diff --git a/rai/core_test/ledger.cpp b/rai/core_test/ledger.cpp
index 83f5aeab..364f17c2 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/ledger.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/ledger.cpp
@@ -1845,6 +1845,23 @@ TEST (ledger, utx_open_previous_fail)
 	ASSERT_EQ (rai::process_result::gap_previous, ledger.process (transaction, open1).code);
 }
 
+TEST (ledger, utx_open_source_fail)
+{
+	bool init (false);
+	rai::block_store store (init, rai::unique_path ());
+	ASSERT_TRUE (!init);
+	rai::ledger ledger (store);
+	rai::genesis genesis;
+	ledger.utx_parse_canary = genesis.hash ();
+	rai::transaction transaction (store.environment, nullptr, true);
+	genesis.initialize (transaction, store);
+	rai::keypair destination;
+	rai::utx_block send1 (rai::genesis_account, genesis.hash (), rai::genesis_account, rai::genesis_amount - rai::Gxrb_ratio, destination.pub, rai::test_genesis_key.prv, rai::test_genesis_key.pub, 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ (rai::process_result::progress, ledger.process (transaction, send1).code);
+	rai::utx_block open1 (destination.pub, 0, rai::genesis_account, 0, 0, destination.prv, destination.pub, 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ (rai::process_result::gap_source, ledger.process (transaction, open1).code);
+}
+
 TEST (ledger, utx_send_change)
 {
 	bool init (false);
diff --git a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
index f82e4377..004cb01f 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -3242,10 +3242,10 @@ TEST (rpc, block_create_utx_open)
 	ASSERT_NE (nullptr, utx_block);
 	ASSERT_EQ (rai::block_type::utx, utx_block->type ());
 	ASSERT_EQ (utx_hash, utx_block->hash ().to_string ());
-	ASSERT_TRUE (system.nodes [0]->latest (key.pub).is_zero ());
+	ASSERT_TRUE (system.nodes[0]->latest (key.pub).is_zero ());
 	auto process_result (system.nodes[0]->process (*utx_block));
 	ASSERT_EQ (rai::process_result::progress, process_result.code);
-	ASSERT_FALSE (system.nodes [0]->latest (key.pub).is_zero ());
+	ASSERT_FALSE (system.nodes[0]->latest (key.pub).is_zero ());
 }
 
 TEST (rpc, wallet_lock)
diff --git a/rai/ledger.cpp b/rai/ledger.cpp
index 65adc48b..2def6910 100644
--- a/rai/ledger.cpp
+++ b/rai/ledger.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ void ledger_processor::utx_block_impl (rai::utx_block const & block_a)
 				{
 					// Account does not yet exists
 					result.code = block_a.previous ().is_zero () ? rai::process_result::progress : rai::process_result::gap_previous; // Does the first block in an account yield 0 for previous() ? (Unambigious)
+					if (result.code == rai::process_result::progress)
+					{
+						result.code = !block_a.hashables.link.is_zero () ? rai::process_result::progress : rai::process_result::gap_source; // Is the first block receiving from a send ? (Unambigious)
+					}
 				}
 				if (result.code == rai::process_result::progress)
 				{