i].first));
-		hashes.push_back (block.hash ());
-		messages.push_back (hashes.back ().bytes.data ());
-		lengths.push_back (sizeof (decltype (hashes)::value_type));
-		pub_keys.push_back (block.hashables.account.bytes.data ());
-		signatures.push_back (block.signature.bytes.data ());
-	}
-	std::promise<void> promise;
-	nano::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
-	node.checker.add (check);
-	promise.get_future ().wait ();
-	lock_a.lock ();
-	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
-	{
-		assert (verifications[i] == 1 || verifications[i] == 0);
-		if (verifications[i] == 1)
+	if (!items.empty ())
+	{
+		auto size (items.size ());
+		std::vector<nano::uint256_union> hashes;
+		hashes.reserve (size);
+		std::vector<unsigned char const *> messages;
+		messages.reserve (size);
+		std::vector<size_t> lengths;
+		lengths.reserve (size);
+		std::vector<unsigned char const *> pub_keys;
+		pub_keys.reserve (size);
+		std::vector<unsigned char const *> signatures;
+		signatures.reserve (size);
+		std::vector<int> verifications;
+		verifications.resize (size, 0);
+		for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
+		{
+			auto & block (static_cast<nano::state_block &> (*items[i].first));
+			hashes.push_back (block.hash ());
+			messages.push_back (hashes.back ().bytes.data ());
+			lengths.push_back (sizeof (decltype (hashes)::value_type));
+			pub_keys.push_back (block.hashables.account.bytes.data ());
+			signatures.push_back (block.signature.bytes.data ());
+		}
+		std::promise<void> promise;
+		nano::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
+		node.checker.add (check);
+		promise.get_future ().wait ();
+		lock_a.lock ();
+		for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
+		{
+			assert (verifications[i] == 1 || verifications[i] == 0);
+			if (verifications[i] == 1)
+			{
+				blocks.push_back (items.front ());
+			}
+			items.pop_front ();
+		}
+		if (node.config.logging.timing_logging ())
 		{
-			blocks.push_back (items.front ());
+			BOOST_LOG (node.log) << boost::str (boost::format ("Batch verified %1% state blocks in %2% %3%") % size % timer_l.stop ().count () % timer_l.unit ());
 		}
-		items.pop_front ();
 	}
-	if (node.config.logging.timing_logging ())
+	else
 	{
-		BOOST_LOG (node.log) << boost::str (boost::format ("Batch verified %1% state blocks in %2% %3%") % size % timer_l.stop ().count () % timer_l.unit ());
+		lock_a.lock ();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1373,9 +1377,13 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_a
 	lock_a.lock ();
 	timer_l.start ();
 	// Limit state blocks verification time
-	while (!state_blocks.empty () && timer_l.before_deadline (std::chrono::seconds (2)))
+	if (!state_blocks.empty ())
 	{
-		verify_state_blocks (lock_a, 2048);
+		auto transaction (node.store.tx_begin_read ());
+		while (!state_blocks.empty () && timer_l.before_deadline (std::chrono::seconds (2)))
+		{
+			verify_state_blocks (transaction, lock_a, 2048);
+		}
 	}
 	lock_a.unlock ();
 	auto transaction (node.store.tx_begin_write ());
@@ -1459,7 +1467,7 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_a
 		Because verification is long process, avoid large deque verification inside of write transaction */
 		if (blocks.empty () && !state_blocks.empty ())
 		{
-			verify_state_blocks (lock_a, 256);
+			verify_state_blocks (transaction, lock_a, 256);
 		}
 	}
 	lock_a.unlock ();
diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index 07562e3724..83248aa3db 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class block_processor
 
 private:
 	void queue_unchecked (nano::transaction const &, nano::block_hash const &, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point = std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point ());
-	void verify_state_blocks (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &, size_t = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ());
+	void verify_state_blocks (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &, size_t = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ());
 	void process_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
 	bool stopped;
 	bool active;