diff --git a/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go b/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
index 6838343f57f..3677ef7a635 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/bls/v2/subroundBlock.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/core"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type subroundBlock struct {
 
 	processingThresholdPercentage int
 	worker                        spos.WorkerHandler
+	mutBlockProcessing            sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // NewSubroundBlock creates a subroundBlock object
@@ -555,10 +557,13 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) receivedBlockHeader(headerHandler data.HeaderHandler) {
 
 // CanProcessReceivedHeader method returns true if the received header can be processed and false otherwise
 func (sr *subroundBlock) CanProcessReceivedHeader(headerLeader string) bool {
+	return sr.shouldProcessBlock(headerLeader)
+}
+
+func (sr *subroundBlock) shouldProcessBlock(headerLeader string) bool {
 	if sr.IsNodeSelf(headerLeader) {
 		return false
 	}
-
 	if sr.IsJobDone(headerLeader, sr.Current()) {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -582,6 +587,9 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) processReceivedBlock(
 		return false
 	}
 
+	sr.mutBlockProcessing.Lock()
+	defer sr.mutBlockProcessing.Unlock()
+
 	defer func() {
 		sr.SetProcessingBlock(false)
 	}()
@@ -599,6 +607,11 @@ func (sr *subroundBlock) processReceivedBlock(
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// check again under critical section to avoid double execution
+	if !sr.shouldProcessBlock(string(senderPK)) {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return sr.processBlock(ctx, round, senderPK)
 }