diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/transactions/fetcher.rs b/crates/net/network/src/transactions/fetcher.rs
index 587774f1cd..bf1f0fa104 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/transactions/fetcher.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/transactions/fetcher.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl TransactionFetcher {
         );
 
         for hash in self.buffered_hashes.iter() {
-            // if this request is eth68 txns, check the size metadata
+            // if this request is for eth68 txns...
             if let Some(acc_size_response) = acc_eth68_size.as_mut() {
                 if *acc_size_response >= MAX_FULL_TRANSACTIONS_PACKET_SIZE {
                     trace!(
@@ -481,7 +481,10 @@ impl TransactionFetcher {
 
                     break
                 }
-                if !self.include_eth68_hash(acc_size_response, *hash) {
+                // ...and this buffered hash is for an eth68 tx, check the size metadata
+                if self.eth68_meta.get(hash).is_some() &&
+                    !self.include_eth68_hash(acc_size_response, *hash)
+                {
                     trace!(
                         target: "net::tx",
                         peer_id=format!("{peer_id:#}"),