diff --git a/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs b/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
index 3ff030ca0..897fb0605 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
@@ -298,16 +298,28 @@ impl BlockChain {
 			Some(best) => {
 				let best = H256::from_slice(&best);
 				let mut b = best.clone();
+				let mut removed = 0;
+				let mut best_num = 0;
 				while !bc.blocks_db.get(&b).unwrap().is_some() {
 					// track back to the best block we have in the blocks database
 					let extras: BlockDetails = bc.extras_db.read(&b).unwrap();
 					type DetailsKey = Key<BlockDetails, Target=H264>;
 					bc.extras_db.delete(&(DetailsKey::key(&b))).unwrap();
 					b = extras.parent;
+					best_num = extras.number;
+					removed += 1;
 				}
 				if b != best {
+					let batch = DBTransaction::new();
+					let range = (best_num + 1) as bc::Number .. (best_num + removed) as bc::Number;
+					let chain = bc::group::BloomGroupChain::new(bc.blooms_config, &bc);
+					let changes = chain.replace(&range, vec![]);
+					for (k, v) in changes.into_iter() {
+						batch.write(&LogGroupPosition::from(k), &BloomGroup::from(v));
+					}
+					batch.put(b"best", &b).unwrap();
+					bc.extras_db.write(batch).unwrap();
 					info!("Restored mismatched best block. Was: {}, new: {}", best.hex(), b.hex());
-					bc.extras_db.put(b"best", &b).unwrap();
 				}
 				b
 			}