diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index acc13bc45..ab64eb898 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_after_work(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, in
 	tf_free(work);
 }
 
+static void _tf_ssb_blobs_get_callback(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, bool skip, void* user_data)
+{
+	blobs_get_work_t* work = user_data;
+	if (!skip)
+	{
+		tf_ssb_connection_run_work(connection, _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_work, _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_after_work, work);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		_tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_after_work(connection, -1, work);
+	}
+}
+
 static void _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t request_number, JSValue args, const uint8_t* message, size_t size, void* user_data)
 {
 	if (flags & k_ssb_rpc_flag_end_error)
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags
 			.request_number = request_number,
 		};
 		snprintf(work->id, sizeof(work->id), "%s", id);
-		tf_ssb_connection_run_work(connection, _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_work, _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get_after_work, work);
+		tf_ssb_connection_schedule_idle(connection, id, _tf_ssb_blobs_get_callback, work);
 
 		JS_FreeCString(context, id);
 		JS_FreeValue(context, arg);