diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 0b338cad5a..bdad80dc12 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -529,8 +529,15 @@ func (h *handler) missingPendingEtxsLoop() {
 			}
 			// Check if any of the peers have the body
 			for _, peer := range peersRunningSlice {
-				log.Trace("Fetching the missing pending etxs from", "peer", peer.ID(), "hash", hashAndLocation.Hash)
-				peer.RequestOnePendingEtxs(hashAndLocation.Hash)
+				if len(peersRunningSlice) == 0 {
+					for _, peer := range h.selectSomePeers() {
+						log.Trace("Fetching the missing pending etxs from", "peer", peer.ID(), "hash", hashAndLocation.Hash)
+						peer.RequestOnePendingEtxs(hashAndLocation.Hash)
+					}
+				} else {
+					log.Trace("Fetching the missing pending etxs from", "peer", peer.ID(), "hash", hashAndLocation.Hash)
+					peer.RequestOnePendingEtxs(hashAndLocation.Hash)
+				}
 			}
 		case <-h.missingPendingEtxsSub.Err():
 			return