diff --git a/src/blockdb/__init__.py b/src/blockdb/__init__.py
index bded0296..de7f44c9 100644
--- a/src/blockdb/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blockdb/__init__.py
@@ -38,3 +38,15 @@ def get_blocks_after_timestamp(
                     yield block
             else:
                 yield block
+
+
+def has_block(block_hash):
+    return block_hash in db.list_keys()
+
+
+def get_block(block_hash) -> Block:
+    return Block(
+        block_hash,
+        db.get_db_obj(block_db_path, 'u').get(block_hash),
+        auto_verify=False)
+
diff --git a/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py b/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
index ed1fdd27..4c310ddc 100644
--- a/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
+++ b/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ from random import SystemRandom
 from time import sleep
 import traceback
 
+import blockdb
+
+from ..constants import BLOCK_ID_SIZE, BLOCK_MAX_SIZE, BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN, BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from socket import socket
     from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ from ordered_set import OrderedSet
 
 import logger
 
+import onionrblocks
 from ..peerset import gossip_peer_set
 from ..commands import GossipCommands, command_to_byte
 
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ def stream_from_peers():
     sys_rand = SystemRandom()
 
     need_socket_lock = Semaphore(MAX_STREAMS)
+    offset = 0
 
     def _stream_from_peer(peer: Peer):
 
@@ -61,8 +67,35 @@ def stream_from_peers():
             sock.sendall(
                 command_to_byte(GossipCommands.STREAM_BLOCKS)
             )
+            sock.sendall(
+                str(offset).zfill(BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS).encode('utf-8'))
+
+            while True:
+                block_id = sock.recv(BLOCK_ID_SIZE)
+                if blockdb.has_block(block_id):
+                    sock.sendall(int(0).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
+                    continue
+                block_size = int(sock.recv(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN))
+                if block_size > BLOCK_MAX_SIZE or block_size <= 0:
+                    logger.warn(
+                        f"Peer {peer.transport_address} " +
+                        "reported block size out of range")
+                    break
+                block_data = sock.recv(block_size)
+                try:
+                    blockdb.add_block_to_db(
+                        onionrblocks.Block(
+                            block_id, block_data, auto_verify=True)
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    sock.sendall(int(0).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
+                    raise
+                sock.sendall(int(1).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
+
+            sock.close()
         except Exception:
             logger.warn(traceback.format_exc())
+        finally:
             sock.close()
             need_socket_lock.release()
 
diff --git a/src/gossip/constants.py b/src/gossip/constants.py
index 78be49c6..647fcc14 100644
--- a/src/gossip/constants.py
+++ b/src/gossip/constants.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TRANSPORT_SIZE_BYTES = 64
 BLOCK_MAX_SIZE = 1024 * 2000
 BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN = len(str(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE))
 BLOCK_ID_SIZE = 128
+BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS = 8
 DANDELION_EPOCH_LENGTH = 60
 
 # Magic number i made up, not really specified in dandelion++ paper
diff --git a/src/gossip/server/diffuseblocks.py b/src/gossip/server/diffuseblocks.py
index 02fcf654..656c4006 100644
--- a/src/gossip/server/diffuseblocks.py
+++ b/src/gossip/server/diffuseblocks.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from asyncio import StreamWriter, StreamReader
     from onionrblocks import Block
 
-from ..constants import BLOCK_MAX_SIZE, BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN
+from ..constants import BLOCK_MAX_SIZE, BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN, BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS
 
 import logger
 from blockdb import get_blocks_after_timestamp, block_storage_observers
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 async def diffuse_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
     """stream blocks to a peer created since an offset
     """
-    time_offset = await wait_for(reader.read(8), 12)
+    time_offset = await wait_for(reader.readexactly(BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS), 12)
     time_offset = time_offset.decode('utf-8')
     keep_writing = True
 
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ async def diffuse_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
 
     async def _send_block(bl: 'Block'):
         writer.write(block.id)
+
+        # we tell id above, they tell if they want the block
+        if int.from_bytes(await reader.readexactly(1), 'big') == 0:
+            return
+
         await writer.drain()
         writer.write(
             str(len(block.raw)).zfill(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN).encode('utf-8'))