diff --git a/consensus/src/sync/block_queue.rs b/consensus/src/sync/block_queue.rs
index a1c15bfd42..6abc6e7891 100644
--- a/consensus/src/sync/block_queue.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/sync/block_queue.rs
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ impl<N: Network> Inner<N> {
 
                     if let Some(id) = pubsub_id {
                         self.network
-                            .validate_message::<BlockTopic>(id.clone(), MsgAcceptance::Ignore);
+                            .validate_message::<BlockTopic>(id.clone(), MsgAcceptance::Reject);
                     }
 
                     true