diff --git a/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
index 2c13390a1..1073a83a3 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ TEST (account_sets, block)
 	nano::account account{ 1 };
 	nano::account_sets_config config;
 	nano::bootstrap::account_sets sets{ config, system.stats };
+	sets.priority_up (account);
 	sets.block (account, random_hash ());
 	ASSERT_TRUE (sets.blocked (account));
 }
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ TEST (account_sets, unblock)
 	nano::account_sets_config config;
 	nano::bootstrap::account_sets sets{ config, system.stats };
 	auto hash = random_hash ();
+	sets.priority_up (account);
 	sets.block (account, hash);
+	ASSERT_TRUE (sets.blocked (account));
 	sets.unblock (account, hash);
 	ASSERT_FALSE (sets.blocked (account));
 }
@@ -93,8 +96,7 @@ TEST (account_sets, priority_blocked)
 	ASSERT_EQ (0.0, sets.priority (account));
 }
 
-// When account is unblocked, check that it retains it former priority
-TEST (account_sets, priority_unblock_keep)
+TEST (account_sets, priority_unblock)
 {
 	nano::test::system system;
 
@@ -102,13 +104,12 @@ TEST (account_sets, priority_unblock_keep)
 	nano::account_sets_config config;
 	nano::bootstrap::account_sets sets{ config, system.stats };
 	sets.priority_up (account);
-	sets.priority_up (account);
-	ASSERT_EQ (sets.priority (account), nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_initial + nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_increase);
+	ASSERT_EQ (sets.priority (account), nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_initial);
 	auto hash = random_hash ();
 	sets.block (account, hash);
 	ASSERT_EQ (0.0, sets.priority (account));
 	sets.unblock (account, hash);
-	ASSERT_EQ (sets.priority (account), nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_initial + nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_increase);
+	ASSERT_EQ (sets.priority (account), nano::bootstrap::account_sets::priority_initial);
 }
 
 TEST (account_sets, priority_up_down)
diff --git a/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp b/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
index 9e3086d2e..ab5146809 100644
--- a/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ enum class detail
 	prioritize,
 	prioritize_failed,
 	block,
+	block_failed,
 	unblock,
 	unblock_failed,
 	dependency_update,
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ enum class detail
 	blocking_overflow,
 	priority_insert,
 	priority_set,
+	priority_unblocked,
 	erase_by_threshold,
 	erase_by_blocking,
 	priority_overflow,
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.cpp
index 4093644f5..98d705dbd 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.cpp
@@ -105,18 +105,20 @@ void nano::bootstrap::account_sets::block (nano::account const & account, nano::
 {
 	debug_assert (!account.is_zero ());
 
-	stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::block);
+	auto erased = priorities.get<tag_account> ().erase (account);
+	if (erased > 0)
+	{
+		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::erase_by_blocking);
+		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::block);
 
-	auto existing = priorities.get<tag_account> ().find (account);
-	auto entry = (existing == priorities.get<tag_account> ().end ()) ? priority_entry{ account, 0 } : *existing;
-
-	priorities.get<tag_account> ().erase (account);
-	stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::erase_by_blocking);
-
-	blocking.get<tag_account> ().insert ({ entry, dependency });
-	stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::blocking_insert);
-
-	trim_overflow ();
+		debug_assert (blocking.get<tag_account> ().count (account) == 0);
+		blocking.get<tag_account> ().insert ({ account, dependency });
+		trim_overflow ();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::block_failed);
+	}
 }
 
 void nano::bootstrap::account_sets::unblock (nano::account const & account, std::optional<nano::block_hash> const & hash)
@@ -131,19 +133,11 @@ void nano::bootstrap::account_sets::unblock (nano::account const & account, std:
 	if (existing != blocking.get<tag_account> ().end () && (!hash || existing->dependency == *hash))
 	{
 		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::unblock);
+		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::bootstrap_account_sets, nano::stat::detail::priority_unblocked);
 
 		debug_assert (priorities.get<tag_account> ().count (account) == 0);
-		if (!existing->original_entry.account.is_zero ())
-		{
-			debug_assert (existing->original_entry.account == account);
-			priorities.get<tag_account> ().insert (existing->original_entry);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			priorities.get<tag_account> ().insert ({ account, account_sets::priority_initial });
-		}
+		priorities.get<tag_account> ().insert ({ account, account_sets::priority_initial });
 		blocking.get<tag_account> ().erase (account);
-
 		trim_overflow ();
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.hpp
index 0a9e5c056..8456efa3d 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/account_sets.hpp
@@ -95,25 +95,16 @@ namespace bootstrap
 			nano::account account;
 			double priority;
 			unsigned fails{ 0 };
-			id_t id{ generate_id () }; // Uniformly distributed, used for random querying
 			std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timestamp{};
+			id_t id{ generate_id () }; // Uniformly distributed, used for random querying
 		};
 
 		struct blocking_entry
 		{
-			priority_entry original_entry;
+			nano::account account;
 			nano::block_hash dependency;
 			nano::account dependency_account{ 0 };
 			id_t id{ generate_id () }; // Uniformly distributed, used for random querying
-
-			nano::account account () const
-			{
-				return original_entry.account;
-			}
-			double priority () const
-			{
-				return original_entry.priority;
-			}
 		};
 
 		// clang-format off
@@ -142,7 +133,7 @@ namespace bootstrap
 		mi::indexed_by<
 			mi::sequenced<mi::tag<tag_sequenced>>,
 			mi::ordered_unique<mi::tag<tag_account>,
-				mi::const_mem_fun<blocking_entry, nano::account, &blocking_entry::account>>,
+				mi::member<blocking_entry, nano::account, &blocking_entry::account>>,
 			mi::ordered_non_unique<mi::tag<tag_dependency>,
 				mi::member<blocking_entry, nano::block_hash, &blocking_entry::dependency>>,
 			mi::ordered_non_unique<mi::tag<tag_dependency_account>,
diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index 43dcf3f02..91dca52cd 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -5182,7 +5182,7 @@ void nano::json_handler::debug_bootstrap_priority_info ()
 			boost::property_tree::ptree response_blocking;
 			for (auto const & entry : blocking)
 			{
-				const auto account = entry.account ();
+				const auto account = entry.account;
 				const auto dependency = entry.dependency;
 
 				response_blocking.put (account.to_account (), dependency.to_string ());