diff --git a/lbry/lbry/wallet/header.py b/lbry/lbry/wallet/header.py
index 6ef0f0213..162edd98e 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/wallet/header.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/wallet/header.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Headers(BaseHeaders):
     max_target = 0x0000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
     genesis_hash = b'9c89283ba0f3227f6c03b70216b9f665f0118d5e0fa729cedf4fb34d6a34f463'
     target_timespan = 150
+    checkpoint = (600_000, b'100b33ca3d0b86a48f0d6d6f30458a130ecb89d5affefe4afccb134d5a40f4c2')
 
     @property
     def claim_trie_root(self):
diff --git a/torba/tests/client_tests/unit/test_headers.py b/torba/tests/client_tests/unit/test_headers.py
index 076edafed..c869a0556 100644
--- a/torba/tests/client_tests/unit/test_headers.py
+++ b/torba/tests/client_tests/unit/test_headers.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
 import tempfile
-from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+from binascii import hexlify
 
+from torba.client.hash import sha256
 from torba.testcase import AsyncioTestCase
 
 from torba.coin.bitcoinsegwit import MainHeaders
@@ -125,6 +126,21 @@ class BasicHeadersTests(BitcoinHeadersTestCase):
         await headers.connect(len(headers), self.get_bytes(block_bytes(3001 - 1500), after=block_bytes(1500)))
         self.assertEqual(headers.height, 3000)
 
+    async def test_checkpointed_writer(self):
+        headers = MainHeaders(':memory:')
+        headers.checkpoint = 100, hexlify(sha256(self.get_bytes(block_bytes(100))))
+        genblocks = lambda start, end: self.get_bytes(block_bytes(end - start), block_bytes(start))
+        async with headers.checkpointed_connector() as connector:
+            connector.connect(0, genblocks(0, 10))
+        self.assertEqual(len(headers), 10)
+        async with headers.checkpointed_connector() as connector:
+            connector.connect(10, genblocks(10, 100))
+        self.assertEqual(len(headers), 100)
+        headers = MainHeaders(':memory:')
+        async with headers.checkpointed_connector() as connector:
+            connector.connect(0, genblocks(0, 300))
+        self.assertEqual(len(headers), 300)
+
     async def test_concurrency(self):
         BLOCKS = 30
         headers_temporary_file = tempfile.mktemp()
diff --git a/torba/torba/client/baseheader.py b/torba/torba/client/baseheader.py
index 5e209fc0b..5a4e0471c 100644
--- a/torba/torba/client/baseheader.py
+++ b/torba/torba/client/baseheader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
 import os
 import logging
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from io import BytesIO
 from typing import Optional, Iterator, Tuple
 from binascii import hexlify
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ class BaseHeaders:
     target_timespan: int
 
     validate_difficulty: bool = True
+    checkpoint = None
 
     def __init__(self, path) -> None:
         if path == ':memory:':
@@ -99,6 +103,37 @@ class BaseHeaders:
             return b'0' * 64
         return hexlify(double_sha256(header)[::-1])
 
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def checkpointed_connector(self):
+        buf = BytesIO()
+        buf.connect = lambda _, headers: buf.write(headers)
+        try:
+            yield buf
+        finally:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+            final_height = len(self) + buf.tell() // self.header_size
+            verifiable_bytes = (self.checkpoint[0] - len(self)) * self.header_size if self.checkpoint else 0
+            if verifiable_bytes and final_height >= self.checkpoint[0]:
+                buf.seek(0)
+                self.io.seek(0)
+                h = hashlib.sha256()
+                h.update(self.io.read())
+                h.update(buf.read(verifiable_bytes))
+                if h.hexdigest().encode() == self.checkpoint[1]:
+                    buf.seek(0)
+                    self.io.seek(self.bytes_size, os.SEEK_SET)
+                    self.io.write(buf.read(verifiable_bytes))
+                    self.io.flush()
+                    self._size = None
+                    remaining = buf.read()
+                    buf.seek(0)
+                    buf.write(remaining)
+                    buf.truncate()
+                else:
+                    log.warning("Checkpoing mismatch, connecting headers through slow method.")
+            if buf.tell() > 0:
+                await self.connect(len(self), buf.getvalue())
+
     async def connect(self, start: int, headers: bytes) -> int:
         added = 0
         bail = False
diff --git a/torba/torba/client/baseledger.py b/torba/torba/client/baseledger.py
index 41b4191e7..6be7b883b 100644
--- a/torba/torba/client/baseledger.py
+++ b/torba/torba/client/baseledger.py
@@ -310,12 +310,11 @@ class BaseLedger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
         current = len(self.headers)
         get_chunk = partial(self.network.retriable_call, self.network.get_headers, count=2000)
         chunks = [asyncio.ensure_future(get_chunk(height)) for height in range(current, target, 2000)]
-        for chunk in chunks:
-            headers = await chunk
-            if not headers:
-                continue
-            headers = headers['hex']
-            await self.update_headers(height=len(self.headers), headers=headers, subscription_update=True)
+        async with self.headers.checkpointed_connector() as connector:
+            for chunk in chunks:
+                headers = await chunk
+                connector.connect(len(self.headers), unhexlify(headers['hex']))
+                log.info("Headers sync: %s / %s", connector.tell() // self.headers.header_size, target)
 
     async def update_headers(self, height=None, headers=None, subscription_update=False):
         rewound = 0