diff --git a/src/masternode-sync.cpp b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
index 1ad73e833..c9b36df48 100644
--- a/src/masternode-sync.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@ bool CMasternodeSync::CheckNodeHeight(CNode* pnode, bool fDisconnectStuckNodes)
 bool CMasternodeSync::IsBlockchainSynced(bool fBlockAccepted)
 {
     static bool fBlockchainSynced = false;
-    static int64_t nTimeLastProcess = GetTime();
     static int nSkipped = 0;
     static bool fFirstBlockAccepted = false;
 
+    if(!pCurrentBlockIndex || !pindexBestHeader || fImporting || fReindex) return false;
+
+    static int64_t nTimeLastProcess = GetTime();
+
     // if the last call to this function was more than 60 minutes ago (client was in sleep mode) reset the sync process
     if(GetTime() - nTimeLastProcess > 60*60) {
         Reset();
         fBlockchainSynced = false;
     }
 
-    if(!pCurrentBlockIndex || !pindexBestHeader || fImporting || fReindex) return false;
-
     if(fBlockAccepted) {
         // this should be only triggered while we are still syncing
         if(!IsSynced()) {