diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 51dcadad6f8..a3707d3b5f4 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1385,11 +1385,13 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::FindNextBlocksToDownload(const Peer& peer, unsigned int co
         return;
     }
 
-    // When we sync with AssumeUtxo and discover the snapshot is not in the peer's best chain, abort:
-    // We can't reorg to this chain due to missing undo data until the background sync has finished,
+    // When syncing with AssumeUtxo and the snapshot has not yet been validated,
+    // abort downloading blocks from peers that don't have the snapshot block in their best chain.
+    // We can't reorg to this chain due to missing undo data until validation completes,
     // so downloading blocks from it would be futile.
     const CBlockIndex* snap_base{m_chainman.CurrentChainstate().SnapshotBase()};
-    if (snap_base && state->pindexBestKnownBlock->GetAncestor(snap_base->nHeight) != snap_base) {
+    if (snap_base && m_chainman.CurrentChainstate().m_assumeutxo == Assumeutxo::UNVALIDATED &&
+        state->pindexBestKnownBlock->GetAncestor(snap_base->nHeight) != snap_base) {
         LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Not downloading blocks from peer=%d, which doesn't have the snapshot block in its best chain.\n", peer.m_id);
         return;
     }