diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index 19bd7f62..69c56b5e 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ nano::inactive_cache_status nano::active_transactions::inactive_votes_bootstrap_
 	 */
 	nano::inactive_cache_status status (previously_a);
 	constexpr unsigned election_start_voters_min{ 5 };
-	uint128_t tally;
+	nano::uint128_t tally;
 	for (auto const & voter : voters_a)
 	{
 		tally += node.ledger.weight (voter);
@@ -1152,25 +1152,7 @@ nano::inactive_cache_status nano::active_transactions::inactive_votes_bootstrap_
 		}
 		else if (!block && status.bootstrap_started && !previously_a.bootstrap_started)
 		{
-			auto node_l (node.shared ());
-			node.alarm.add (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + node.network_params.bootstrap.gap_cache_bootstrap_start_interval, [node_l, hash_a]() {
-				auto transaction (node_l->store.tx_begin_read ());
-				if (!node_l->store.block_exists (transaction, hash_a))
-				{
-					if (!node_l->bootstrap_initiator.in_progress ())
-					{
-						node_l->logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Missing block %1% which has enough votes to warrant lazy bootstrapping it") % hash_a.to_string ()));
-					}
-					if (!node_l->flags.disable_lazy_bootstrap)
-					{
-						node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap_lazy (hash_a);
-					}
-					else if (!node_l->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
-					{
-						node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap ();
-					}
-				}
-			});
+			node.gap_cache.bootstrap_start (hash_a);
 		}
 	}
 	return status;
diff --git a/nano/node/gap_cache.cpp b/nano/node/gap_cache.cpp
index e57f2f9c..56aad4c8 100644
--- a/nano/node/gap_cache.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/gap_cache.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void nano::gap_cache::vote (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> vote_a)
 
 bool nano::gap_cache::bootstrap_check (std::vector<nano::account> const & voters_a, nano::block_hash const & hash_a)
 {
-	uint128_t tally;
+	nano::uint128_t tally;
 	for (auto const & voter : voters_a)
 	{
 		tally += node.ledger.weight (voter);
@@ -88,29 +88,34 @@ bool nano::gap_cache::bootstrap_check (std::vector<nano::account> const & voters
 	}
 	if (start_bootstrap && !node.ledger.block_exists (hash_a))
 	{
-		auto node_l (node.shared ());
-		node.alarm.add (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + node.network_params.bootstrap.gap_cache_bootstrap_start_interval, [node_l, hash_a]() {
-			auto transaction (node_l->store.tx_begin_read ());
-			if (!node_l->store.block_exists (transaction, hash_a))
-			{
-				if (!node_l->bootstrap_initiator.in_progress ())
-				{
-					node_l->logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Missing block %1% which has enough votes to warrant lazy bootstrapping it") % hash_a.to_string ()));
-				}
-				if (!node_l->flags.disable_lazy_bootstrap)
-				{
-					node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap_lazy (hash_a);
-				}
-				else if (!node_l->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
-				{
-					node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap ();
-				}
-			}
-		});
+		bootstrap_start (hash_a);
 	}
 	return start_bootstrap;
 }
 
+void nano::gap_cache::bootstrap_start (nano::block_hash const & hash_a)
+{
+	auto node_l (node.shared ());
+	node.alarm.add (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + node.network_params.bootstrap.gap_cache_bootstrap_start_interval, [node_l, hash_a]() {
+		auto transaction (node_l->store.tx_begin_read ());
+		if (!node_l->store.block_exists (transaction, hash_a))
+		{
+			if (!node_l->bootstrap_initiator.in_progress ())
+			{
+				node_l->logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Missing block %1% which has enough votes to warrant lazy bootstrapping it") % hash_a.to_string ()));
+			}
+			if (!node_l->flags.disable_lazy_bootstrap)
+			{
+				node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap_lazy (hash_a);
+			}
+			else if (!node_l->flags.disable_legacy_bootstrap)
+			{
+				node_l->bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap ();
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
 nano::uint128_t nano::gap_cache::bootstrap_threshold ()
 {
 	auto result ((node.online_reps.online_stake () / 256) * node.config.bootstrap_fraction_numerator);
diff --git a/nano/node/gap_cache.hpp b/nano/node/gap_cache.hpp
index f6cf41c7..3bc942cb 100644
--- a/nano/node/gap_cache.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/gap_cache.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 	void erase (nano::block_hash const & hash_a);
 	void vote (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote>);
 	bool bootstrap_check (std::vector<nano::account> const &, nano::block_hash const &);
+	void bootstrap_start (nano::block_hash const & hash_a);
 	nano::uint128_t bootstrap_threshold ();
 	size_t size ();
 	// clang-format off