diff --git a/__tests__/unit/core-p2p/network-monitor.test.ts b/__tests__/unit/core-p2p/network-monitor.test.ts
index ce950ed609..cf2e001596 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/core-p2p/network-monitor.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/unit/core-p2p/network-monitor.test.ts
@@ -1024,6 +1024,18 @@ describe("NetworkMonitor", () => {
         );
 
         describe("when blockPing.last - blockPing.first < 500ms", () => {
+            it("should not wait if block is from forger", async () => {
+                blockchain.getBlockPing = jest
+                    .fn()
+                    .mockReturnValue({ block: block.data, last: 10500, first: 10200, count: 2, fromForger: true });
+                const spySleep = jest.spyOn(Utils, "sleep");
+
+                await networkMonitor.broadcastBlock(block);
+
+                expect(communicator.postBlock).toBeCalledTimes(peers.length);
+                expect(spySleep).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+            });
+
             it("should wait until 500ms have elapsed between blockPing.last and blockPing.first before broadcasting", async () => {
                 blockchain.getBlockPing = jest
                     .fn()
@@ -1042,7 +1054,7 @@ describe("NetworkMonitor", () => {
                     .fn()
                     .mockReturnValueOnce({ block: block.data, last: 10500, first: 10200, count: 2 })
                     .mockReturnValueOnce({
-                        block: { ...block.data, id: "11111111" },
+                        block: { ...block.data, id: "11111111", height: 3 },
                         last: 10500,
                         first: 10200,
                         count: 2,
diff --git a/packages/core-kernel/src/contracts/state/state-store.ts b/packages/core-kernel/src/contracts/state/state-store.ts
index 5507986023..d1946eea12 100644
--- a/packages/core-kernel/src/contracts/state/state-store.ts
+++ b/packages/core-kernel/src/contracts/state/state-store.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface BlockPing {
     count: number;
     first: number;
     last: number;
+    fromForger: boolean;
     block: Interfaces.IBlockData;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-p2p/src/network-monitor.ts b/packages/core-p2p/src/network-monitor.ts
index 49c785391f..9d0740ffeb 100644
--- a/packages/core-p2p/src/network-monitor.ts
+++ b/packages/core-p2p/src/network-monitor.ts
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ export class NetworkMonitor implements Contracts.P2P.NetworkMonitor {
         let blockPing = blockchain.getBlockPing();
         let peers: Contracts.P2P.Peer[] = this.repository.getPeers();
 
-        if (blockPing && blockPing.block.id === block.data.id) {
+        if (blockPing && blockPing.block.id === block.data.id && !blockPing.fromForger) {
             // wait a bit before broadcasting if a bit early
             const diff = blockPing.last - blockPing.first;
             const maxHop = 4;
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export class NetworkMonitor implements Contracts.P2P.NetworkMonitor {
                 blockPing = blockchain.getBlockPing()!;
 
                 // got aleady a new block, no broadcast
-                if (blockPing.block.id !== block.data.id) {
+                if (blockPing.block.height !== block.data.height) {
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-state/src/stores/state.ts b/packages/core-state/src/stores/state.ts
index a643181e95..d691ab5bfd 100644
--- a/packages/core-state/src/stores/state.ts
+++ b/packages/core-state/src/stores/state.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ export class StateStore implements Contracts.State.StateStore {
             count: fromForger ? 0 : 1,
             first: new Date().getTime(),
             last: new Date().getTime(),
+            fromForger: fromForger,
             block,
         };
     }