diff --git a/internal/consensus/reactor.go b/internal/consensus/reactor.go
index 1a9d49057..6bd4722c0 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ func (r *Reactor) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := r.state.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	} else {
+		if err := r.state.updateStateFromStore(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	go r.updateRoundStateRoutine(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/consensus/state.go b/internal/consensus/state.go
index b016e2687..28e722ba5 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state.go
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ func NewState(
 }
 
 func (cs *State) updateStateFromStore() error {
-	if cs.initialStatePopulated {
-		return nil
-	}
 	state, err := cs.stateStore.Load()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("loading state: %w", err)
@@ -266,7 +263,6 @@ func (cs *State) updateStateFromStore() error {
 
 	cs.updateToState(state)
 
-	cs.initialStatePopulated = true
 	return nil
 }