diff --git a/src/neo/Ledger/Blockchain.cs b/src/neo/Ledger/Blockchain.cs
index 50e3a66944..8600414e06 100644
--- a/src/neo/Ledger/Blockchain.cs
+++ b/src/neo/Ledger/Blockchain.cs
@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ private VerifyResult OnNewBlock(Block block)
                     return VerifyResult.Invalid;
                 block_cache.TryAdd(block.Hash, block);
                 block_cache_unverified.Remove(block.Index);
-                // We can store the new block in block_cache and tell the new height to other nodes before Persist().
-                system.LocalNode.Tell(Message.Create(MessageCommand.Ping, PingPayload.Create(Singleton.Height + 1)));
                 Persist(block);
                 SaveHeaderHashList();
                 if (block_cache_unverified.TryGetValue(Height + 1, out var unverifiedBlocks))
@@ -359,6 +357,8 @@ private VerifyResult OnNewBlock(Block block)
                         Self.Tell(unverifiedBlock, ActorRefs.NoSender);
                     block_cache_unverified.Remove(Height + 1);
                 }
+                // We can store the new block in block_cache and tell the new height to other nodes after Persist().
+                system.LocalNode.Tell(Message.Create(MessageCommand.Ping, PingPayload.Create(Singleton.Height)));
             }
             return VerifyResult.Succeed;
         }
diff --git a/src/neo/Network/P2P/RemoteNode.cs b/src/neo/Network/P2P/RemoteNode.cs
index b1457a8522..15bb8c342c 100644
--- a/src/neo/Network/P2P/RemoteNode.cs
+++ b/src/neo/Network/P2P/RemoteNode.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ internal class Relay { public IInventory Inventory; }
         public int ListenerTcpPort { get; private set; } = 0;
         public VersionPayload Version { get; private set; }
         public uint LastBlockIndex { get; private set; } = 0;
+        public uint LastHeightSent { get; private set; } = 0;
         public bool IsFullNode { get; private set; } = false;
 
         public RemoteNode(NeoSystem system, object connection, IPEndPoint remote, IPEndPoint local)
@@ -124,6 +125,13 @@ protected override void OnReceive(object message)
                     RefreshPendingKnownHashes();
                     break;
                 case Message msg:
+                    if (msg.Payload is PingPayload payload)
+                    {
+                        if (payload.LastBlockIndex > LastHeightSent)
+                            LastHeightSent = payload.LastBlockIndex;
+                        else if (msg.Command == MessageCommand.Ping)
+                            break;
+                    }
                     EnqueueMessage(msg);
                     break;
                 case IInventory inventory:
diff --git a/src/neo/Network/P2P/TaskManager.cs b/src/neo/Network/P2P/TaskManager.cs
index e72c3af618..4f4397aedb 100644
--- a/src/neo/Network/P2P/TaskManager.cs
+++ b/src/neo/Network/P2P/TaskManager.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private void OnBlock(Block block)
             if (session is null) return;
             session.IndexTasks.Remove(block.Index);
             receivedBlockIndex.TryAdd(block.Index, session);
-            RequestTasks();
+            RequestTasks(false);
         }
 
         private void OnInvalidBlock(Block invalidBlock)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private void OnRegister(VersionPayload version)
             if (session.IsFullNode)
                 session.InvTasks.TryAdd(MemPoolTaskHash, TimeProvider.Current.UtcNow);
             sessions.TryAdd(Sender, session);
-            RequestTasks();
+            RequestTasks(true);
         }
 
         private void OnUpdate(Update update)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ private void OnUpdate(Update update)
                 return;
             session.LastBlockIndex = update.LastBlockIndex;
             session.ExpireTime = TimeProvider.Current.UtcNow.AddMilliseconds(PingCoolingOffPeriod);
-            if (update.RequestTasks) RequestTasks();
+            if (update.RequestTasks) RequestTasks(true);
         }
 
         private void OnRestartTasks(InvPayload payload)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ private void OnTimer()
                     }
                 }
             }
-            RequestTasks();
+            RequestTasks(true);
         }
 
         protected override void PostStop()
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ public static Props Props(NeoSystem system)
             return Akka.Actor.Props.Create(() => new TaskManager(system)).WithMailbox("task-manager-mailbox");
         }
 
-        private void RequestTasks()
+        private void RequestTasks(bool sendPing)
         {
             if (sessions.Count() == 0) return;
 
-            SendPingMessage();
+            if (sendPing) SendPingMessage();
 
             while (failedSyncTasks.Count() > 0)
             {
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ private void RequestTasks()
 
         private void SendPingMessage()
         {
-            if (sessions.Count == 0) return;
-
             TrimmedBlock block;
             using (SnapshotView snapshot = Blockchain.Singleton.GetSnapshot())
             {