diff --git a/core/slice.go b/core/slice.go
index ddae7b37ab..9f5b0343a6 100644
--- a/core/slice.go
+++ b/core/slice.go
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ func NewSlice(db ethdb.Database, config *Config, txConfig *TxPoolConfig, txLooku
 		sl.WriteGenesisBlock(genesisBlock, chainConfig.Location)
 	}
 
-	sl.CheckForBadHashAndRecover()
-
 	if nodeCtx == common.ZONE_CTX && sl.ProcessingState() {
 		go sl.asyncPendingHeaderLoop()
 		go sl.asyncWorkShareUpdateLoop()
diff --git a/quai/handler.go b/quai/handler.go
index 5597387957..686c7db0b0 100644
--- a/quai/handler.go
+++ b/quai/handler.go
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ func (h *handler) missingBlockLoop() {
 		select {
 		case blockRequest := <-h.missingBlockCh:
 
+			// If the blockRequest Hash is a bad block hash, node should not ask
+			// any peer for the hash
+			if h.core.IsBlockHashABadHash(blockRequest.Hash) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			_, exists := h.recentBlockReqCache.Get(blockRequest.Hash)
 			if !exists {
 				// Add the block request to the cache to avoid requesting the same block multiple times