diff --git a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pbft/pbft_manager.cpp b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pbft/pbft_manager.cpp
index 13a2fca473..f2d4235e11 100644
--- a/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pbft/pbft_manager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/core_libs/consensus/src/pbft/pbft_manager.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ PbftManager::PbftManager(const FullNodeConfig &conf, std::shared_ptr<DbStorage>
   const auto &node_addr = node_addr_;
   LOG_OBJECTS_CREATE("PBFT_MGR");
 
+  auto current_pbft_period = pbft_chain_->getPbftChainSize();
+  if (kGenesisConfig.state.hardforks.ficus_hf.isPillarBlockPeriod(current_pbft_period)) {
+    const auto current_pillar_block = pillar_chain_mgr_->getCurrentPillarBlock();
+    // There is a race condition where pbt block could have been saved and node stopped before saving pillar block
+    if (current_pbft_period ==
+        current_pillar_block->getPeriod() + kGenesisConfig.state.hardforks.ficus_hf.pillar_blocks_interval)
+      LOG(log_er_) << "Pillar block was not processed before restart, current period: " << current_pbft_period
+                   << ", current pillar block period: " << current_pillar_block->getPeriod();
+    processPillarBlock(current_pbft_period);
+  }
+
   for (auto period = final_chain_->lastBlockNumber() + 1, curr_period = pbft_chain_->getPbftChainSize();
        period <= curr_period; ++period) {
     auto period_raw = db_->getPeriodDataRaw(period);