diff --git a/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx_temporary.go b/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx_temporary.go
index aa4e87f5f16..879a2e95fe4 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx_temporary.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx_temporary.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewTemporaryMdbx(ctx context.Context, tempdir string) (kv.RwDB, error) {
 		return &TemporaryMdbx{}, err
 	}
 
-	db, err := New(kv.ChainDB, log.Root()).InMem(path).Open(ctx)
+	db, err := New(kv.ChainDB, log.Root()).InMem(path).GrowthStep(64 * datasize.MB).Open(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &TemporaryMdbx{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_bodies.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_bodies.go
index 4b9364252c4..9e403ccf7ce 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_bodies.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_bodies.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func BodiesForward(s *StageState, u Unwinder, ctx context.Context, tx kv.RwTx, c
 		}
 	}
 	// This will update bd.maxProgress
-	if _, _, _, _, err = cfg.bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
+	if err = cfg.bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer cfg.bd.ClearBodyCache()
diff --git a/p2p/sentry/sentry_multi_client/sentry_multi_client.go b/p2p/sentry/sentry_multi_client/sentry_multi_client.go
index 21f6d5c6707..64a82af96bd 100644
--- a/p2p/sentry/sentry_multi_client/sentry_multi_client.go
+++ b/p2p/sentry/sentry_multi_client/sentry_multi_client.go
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ func NewMultiClient(
 	if !disableBlockDownload {
 		bd = bodydownload.NewBodyDownload(engine, blockBufferSize, int(syncCfg.BodyCacheLimit), blockReader, logger)
 		if err := db.View(context.Background(), func(tx kv.Tx) error {
-			_, _, _, _, err := bd.UpdateFromDb(tx)
-			return err
+			return bd.UpdateFromDb(tx)
 		}); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/block_downloader.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/block_downloader.go
index b2449124595..7b748cff0fa 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/block_downloader.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/block_downloader.go
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ func (e *EngineBlockDownloader) loadDownloadedHeaders(tx kv.RwTx) (fromBlock uin
 func saveHeader(db kv.RwTx, header *types.Header, hash libcommon.Hash) error {
 	blockHeight := header.Number.Uint64()
 	// TODO(yperbasis): do we need to check if the header is already inserted (oldH)?
-
 	parentTd, err := rawdb.ReadTd(db, header.ParentHash, blockHeight-1)
 	if err != nil || parentTd == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("[saveHeader] parent's total difficulty not found with hash %x and height %d for header %x %d: %v", header.ParentHash, blockHeight-1, hash, blockHeight, err)
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ func saveHeader(db kv.RwTx, header *types.Header, hash libcommon.Hash) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("[saveHeader] failed to WriteTd: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err = rawdb.WriteCanonicalHash(db, hash, blockHeight); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("[saveHeader] failed to canonical hash: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("[saveHeader] failed to save canonical hash: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/body.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/body.go
index 645d4a3651e..5d440ff680f 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/body.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/body.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (e *EngineBlockDownloader) downloadAndLoadBodiesSyncronously(ctx context.Co
 	timeout := e.timeout
 
 	// This will update bd.maxProgress
-	if _, _, _, _, err = e.bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
+	if err = e.bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	defer e.bd.ClearBodyCache()
diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/core.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/core.go
index 1e9352f4388..adf9f61d7a3 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/core.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_block_downloader/core.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	execution "github.com/erigontech/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/executionproto"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon-lib/kv/membatchwithdb"
+	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/core/types"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/turbo/stages/headerdownload"
 )
@@ -79,9 +80,17 @@ func (e *EngineBlockDownloader) download(ctx context.Context, hashToDownload lib
 	memoryMutation := membatchwithdb.NewMemoryBatchWithCustomDB(tx, tmpDb, tmpTx)
 	defer memoryMutation.Rollback()
 
+	if block != nil {
+		err = rawdb.WriteCanonicalHash(memoryMutation, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64())
+		if err != nil {
+			e.logger.Warn("[EngineBlockDownloader] Could not make leading header canonical", "err", err)
+			e.status.Store(headerdownload.Idle)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	startBlock, endBlock, startHash, err := e.loadDownloadedHeaders(memoryMutation)
 	if err != nil {
-		e.logger.Warn("[EngineBlockDownloader] Could load headers", "err", err)
+		e.logger.Warn("[EngineBlockDownloader] Could not load headers", "err", err)
 		e.status.Store(headerdownload.Idle)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go b/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
index d8b8348f358..ae27bc21060 100644
--- a/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
+++ b/turbo/engineapi/engine_server.go
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@ func (e *EngineServer) HandleNewPayload(
 			if !success {
 				return &engine_types.PayloadStatus{Status: engine_types.SyncingStatus}, nil
 			}
-
 			status, _, latestValidHash, err := e.chainRW.ValidateChain(ctx, headerHash, headerNumber)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_algos.go b/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_algos.go
index 509af2bc67b..b6580584ce5 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_algos.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_algos.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package bodydownload
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
@@ -33,19 +32,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/eth/stagedsync/stages"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/turbo/adapter"
 	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/turbo/services"
-	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
 // UpdateFromDb reads the state of the database and refreshes the state of the body download
-func (bd *BodyDownload) UpdateFromDb(db kv.Tx) (headHeight, headTime uint64, headHash libcommon.Hash, headTd256 *uint256.Int, err error) {
+func (bd *BodyDownload) UpdateFromDb(db kv.Tx) (err error) {
 	var headerProgress, bodyProgress uint64
 	headerProgress, err = stages.GetStageProgress(db, stages.Headers)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 	bodyProgress, err = stages.GetStageProgress(db, stages.Bodies)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 	bd.maxProgress = headerProgress + 1
 	// Resetting for requesting a new range of blocks
@@ -58,37 +56,7 @@ func (bd *BodyDownload) UpdateFromDb(db kv.Tx) (headHeight, headTime uint64, hea
 	clear(bd.requests)
 	clear(bd.peerMap)
 	bd.ClearBodyCache()
-	headHeight = bodyProgress
-	var ok bool
-	headHash, ok, err = bd.br.CanonicalHash(context.Background(), db, headHeight)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, err
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("canonical marker not found: %d", headHeight)
-	}
-	var headTd *big.Int
-	headTd, err = rawdb.ReadTd(db, headHash, headHeight)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("reading total difficulty for head height %d and hash %x: %d, %w", headHeight, headHash, headTd, err)
-	}
-	if headTd == nil {
-		headTd = new(big.Int)
-	}
-	headTd256 = new(uint256.Int)
-	overflow := headTd256.SetFromBig(headTd)
-	if overflow {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, errors.New("headTd higher than 2^256-1")
-	}
-	headTime = 0
-	headHeader, err := bd.br.Header(context.Background(), db, headHash, headHeight)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, libcommon.Hash{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("reading header for head height %d and hash %x: %d, %w", headHeight, headHash, headTd, err)
-	}
-	if headHeader != nil {
-		headTime = headHeader.Time
-	}
-	return headHeight, headTime, headHash, headTd256, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RequestMoreBodies - returns nil if nothing to request
diff --git a/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_test.go b/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_test.go
index 4164eb977e7..2545b0d6cd5 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_test.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/bodydownload/body_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestCreateBodyDownload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 	bd := bodydownload.NewBodyDownload(ethash.NewFaker(), 128, 100, m.BlockReader, m.Log)
-	if _, _, _, _, err := bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
+	if err := bd.UpdateFromDb(tx); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("update from db: %v", err)
 	}
 }