diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index a8ae6461709f1da8e4a0256f55ad190583aabea0..2da1464bc5df0c81383188534abb6b6cac117c88 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -189,18 +189,13 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) synchronise(peer *peer) {
 		mode = downloader.FastSync
 	}
 	// Run the sync cycle, and disable fast sync if we've went past the pivot block
-	err := pm.downloader.Synchronise(peer.id, pHead, pTd, mode)
-
-	if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.fastSync) == 1 {
-		// Disable fast sync if we indeed have something in our chain
-		if pm.blockchain.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() > 0 {
-			log.Info("Fast sync complete, auto disabling")
-			atomic.StoreUint32(&pm.fastSync, 0)
-		}
-	}
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := pm.downloader.Synchronise(peer.id, pHead, pTd, mode); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.fastSync) == 1 {
+		log.Info("Fast sync complete, auto disabling")
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&pm.fastSync, 0)
+	}
 	atomic.StoreUint32(&pm.acceptTxs, 1) // Mark initial sync done
 	if head := pm.blockchain.CurrentBlock(); head.NumberU64() > 0 {
 		// We've completed a sync cycle, notify all peers of new state. This path is