From efec2490c8c4835e030d7955b860298e64a1ac77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jl777 <jameslee777@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 01:48:03 -1100
Subject: [PATCH] pindexBestHeader!=0

---
 src/main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4e375d60d..df959bf76 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -8197,7 +8197,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
         if (pindexBestHeader == NULL)
             pindexBestHeader = chainActive.Tip();
         bool fFetch = state.fPreferredDownload || (nPreferredDownload == 0 && !pto->fClient && !pto->fOneShot); // Download if this is a nice peer, or we have no nice peers and this one might do.
-        if (!state.fSyncStarted && !pto->fClient && !fImporting && !fReindex) {
+        if (!state.fSyncStarted && !pto->fClient && !fImporting && !fReindex && pindexBestHeader!=0) {
             // Only actively request headers from a single peer, unless we're close to today.
             if ((nSyncStarted == 0 && fFetch) || pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime() > GetAdjustedTime() - 24 * 60 * 60) {
                 state.fSyncStarted = true;