diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 9c8909f7423..b9557c7dd27 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2960,16 +2960,17 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_type,
                     best_block = &inv.hash;
                 }
             } else if (inv.IsGenTxMsg()) {
+                if (reject_tx_invs) {
+                    LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "transaction (%s) inv sent in violation of protocol, disconnecting peer=%d\n", inv.hash.ToString(), pfrom.GetId());
+                    pfrom.fDisconnect = true;
+                    return;
+                }
                 const GenTxid gtxid = ToGenTxid(inv);
                 const bool fAlreadyHave = AlreadyHaveTx(gtxid);
                 LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "got inv: %s  %s peer=%d\n", inv.ToString(), fAlreadyHave ? "have" : "new", pfrom.GetId());
 
                 pfrom.AddKnownTx(inv.hash);
-                if (reject_tx_invs) {
-                    LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "transaction (%s) inv sent in violation of protocol, disconnecting peer=%d\n", inv.hash.ToString(), pfrom.GetId());
-                    pfrom.fDisconnect = true;
-                    return;
-                } else if (!fAlreadyHave && !m_chainman.ActiveChainstate().IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
+                if (!fAlreadyHave && !m_chainman.ActiveChainstate().IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
                     AddTxAnnouncement(pfrom, gtxid, current_time);
                 }
             } else {