diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
index be333fe5fe..bf7484f7b8 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -1184,17 +1184,21 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt::lazy_backlog_cleanup ()
 
 void nano::bootstrap_attempt::lazy_destinations_increment (nano::account const & destination_a)
 {
-	// Update accounts counter for send blocks
-	auto existing (lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().find (destination_a));
-	if (existing != lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().end ())
+	// Enabled only if legacy bootstrap is not available. Legacy bootstrap is a more effective way to receive all existing destinations
+	if (node->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
 	{
-		lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().modify (existing, [](nano::lazy_destinations_item & item_a) {
-			++item_a.count;
-		});
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		lazy_destinations.insert (nano::lazy_destinations_item{ destination_a, 1 });
+		// Update accounts counter for send blocks
+		auto existing (lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().find (destination_a));
+		if (existing != lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().end ())
+		{
+			lazy_destinations.get<account_tag> ().modify (existing, [](nano::lazy_destinations_item & item_a) {
+				++item_a.count;
+			});
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			lazy_destinations.insert (nano::lazy_destinations_item{ destination_a, 1 });
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
index 440b654437..c88a28a61d 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_pull.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ void nano::bulk_pull_client::received_block (boost::system::error_code const & e
 			}
 			// Is block expected?
 			bool block_expected (false);
-			bool unconfirmed_account_head (pull_blocks == 0 && pull.retry_limit != std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max () && expected == pull.account_or_head && block->account () == pull.account_or_head);
+			// Unconfirmed head is used only for lazy destinations if legacy bootstrap is not available, see nano::bootstrap_attempt::lazy_destinations_increment (...)
+			bool unconfirmed_account_head (connection->node->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap && pull_blocks == 0 && pull.retry_limit != std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max () && expected == pull.account_or_head && block->account () == pull.account_or_head);
 			if (hash == expected || unconfirmed_account_head)
 			{
 				expected = block->previous ();