diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index f4a5a5855..6885db953 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -2882,6 +2882,11 @@ void wallet2::process_parsed_blocks(uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cry
         " (height " + std::to_string(start_height) + "), local block id at this height: " +
         string_tools::pod_to_hex(m_blockchain[current_index]));
 
+      const uint64_t reorg_depth = m_blockchain.size() - current_index;
+      THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(reorg_depth > m_max_reorg_depth, error::reorg_depth_error,
+        tr("reorg exceeds maximum allowed depth, use 'set max-reorg-depth N' to allow it, reorg depth: ") +
+        std::to_string(reorg_depth));
+
       detach_blockchain(current_index, output_tracker_cache);
       process_new_blockchain_entry(bl, blocks[i], parsed_blocks[i], bl_id, current_index, tx_cache_data, tx_cache_data_offset, output_tracker_cache);
     }
@@ -3532,15 +3537,6 @@ void wallet2::refresh(bool trusted_daemon, uint64_t start_height, uint64_t & blo
 
       first = false;
 
-      if (!next_blocks.empty())
-      {
-        const uint64_t expected_start_height = std::max(static_cast<uint64_t>(m_blockchain.size()), uint64_t(1)) - 1;
-        const uint64_t reorg_depth = expected_start_height - std::min(expected_start_height, next_blocks_start_height);
-        THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(reorg_depth > m_max_reorg_depth, error::reorg_depth_error,
-          tr("reorg exceeds maximum allowed depth, use 'set max-reorg-depth N' to allow it, reorg depth: ") +
-          std::to_string(reorg_depth));
-      }
-
       // if we've got at least 10 blocks to refresh, assume we're starting
       // a long refresh, and setup a tracking output cache if we need to
       if (m_track_uses && (!output_tracker_cache || output_tracker_cache->empty()) && next_blocks.size() >= 10)