diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 42fdc25c9..e636014ae 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1312,20 +1312,23 @@ namespace cryptonote
       NOTIFY_NEW_FLUFFY_BLOCK::request arg{};
       arg.current_blockchain_height = m_blockchain_storage.get_current_blockchain_height();
       std::vector<crypto::hash> missed_txs;
-      std::vector<cryptonote::blobdata> txs;
-      m_blockchain_storage.get_transactions_blobs(b.tx_hashes, txs, missed_txs);
+      for (const auto &tx_hash : b.tx_hashes)
+      {
+        if (m_blockchain_storage.have_tx(tx_hash))
+          continue;
+        missed_txs.push_back(tx_hash);
+      }
       if(missed_txs.size() &&  m_blockchain_storage.get_block_id_by_height(get_block_height(b)) != get_block_hash(b))
       {
         LOG_PRINT_L1("Block found but, seems that reorganize just happened after that, do not relay this block");
         return true;
       }
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(txs.size() == b.tx_hashes.size() && !missed_txs.size(), false, "can't find some transactions in found block:" << get_block_hash(b) << " txs.size()=" << txs.size()
-        << ", b.tx_hashes.size()=" << b.tx_hashes.size() << ", missed_txs.size()" << missed_txs.size());
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(!missed_txs.size(), false, "can't find some transactions in found block:" << get_block_hash(b)
+        << " b.tx_hashes.size()=" << b.tx_hashes.size() << ", missed_txs.size()" << missed_txs.size());
 
       block_to_blob(b, arg.b.block);
-      //pack transactions
-      for(auto& tx:  txs)
-        arg.b.txs.push_back({tx, crypto::null_hash});
+      // Relay an empty fluffy block
+      arg.b.txs.clear();
 
       m_pprotocol->relay_block(arg, exclude_context);
     }