diff --git a/sync/src/chain.rs b/sync/src/chain.rs
index f27a89c98..bfc5f7156 100644
--- a/sync/src/chain.rs
+++ b/sync/src/chain.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ known_heap_size!(0, PeerInfo);
 type PacketDecodeError = DecoderError;
 
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION_63: u8 = 63;
+const PROTOCOL_VERSION_62: u8 = 62;
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION_1: u8 = 1;
 const MAX_BODIES_TO_SEND: usize = 256;
 const MAX_HEADERS_TO_SEND: usize = 512;
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Peer {} network id mismatch (ours: {}, theirs: {})", peer_id, self.network_id, peer.network_id);
 			return Ok(());
 		}
-		if (warp_protocol && peer.protocol_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION_1) || (!warp_protocol && peer.protocol_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION_63) {
+		if (warp_protocol && peer.protocol_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION_1) || (!warp_protocol && peer.protocol_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION_63 && peer.protocol_version != PROTOCOL_VERSION_62) {
 			io.disable_peer(peer_id);
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Peer {} unsupported eth protocol ({})", peer_id, peer.protocol_version);
 			return Ok(());
@@ -1415,7 +1416,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 	/// Send Status message
 	fn send_status(&mut self, io: &mut SyncIo, peer: PeerId) -> Result<(), NetworkError> {
 		let warp_protocol = io.protocol_version(&WARP_SYNC_PROTOCOL_ID, peer) != 0;
-		let protocol = if warp_protocol { PROTOCOL_VERSION_1 } else { PROTOCOL_VERSION_63 };
+		let protocol = if warp_protocol { PROTOCOL_VERSION_1 } else { io.eth_protocol_version(peer) };
 		trace!(target: "sync", "Sending status to {}, protocol version {}", peer, protocol);
 		let mut packet = RlpStream::new_list(if warp_protocol { 7 } else { 5 });
 		let chain = io.chain().chain_info();