diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d37596fed..bbb3be712 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2413,6 +2413,11 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Reject proof-of-work after nLastPOWBlock
+    if (block.IsProofOfWork() && pindex->nHeight > chainparams.GetConsensus().nLastPOWBlock)
+        return state.DoS(100, error("%s: reject proof-of-work at height %d", __func__, pindex->nHeight),
+                        REJECT_INVALID, "bad-pow-height");
+    
     // Check difficulty
     if (block.nBits != GetNextTargetRequired(pindex->pprev, &block, block.IsProofOfStake(), chainparams.GetConsensus()))
         return state.DoS(100, error("%s: incorrect difficulty", __func__),
@@ -3714,9 +3719,6 @@ bool ContextualCheckBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIn
     const int nHeight = pindexPrev == NULL ? 0 : pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
 
-    if (block.IsProofOfWork() && nHeight > consensusParams.nLastPOWBlock)
-        return state.DoS(100, error("%s : reject proof-of-work at height %d", __func__, nHeight), REJECT_INVALID, "bad-pow-height");
-
     // Start enforcing BIP113 (Median Time Past) using versionbits logic.
     int nLockTimeFlags = 0;