diff --git a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Defaults.hs b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Defaults.hs
index 02217d03..1634c022 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Defaults.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Defaults.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ defBlockWipTimeout :: TimeSpec
 defBlockWipTimeout = defCookieTimeout
 
 defBlockInfoTimeout :: Timeout 'Seconds
-defBlockInfoTimeout = 1
+defBlockInfoTimeout = 2
 
 defBlockInfoTimeoutSpec :: TimeSpec
 defBlockInfoTimeoutSpec = toTimeSpec defBlockInfoTimeout
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
index 2015d4b7..b4783be6 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
@@ -527,9 +527,13 @@ postponedLoop env0 = do
 
 
   void $ liftIO $ async $ withPeerM e $ withDownload env0 do
-    pause @'Seconds 60
-    ban <- asks (view blockBanned)
-    void $ liftIO $ Cache.purgeExpired ban
+    forever do
+      pause @'Seconds 60
+      ban <- asks (view blockBanned)
+      void $ liftIO $ Cache.purgeExpired ban
+      wip <- asks (view blockWip) >>= liftIO . Cache.keys <&> HashSet.fromList
+      trace $ "wipe banned!"
+      void $ liftIO $ Cache.filterWithKey (\(h,_) _ -> HashSet.member h wip ) ban
 
   void $ liftIO $ async $ withPeerM e $ withDownload env0 do
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
index f785346d..4471a6c4 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerTypes.hs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ delFromPostponed h = do
   liftIO $ atomically $ do
     modifyTVar' po (HashMap.delete h)
 
-removeFromWip :: MonadIO m => Hash HbSync -> BlockDownloadM e m ()
+removeFromWip :: (MyPeer e, MonadIO m) => Hash HbSync -> BlockDownloadM e m ()
 removeFromWip h = do
   wip <- asks (view blockWip)
   st  <- asks (view blockState)
@@ -342,8 +342,11 @@ removeFromWip h = do
   tinq <- asks (view blockInQ)
   po  <- asks (view peerPostponed)
   wi <- asks (view blocksWipCnt)
+  ba <- asks (view blockBanned)
 
   liftIO $ Cache.delete wip h
+  liftIO $ Cache.filterWithKey (\(hx,_) _ -> hx /= h) ba
+
   liftIO $ atomically $ do
     modifyTVar' st   (HashMap.delete h)
     modifyTVar' sz   (HashMap.delete h)