diff --git a/pkg/api/api_test.go b/pkg/api/api_test.go
index e480fd0d862..bcf0c8c156d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_test.go
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ func createRedistributionAgentService(
 		postageContract,
 		stakingContract,
 		mockstorer.NewReserve(),
-		func() bool { return true },
+		func(time.Time) bool { return true },
 		time.Millisecond*10,
 		blocksPerRound,
 		blocksPerPhase,
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index bd68ada5f26..780599315f6 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -1062,9 +1062,9 @@ func NewBee(
 				redistributionContractAddress = common.HexToAddress(o.RedistributionContractAddress)
 			}
 
-			isFullySynced := func() bool {
+			isFullySynced := func(startWarmupPeriod time.Time) bool {
 				reserveTreshold := reserveCapacity * 5 / 10
-				return localStore.ReserveSize() >= reserveTreshold && pullerService.SyncRate() == 0
+				return localStore.ReserveSize() >= reserveTreshold && pullerService.SyncRate() == 0 && time.Now().After(startWarmupPeriod.Add(warmupTime))
 			}
 
 			redistributionContract := redistribution.New(swarmAddress, overlayEthAddress, logger, transactionService, redistributionContractAddress, abiutil.MustParseABI(chainCfg.RedistributionABI), o.TrxDebugMode)
diff --git a/pkg/storageincentives/agent.go b/pkg/storageincentives/agent.go
index 3be9ebb28ea..8cbc13a537c 100644
--- a/pkg/storageincentives/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/storageincentives/agent.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type Agent struct {
 	batchExpirer           postagecontract.PostageBatchExpirer
 	redistributionStatuser staking.RedistributionStatuser
 	store                  storer.Reserve
-	fullSyncedFunc         func() bool
+	fullSyncedFunc         func(time.Time) bool
 	overlay                swarm.Address
 	quit                   chan struct{}
 	wg                     sync.WaitGroup
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func New(overlay swarm.Address,
 	batchExpirer postagecontract.PostageBatchExpirer,
 	redistributionStatuser staking.RedistributionStatuser,
 	store storer.Reserve,
-	fullSyncedFunc func() bool,
+	fullSyncedFunc func(time.Time) bool,
 	blockTime time.Duration,
 	blocksPerRound,
 	blocksPerPhase uint64,
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ func New(overlay swarm.Address,
 
 	a.state = state
 
+	startWarmupPeriod := time.Now()
+
 	a.wg.Add(1)
-	go a.start(blockTime, a.blocksPerRound, blocksPerPhase)
+	go a.start(blockTime, a.blocksPerRound, blocksPerPhase, startWarmupPeriod)
 
 	return a, nil
 }
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ func New(overlay swarm.Address,
 // If our neighborhood is selected to participate, a sample is created during the sample phase. In the commit phase,
 // the sample is submitted, and in the reveal phase, the obfuscation key from the commit phase is submitted.
 // Next, in the claim phase, we check if we've won, and the cycle repeats. The cycle must occur in the length of one round.
-func (a *Agent) start(blockTime time.Duration, blocksPerRound, blocksPerPhase uint64) {
+func (a *Agent) start(blockTime time.Duration, blocksPerRound, blocksPerPhase uint64, startWarmup time.Time) {
 	defer a.wg.Done()
 
 	phaseEvents := newEvents()
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ func (a *Agent) start(blockTime time.Duration, blocksPerRound, blocksPerPhase ui
 		a.logger.Info("entered new phase", "phase", currentPhase.String(), "round", round, "block", block)
 
 		a.state.SetCurrentEvent(currentPhase, round)
-		a.state.SetFullySynced(a.fullSyncedFunc())
+		a.state.SetFullySynced(a.fullSyncedFunc(startWarmup))
 		a.state.SetHealthy(a.health.IsHealthy())
 		go a.state.purgeStaleRoundData()
 
diff --git a/pkg/storageincentives/agent_test.go b/pkg/storageincentives/agent_test.go
index 8af6b1d463e..17e6269f202 100644
--- a/pkg/storageincentives/agent_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storageincentives/agent_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func createService(
 		postageContract,
 		stakingContract,
 		reserve,
-		func() bool { return true },
+		func(time.Time) bool { return true },
 		time.Millisecond*100,
 		blocksPerRound,
 		blocksPerPhase,