diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index ae8db1ef4..8fa7f30e7 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -903,18 +903,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
   int t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::handle_notify_new_transactions(int command, NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS::request& arg, cryptonote_connection_context& context)
   {
     MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("Received NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS (" << arg.txs.size() << " txes)");
-    std::unordered_set<blobdata> seen;
-    for (const auto &blob: arg.txs)
-    {
-      MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(cryptonote::transaction tx; crypto::hash hash; bool ret = cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(blob, tx, hash);, ret, "Including transaction " << hash);
-      if (seen.find(blob) != seen.end())
-      {
-        LOG_PRINT_CCONTEXT_L1("Duplicate transaction in notification, dropping connection");
-        drop_connection(context, false, false);
-        return 1;
-      }
-      seen.insert(blob);
-    }
 
     if(context.m_state != cryptonote_connection_context::state_normal)
       return 1;
@@ -928,6 +916,19 @@ namespace cryptonote
       return 1;
     }
 
+    std::unordered_set<blobdata> seen;
+    for (const auto &blob: arg.txs)
+    {
+      MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(cryptonote::transaction tx; crypto::hash hash; bool ret = cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(blob, tx, hash);, ret, "Including transaction " << hash);
+      if (seen.find(blob) != seen.end())
+      {
+        LOG_PRINT_CCONTEXT_L1("Duplicate transaction in notification, dropping connection");
+        drop_connection(context, false, false);
+        return 1;
+      }
+      seen.insert(blob);
+    }
+
     /* If the txes were received over i2p/tor, the default is to "forward"
        with a randomized delay to further enhance the "white noise" behavior,
        potentially making it harder for ISP-level spies to determine which