diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 6f2bb7cdde..bb63d64bfa 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -833,7 +833,8 @@ func (h *handler) BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
 
 		// Step 1: Select target peers for initial broadcast.
 		limit := totalPeers
-		if !h.directBroadcast {
+		if !h.directBroadcast &&
+			!(h.networkID == 714 /*RialtoChainConfig.ChainID*/ && block.NumberU64() == 1) { // Populate TD from every receiver on startup to establish proper sync.
 			limit = int(math.Sqrt(float64(totalPeers)))
 		}
 
diff --git a/eth/handler_eth.go b/eth/handler_eth.go
index 0099fb0873..d96b3b849c 100644
--- a/eth/handler_eth.go
+++ b/eth/handler_eth.go
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ func (h *ethHandler) handleBlockBroadcast(peer *eth.Peer, packet *eth.NewBlockPa
 		trueHead = block.ParentHash()
 		trueTD   = new(big.Int).Sub(td, block.Difficulty())
 	)
+	if block.NumberU64() == 1 { // this enable sync with the right peer when starting up a new network
+		trueHead = block.Hash()
+		trueTD = td
+	}
 	// Update the peer's total difficulty if better than the previous
 	if _, td := peer.Head(); trueTD.Cmp(td) > 0 {
 		peer.SetHead(trueHead, trueTD)
diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index 9c608f374c..cf66a324d4 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ func (h *handler) doSync(op *chainSyncOp) error {
 		// degenerate connectivity, but it should be healthy for the mainnet too to
 		// more reliably update peers or the local TD state.
 		if block := h.chain.GetBlock(head.Hash(), head.Number.Uint64()); block != nil {
-			h.BroadcastBlock(block, false)
+			if head.Number.Uint64() == 1 { // Update TD from all receivers during network initialization.
+				h.BroadcastBlock(block, true)
+			} else {
+				h.BroadcastBlock(block, false)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil