diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index dc4ef6bb8..d13028173 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -3317,11 +3317,19 @@ void wallet2::fast_refresh(uint64_t stop_height, uint64_t &blocks_start_height,
 {
   std::vector<crypto::hash> hashes;
 
-  const uint64_t checkpoint_height = m_checkpoints.get_max_height();
+  // Get highest checkpoint that is lower than stop_height
+  uint64_t checkpoint_height = 0;
+  for (auto i : m_checkpoints.get_points()) {
+    if (i.first > stop_height) {
+      break;
+    }
+    checkpoint_height = i.first;
+  }
+
   if ((stop_height > checkpoint_height && m_blockchain.size()-1 < checkpoint_height) && !force)
   {
     // we will drop all these, so don't bother getting them
-    uint64_t missing_blocks = m_checkpoints.get_max_height() - m_blockchain.size();
+    uint64_t missing_blocks = checkpoint_height - m_blockchain.size();
     while (missing_blocks-- > 0)
       m_blockchain.push_back(crypto::null_hash); // maybe a bit suboptimal, but deque won't do huge reallocs like vector
     m_blockchain.push_back(m_checkpoints.get_points().at(checkpoint_height));