diff --git a/protocol/lavasession/consumer_types.go b/protocol/lavasession/consumer_types.go
index 18a578844f..b27a077696 100644
--- a/protocol/lavasession/consumer_types.go
+++ b/protocol/lavasession/consumer_types.go
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ type ConsumerSessionsWithProvider struct {
 	// whether we already reported this provider this epoch, we can only report one conflict per provider per epoch
 	conflictFoundAndReported uint32   // 0 == not reported, 1 == reported
 	stakeSize                sdk.Coin // the stake size the provider staked
+
+	// blocked provider recovery status if 0 currently not used, if 1 a session has tried resume communication with this provider
+	// if the provider is not blocked at all this field is irrelevant
+	blockedAndUsedWithChanceForRecoveryStatus uint32
 }
 
 func NewConsumerSessionWithProvider(publicLavaAddress string, pairingEndpoints []*Endpoint, maxCu uint64, epoch uint64, stakeSize sdk.Coin) *ConsumerSessionsWithProvider {
@@ -138,6 +142,14 @@ func NewConsumerSessionWithProvider(publicLavaAddress string, pairingEndpoints [
 	}
 }
 
+func (cswp *ConsumerSessionsWithProvider) atomicReadBlockedStatus() uint32 {
+	return atomic.LoadUint32(&cswp.blockedAndUsedWithChanceForRecoveryStatus)
+}
+
+func (cswp *ConsumerSessionsWithProvider) atomicWriteBlockedStatus(status uint32) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&cswp.blockedAndUsedWithChanceForRecoveryStatus, status) // we can only set conflict to "reported".
+}
+
 func (cswp *ConsumerSessionsWithProvider) atomicReadConflictReported() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadUint32(&cswp.conflictFoundAndReported) == 1
 }