diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 18dd2f010..ad8709b53 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2540,8 +2540,14 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK && !fImporting && !fReindex) // Ignore blocks received while importing
+    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK)
     {
+        // Ignore cmpctblock received while importing
+        if (fImporting || fReindex) {
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unexpected cmpctblock message received from peer %d\n", pfrom->GetId());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         CBlockHeaderAndShortTxIDs cmpctblock;
         vRecv >> cmpctblock;
 
@@ -2761,8 +2767,14 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN && !fImporting && !fReindex) // Ignore blocks received while importing
+    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN)
     {
+        // Ignore blocktxn received while importing
+        if (fImporting || fReindex) {
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unexpected blocktxn message received from peer %d\n", pfrom->GetId());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         BlockTransactions resp;
         vRecv >> resp;
 
@@ -2836,8 +2848,14 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::HEADERS && !fImporting && !fReindex) // Ignore headers received while importing
+    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::HEADERS)
     {
+        // Ignore headers received while importing
+        if (fImporting || fReindex) {
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unexpected headers message received from peer %d\n", pfrom->GetId());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         std::vector<CBlockHeader> headers;
 
         // Bypass the normal CBlock deserialization, as we don't want to risk deserializing 2000 full blocks.
@@ -2861,8 +2879,14 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         return ProcessHeadersMessage(pfrom, connman, headers, chainparams, should_punish);
     }
 
-    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::BLOCK && !fImporting && !fReindex) // Ignore blocks received while importing
+    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::BLOCK)
     {
+        // Ignore block received while importing
+        if (fImporting || fReindex) {
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unexpected block message received from peer %d\n", pfrom->GetId());
+            return true;
+        }
+
         std::shared_ptr<CBlock> pblock = std::make_shared<CBlock>();
         vRecv >> *pblock;