diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index f0411bc420..33d59356f8 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -847,6 +847,11 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			pm.lendingpool.AddRemotes(txs)
 		}
 	case msg.Code == VoteMsg:
+		// VoteMsg arrived, make sure we have a valid and fresh chain to handle them
+		if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.acceptTxs) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
 		var vote types.Vote
 		if err := msg.Decode(&vote); err != nil {
 			return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
@@ -864,6 +869,11 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		}
 
 	case msg.Code == TimeoutMsg:
+		// TimeoutMsg arrived, make sure we have a valid and fresh chain to handle them
+		if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.acceptTxs) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
 		var timeout types.Timeout
 		if err := msg.Decode(&timeout); err != nil {
 			return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
@@ -883,6 +893,11 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		}
 
 	case msg.Code == SyncInfoMsg:
+		// SyncInfoMsg arrived, make sure we have a valid and fresh chain to handle them
+		if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.acceptTxs) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
 		var syncInfo types.SyncInfo
 		if err := msg.Decode(&syncInfo); err != nil {
 			return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)