diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index b563a36294..47086502a1 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       last_handshake_recv = handshake_message();
       last_handshake_sent = handshake_message();
       my_impl->sync_master->reset_lib_num(shared_from_this());
+      fc_ilog(logger, "closing ${a}, ${p}", ("a",peer_addr)("p",peer_name()));
       fc_dlog(logger, "canceling wait on ${p}", ("p",peer_name()));
       cancel_wait();
       if( read_delay_timer ) read_delay_timer->cancel();
@@ -1552,7 +1553,14 @@ namespace eosio {
          if (msg.known_blocks.ids.size() == 0) {
             fc_elog( logger,"got a catch up with ids size = 0" );
          } else {
-            verify_catchup(c, msg.known_blocks.pending, msg.known_blocks.ids.back());
+            const block_id_type& id = msg.known_blocks.ids.back();
+            controller& cc = chain_plug->chain();
+            if( !cc.fetch_block_by_id( id ) ) {
+               verify_catchup( c, msg.known_blocks.pending, id );
+            } else {
+               // we already have the block, so update peer with our view of the world
+               c->send_handshake();
+            }
          }
       }
       else {