diff --git a/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction.go b/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction.go
index 73e19fed81d..e96a3cf0eca 100644
--- a/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction.go
+++ b/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction.go
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ func (inRTx *InterceptedRewardTransaction) processFields(rewardTxBuff []byte) er
 	inRTx.rcvShard = inRTx.coordinator.ComputeId(inRTx.rTx.RcvAddr)
 	inRTx.sndShard = core.MetachainShardId
 
-	if inRTx.coordinator.SelfId() == core.MetachainShardId {
-		inRTx.isForCurrentShard = false
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	isForCurrentShardRecv := inRTx.rcvShard == inRTx.coordinator.SelfId()
 	isForCurrentShardSender := inRTx.sndShard == inRTx.coordinator.SelfId()
 	inRTx.isForCurrentShard = isForCurrentShardRecv || isForCurrentShardSender
diff --git a/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction_test.go b/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction_test.go
index 1fe5c3d1412..eba6830841a 100644
--- a/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction_test.go
+++ b/process/rewardTransaction/interceptedRewardTransaction_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rewardTransaction_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
@@ -317,6 +318,88 @@ func TestNewInterceptedRewardTransaction_CheckValidityShouldWork(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestNewInterceptedRewardTransaction_IsForCurrentShard(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	receiverAddress := []byte("receiver address")
+	testShardID := uint32(2)
+	value := big.NewInt(100)
+	rewTx := rewardTx.RewardTx{
+		Round:   0,
+		Epoch:   0,
+		Value:   value,
+		RcvAddr: receiverAddress,
+	}
+
+	mockShardCoordinator := &mock.ShardCoordinatorStub{}
+	marshalizer := &mock.MarshalizerMock{}
+	txBuff, _ := marshalizer.Marshal(&rewTx)
+	t.Run("same shard ID with the receiver should return true", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockShardCoordinator.ComputeIdCalled = func(address []byte) uint32 {
+			if bytes.Equal(address, receiverAddress) {
+				return testShardID
+			}
+
+			return 0
+		}
+		mockShardCoordinator.SelfIdCalled = func() uint32 {
+			return testShardID
+		}
+
+		irt, err := rewardTransaction.NewInterceptedRewardTransaction(
+			txBuff,
+			marshalizer,
+			&hashingMocks.HasherMock{},
+			createMockPubkeyConverter(),
+			mockShardCoordinator)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		assert.True(t, irt.IsForCurrentShard())
+	})
+	t.Run("metachain should return true", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockShardCoordinator.ComputeIdCalled = func(address []byte) uint32 {
+			if bytes.Equal(address, receiverAddress) {
+				return testShardID
+			}
+
+			return 0
+		}
+		mockShardCoordinator.SelfIdCalled = func() uint32 {
+			return core.MetachainShardId
+		}
+
+		irt, err := rewardTransaction.NewInterceptedRewardTransaction(
+			txBuff,
+			marshalizer,
+			&hashingMocks.HasherMock{},
+			createMockPubkeyConverter(),
+			mockShardCoordinator)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, irt.IsForCurrentShard())
+	})
+	t.Run("different shard should return false", func(t *testing.T) {
+		mockShardCoordinator.ComputeIdCalled = func(address []byte) uint32 {
+			if bytes.Equal(address, receiverAddress) {
+				return testShardID
+			}
+
+			return 0
+		}
+		mockShardCoordinator.SelfIdCalled = func() uint32 {
+			return testShardID + 1 // different with the receiver but not metachain
+		}
+
+		irt, err := rewardTransaction.NewInterceptedRewardTransaction(
+			txBuff,
+			marshalizer,
+			&hashingMocks.HasherMock{},
+			createMockPubkeyConverter(),
+			mockShardCoordinator)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, irt.IsForCurrentShard())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestInterceptedRewardTransaction_Type(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/process/track/miniBlockTrack.go b/process/track/miniBlockTrack.go
index 538dbdf0740..900846f67ff 100644
--- a/process/track/miniBlockTrack.go
+++ b/process/track/miniBlockTrack.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (mbt *miniBlockTrack) receivedMiniBlock(key []byte, value interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("miniBlockTrack.receivedMiniBlock",
+	log.Debug("received miniblock from network in block tracker",
 		"hash", key,
 		"sender", miniBlock.SenderShardID,
 		"receiver", miniBlock.ReceiverShardID,