diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
index 14661b857a5..30f412dd232 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void BlockTipChanged(ClientModel *clientmodel, bool initialSync, const CB
     int64_t& nLastUpdateNotification = fHeader ? nLastHeaderTipUpdateNotification : nLastBlockTipUpdateNotification;
 
     // if we are in-sync, update the UI regardless of last update time
-    if (!initialSync || now - nLastUpdateNotification > MODEL_UPDATE_DELAY) {
+    if (fHeader || !initialSync || now - nLastUpdateNotification > MODEL_UPDATE_DELAY) {
         //pass a async signal to the UI thread
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(clientmodel, "numBlocksChanged", Qt::QueuedConnection,
                                   Q_ARG(int, pIndex->nHeight),