diff --git a/torba/torba/server/block_processor.py b/torba/torba/server/block_processor.py
index 2fe80b169..0cc365d06 100644
--- a/torba/torba/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/torba/torba/server/block_processor.py
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ class BlockProcessor:
                 self.prefetcher.main_loop(self.height),
                 self._process_prefetched_blocks()
             ])
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            raise
         except:
             self.logger.exception("Block processing failed!")
             raise