diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherState.scala b/src/main/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherState.scala
index dcc05aa872..b4994b6abe 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherState.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherState.scala
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ case class BlockFetcherState(
         .withKnownTopAt(block.number)
       Right(newState)
     } else if (isExistInWaitingHeaders(block.header.parentHash)) {
+      // ignore already requested bodies
+      val newFetchingBodiesState =
+        if (fetchingBodiesState == AwaitingBodies) AwaitingBodiesToBeIgnored else fetchingBodiesState
       val newState = copy(
-        waitingHeaders = waitingHeaders.takeWhile(_.number < block.number).enqueue(block.header)
+        waitingHeaders = waitingHeaders.takeWhile(_.number < block.number).enqueue(block.header),
+        fetchingBodiesState = newFetchingBodiesState
       )
         .withKnownTopAt(block.number)
       Right(newState)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherSpec.scala
index 96aeefcb49..f6765bd870 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/blockchain/sync/regular/BlockFetcherSpec.scala
@@ -343,20 +343,28 @@ class BlockFetcherSpec
 
       handleFirstBlockBatchBodies()
 
+      // second bodies request
+      val secondGetBlockBodiesRequest = GetBlockBodies(secondBlocksBatch.map(_.hash))
+      peersClient.expectMsgPF() { case PeersClient.Request(msg, _, _) if msg == secondGetBlockBodiesRequest => ()}
+
       // send old checkpoint block
       blockFetcher ! MessageFromPeer(
         PV64.NewBlock(checkpointBlock, ChainWeight(checkpointBlock.number, checkpointBlock.header.difficulty)),
         fakePeer.id
       )
 
-      // Second bodies request
-      val secondGetBlockBodiesRequest = GetBlockBodies(alternativeSecondBlocksBatch.map(_.hash))
-      peersClient.expectMsgPF() { case PeersClient.Request(msg, _, _) if msg == secondGetBlockBodiesRequest => () }
-
-      // Second bodies response
-      val secondGetBlockBodiesResponse = BlockBodies(alternativeSecondBlocksBatch.map(_.body))
+      // second bodies response
+      val secondGetBlockBodiesResponse = BlockBodies(secondBlocksBatch.map(_.body))
       peersClient.reply(PeersClient.Response(fakePeer, secondGetBlockBodiesResponse))
 
+      // third bodies request after adding checkpoint into the waiting headers queue
+      val thirdGetBlockBodiesRequest = GetBlockBodies(alternativeSecondBlocksBatch.map(_.hash))
+      peersClient.expectMsgPF() { case PeersClient.Request(msg, _, _) if msg == thirdGetBlockBodiesRequest => ()}
+
+      // third bodies response
+      val thirdGetBlockBodiesResponse = BlockBodies(alternativeSecondBlocksBatch.map(_.body))
+      peersClient.reply(PeersClient.Response(fakePeer, thirdGetBlockBodiesResponse))
+
       // We need to wait a while in order to allow fetcher to process all the blocks
       system.scheduler.scheduleOnce(Timeouts.shortTimeout) {
         importer.send(blockFetcher, PickBlocks(syncConfig.blocksBatchSize * 2))