diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 75296cf4..b5c4f9ca 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1486,7 +1486,8 @@ bool Blockchain::find_blockchain_supplement(const std::list<crypto::hash>& qbloc
   }
 
   // if split_height remains 0, we didn't have any but the genesis block in common
-  if(split_height == 0)
+  // which is only fine if the blocks just have the genesis block
+  if(split_height == 0 && qblock_ids.size() > 1)
   {
     LOG_ERROR("Ours and foreign blockchain have only genesis block in common... o.O");
     return false;