diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index b9f0e1f98eb..0bd5e56ddd1 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ void PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_ty
                     // then fetch the blocks we need to catch up.
                     best_block = &inv.hash;
                 }
-            } else {
+            } else if (inv.IsGenTxMsg()) {
                 const GenTxid gtxid = ToGenTxid(inv);
                 const bool fAlreadyHave = AlreadyHaveTx(gtxid, mempool);
                 LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "got inv: %s  %s peer=%d\n", inv.ToString(), fAlreadyHave ? "have" : "new", pfrom.GetId());
@@ -2685,6 +2685,8 @@ void PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_ty
                 } else if (!fAlreadyHave && !m_chainman.ActiveChainstate().IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
                     RequestTx(State(pfrom.GetId()), gtxid, current_time);
                 }
+            } else {
+                LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unknown inv type \"%s\" received from peer=%d\n", inv.ToString(), pfrom.GetId());
             }
         }