diff --git a/consensus/spos/bls/v1/subroundBlock.go b/consensus/spos/bls/v1/subroundBlock.go
index eac4a7c9204..31485aec724 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/bls/v1/subroundBlock.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/bls/v1/subroundBlock.go
@@ -415,9 +415,14 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) receivedBlockBodyAndHeader(ctx context.Context, cnsDta
 		return false
 	}
 
+	header := sr.BlockProcessor().DecodeBlockHeader(cnsDta.Header)
+	if headerHasProof(header) {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	sr.SetData(cnsDta.BlockHeaderHash)
 	sr.SetBody(sr.BlockProcessor().DecodeBlockBody(cnsDta.Body))
-	sr.SetHeader(sr.BlockProcessor().DecodeBlockHeader(cnsDta.Header))
+	sr.SetHeader(header)
 
 	isInvalidData := check.IfNil(sr.GetBody()) || sr.isInvalidHeaderOrData()
 	if isInvalidData {
@@ -514,8 +519,13 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) receivedBlockHeader(ctx context.Context, cnsDta *consen
 		return false
 	}
 
+	header := sr.BlockProcessor().DecodeBlockHeader(cnsDta.Header)
+	if headerHasProof(header) {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	sr.SetData(cnsDta.BlockHeaderHash)
-	sr.SetHeader(sr.BlockProcessor().DecodeBlockHeader(cnsDta.Header))
+	sr.SetHeader(header)
 
 	if sr.isInvalidHeaderOrData() {
 		return false
@@ -535,6 +545,13 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) receivedBlockHeader(ctx context.Context, cnsDta *consen
 	return blockProcessedWithSuccess
 }
 
+func headerHasProof(headerHandler data.HeaderHandler) bool {
+	if check.IfNil(headerHandler) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return headerHandler.GetPreviousProof() != nil
+}
+
 func (sr *subroundBlock) processReceivedBlock(ctx context.Context, cnsDta *consensus.Message) bool {
 	if check.IfNil(sr.GetBody()) {
 		return false
diff --git a/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go b/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
index 890cf0c5c3c..2454ad3643e 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/core"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/core/check"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data"
+
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus/spos"
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) doBlockJob(ctx context.Context) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// todo: check again the block proof verification & leader signature verification
 	// block proof verification should be done over the header that contains the leader signature
 	leaderSignature, err := sr.signBlockHeader(header)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func printLogMessage(ctx context.Context, baseMessage string, err error) {
 	log.Debug(baseMessage, "error", err.Error())
 }
 
-func (sr *subroundBlock) sendBlock(header data.HeaderHandler, body data.BodyHandler, leader string) bool {
+func (sr *subroundBlock) sendBlock(header data.HeaderHandler, body data.BodyHandler, _ string) bool {
 	marshalledBody, err := sr.Marshalizer().Marshal(body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("sendBlock.Marshal: body", "error", err.Error())