diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index be52f7766..b841ef09b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3127,6 +3127,7 @@ bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, const CChainParams& chainparams,
             pindexNewTip = chainActive.Tip();
             pindexFork = chainActive.FindFork(pindexOldTip);
             fInitialDownload = IsInitialBlockDownload();
+            nNewHeight = chainActive.Height();
         }
         // When we reach this point, we switched to a new tip (stored in pindexNewTip).
 
@@ -3149,13 +3150,10 @@ bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, const CChainParams& chainparams,
                     }
                 }
                 // Relay inventory, but don't relay old inventory during initial block download.
-                int nBlockEstimate = 0;
-                if (fCheckpointsEnabled)
-                    nBlockEstimate = Checkpoints::GetTotalBlocksEstimate(chainparams.Checkpoints());
                 {
                     LOCK(cs_vNodes);
                     BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes) {
-                        if (chainActive.Height() > (pnode->nStartingHeight != -1 ? pnode->nStartingHeight - 2000 : nBlockEstimate)) {
+                        if (nNewHeight > (pnode->nStartingHeight != -1 ? pnode->nStartingHeight - 2000 : 0)) {
                             BOOST_REVERSE_FOREACH(const uint256& hash, vHashes) {
                                 pnode->PushBlockHash(hash);
                             }