diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index bc561abc4..32eaa540c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -1119,11 +1119,23 @@ namespace cryptonote
   bool core_rpc_server::on_send_raw_tx(const COMMAND_RPC_SEND_RAW_TX::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_SEND_RAW_TX::response& res, const connection_context *ctx)
   {
     RPC_TRACKER(send_raw_tx);
-    bool ok;
-    if (use_bootstrap_daemon_if_necessary<COMMAND_RPC_SEND_RAW_TX>(invoke_http_mode::JON, "/sendrawtransaction", req, res, ok))
-      return ok;
 
-    CHECK_CORE_READY();
+    const bool restricted = m_restricted && ctx;
+
+    bool skip_validation = false;
+    if (!restricted)
+    {
+      boost::shared_lock<boost::shared_mutex> lock(m_bootstrap_daemon_mutex);
+      if (m_bootstrap_daemon.get() != nullptr)
+      {
+        skip_validation = !check_core_ready();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        CHECK_CORE_READY();
+      }
+    }
+
     CHECK_PAYMENT_MIN1(req, res, COST_PER_TX_RELAY, false);
 
     std::string tx_blob;
@@ -1143,48 +1155,49 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
     res.sanity_check_failed = false;
 
-    const bool restricted = m_restricted && ctx;
-
-    tx_verification_context tvc{};
-    if(!m_core.handle_incoming_tx({tx_blob, crypto::null_hash}, tvc, (req.do_not_relay ? relay_method::none : relay_method::local), false) || tvc.m_verifivation_failed)
+    if (!skip_validation)
     {
-      res.status = "Failed";
-      std::string reason = "";
-      if ((res.low_mixin = tvc.m_low_mixin))
-        add_reason(reason, "bad ring size");
-      if ((res.double_spend = tvc.m_double_spend))
-        add_reason(reason, "double spend");
-      if ((res.invalid_input = tvc.m_invalid_input))
-        add_reason(reason, "invalid input");
-      if ((res.invalid_output = tvc.m_invalid_output))
-        add_reason(reason, "invalid output");
-      if ((res.too_big = tvc.m_too_big))
-        add_reason(reason, "too big");
-      if ((res.overspend = tvc.m_overspend))
-        add_reason(reason, "overspend");
-      if ((res.fee_too_low = tvc.m_fee_too_low))
-        add_reason(reason, "fee too low");
-      if ((res.too_few_outputs = tvc.m_too_few_outputs))
-        add_reason(reason, "too few outputs");
-      const std::string punctuation = reason.empty() ? "" : ": ";
-      if (tvc.m_verifivation_failed)
+      tx_verification_context tvc{};
+      if(!m_core.handle_incoming_tx({tx_blob, crypto::null_hash}, tvc, (req.do_not_relay ? relay_method::none : relay_method::local), false) || tvc.m_verifivation_failed)
       {
-        LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: tx verification failed" << punctuation << reason);
+        res.status = "Failed";
+        std::string reason = "";
+        if ((res.low_mixin = tvc.m_low_mixin))
+          add_reason(reason, "bad ring size");
+        if ((res.double_spend = tvc.m_double_spend))
+          add_reason(reason, "double spend");
+        if ((res.invalid_input = tvc.m_invalid_input))
+          add_reason(reason, "invalid input");
+        if ((res.invalid_output = tvc.m_invalid_output))
+          add_reason(reason, "invalid output");
+        if ((res.too_big = tvc.m_too_big))
+          add_reason(reason, "too big");
+        if ((res.overspend = tvc.m_overspend))
+          add_reason(reason, "overspend");
+        if ((res.fee_too_low = tvc.m_fee_too_low))
+          add_reason(reason, "fee too low");
+        if ((res.too_few_outputs = tvc.m_too_few_outputs))
+          add_reason(reason, "too few outputs");
+        const std::string punctuation = reason.empty() ? "" : ": ";
+        if (tvc.m_verifivation_failed)
+        {
+          LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: tx verification failed" << punctuation << reason);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: Failed to process tx" << punctuation << reason);
+        }
+        return true;
       }
-      else
-      {
-        LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: Failed to process tx" << punctuation << reason);
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
 
-    if(tvc.m_relay == relay_method::none)
-    {
-      LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: tx accepted, but not relayed");
-      res.reason = "Not relayed";
-      res.not_relayed = true;
-      res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
-      return true;
+      if(tvc.m_relay == relay_method::none)
+      {
+        LOG_PRINT_L0("[on_send_raw_tx]: tx accepted, but not relayed");
+        res.reason = "Not relayed";
+        res.not_relayed = true;
+        res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
+        return true;
+      }
     }
 
     NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS::request r;