diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
index dc80c5b687..f0f1b531ad 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::service (nano::node_config const & node_conf
 			for (auto const & [result, context] : batch)
 			{
 				debug_assert (context.block != nullptr);
-				inspect (transaction, result, *context.block);
+				inspect (transaction, result, *context.block, context.source);
 			}
 		}
 		condition.notify_all ();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ std::size_t nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::score_size () const
 - Marks an account as blocked if the result code is gap source as there is no reason request additional blocks for this account until the dependency is resolved
 - Marks an account as forwarded if it has been recently referenced by a block that has been inserted.
  */
-void nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::inspect (secure::transaction const & tx, nano::block_status const & result, nano::block const & block)
+void nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::inspect (secure::transaction const & tx, nano::block_status const & result, nano::block const & block, nano::block_source source)
 {
 	debug_assert (!mutex.try_lock ());
 
@@ -224,10 +224,13 @@ void nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::inspect (secure::transaction const & tx
 		break;
 		case nano::block_status::gap_previous:
 		{
-			if (block.type () == block_type::state)
+			if (source == nano::block_source::live)
 			{
-				const auto account = block.account_field ().value ();
-				accounts.priority_set (account);
+				if (block.type () == block_type::state)
+				{
+					const auto account = block.account_field ().value ();
+					accounts.priority_set (account);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.hpp
index 25d02846ad..90ff08106d 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/iterators.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/peer_scoring.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/fwd.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/member.hpp>
@@ -22,23 +23,8 @@
 
 namespace mi = boost::multi_index;
 
-namespace nano::secure
-{
-class transaction;
-}
-
 namespace nano
 {
-class block_processor;
-class ledger;
-class network;
-class node_config;
-
-namespace transport
-{
-	class channel;
-}
-
 namespace bootstrap_ascending
 {
 	class service
@@ -108,7 +94,7 @@ namespace bootstrap_ascending
 
 	private:
 		/* Inspects a block that has been processed by the block processor */
-		void inspect (secure::transaction const &, nano::block_status const & result, nano::block const & block);
+		void inspect (secure::transaction const &, nano::block_status const & result, nano::block const & block, nano::block_source);
 
 		void run_priorities ();
 		void run_one_priority ();
diff --git a/nano/node/fwd.hpp b/nano/node/fwd.hpp
index 293c803637..d79581378d 100644
--- a/nano/node/fwd.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/fwd.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace nano
 {
 class active_elections;
 class block;
+class block_processor;
 class confirming_set;
 class ledger;
 class local_block_broadcaster;
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ class vote_processor;
 class vote_router;
 class wallets;
 
+enum class block_source;
 enum class vote_code;
 }
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