diff --git a/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs b/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
index 089001e281..6b7b4a9be1 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use dusk_consensus::user::committee::{Committee, CommitteeSet};
 use dusk_consensus::user::provisioners::{ContextProvisioners, Provisioners};
 use execution_core::stake::EPOCH;
 use node_data::ledger::{to_str, Fault, InvalidFault, Seed, Signature};
-use node_data::message::payload::RatificationResult;
+use node_data::message::payload::{RatificationResult, Vote};
 use node_data::message::ConsensusHeader;
 use node_data::{ledger, StepName};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ impl<'a, DB: database::DB> Validator<'a, DB> {
                 .map(|h| h.seed)
         })?;
 
+        let cert_result = candidate_block.prev_block_cert.result;
+        let prev_block_hash = candidate_block.prev_block_hash;
+
+        match candidate_block.prev_block_cert.result {
+            RatificationResult::Success(Vote::Valid(hash))
+                if hash == prev_block_hash => {}
+            _ => anyhow::bail!(
+                "Invalid result for previous block hash: {cert_result:?}"
+            ),
+        }
+
         let (_, _, voters) = verify_block_att(
             self.prev_header.prev_block_hash,
             prev_block_seed,