diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 7904f60dc6..3cf38ee896 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -1844,6 +1844,19 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_a
 	}
 }
 
+void nano::block_processor::process_live (nano::block_hash const & hash_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a)
+{
+	// Start collecting quorum on block
+	node.active.start (block_a);
+	// Announce block contents to the network
+	node.network.republish_block (block_a);
+	if (node.config.enable_voting)
+	{
+		// Announce our weighted vote to the network
+		generator.add (hash_a);
+	}
+}
+
 nano::process_return nano::block_processor::process_one (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, nano::unchecked_info info_a)
 {
 	nano::process_return result;
@@ -1862,11 +1875,7 @@ nano::process_return nano::block_processor::process_one (nano::transaction const
 			}
 			if (info_a.modified > nano::seconds_since_epoch () - 300 && node.block_arrival.recent (hash))
 			{
-				node.active.start (info_a.block);
-				if (node.config.enable_voting)
-				{
-					generator.add (hash);
-				}
+				process_live (hash, info_a.block);
 			}
 			queue_unchecked (transaction_a, hash);
 			break;
diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index 0f55d41dc6..1b298453c7 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ class block_processor
 	void queue_unchecked (nano::transaction const &, nano::block_hash const &);
 	void verify_state_blocks (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &, size_t = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ());
 	void process_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
+	void process_live (nano::block_hash const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::block>);
 	bool stopped;
 	bool active;
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point next_log;