diff --git a/core/src/blocktree.rs b/core/src/blocktree.rs
index 0d037d1439..3146406c0b 100644
--- a/core/src/blocktree.rs
+++ b/core/src/blocktree.rs
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ impl Blocktree {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
+    pub fn deserialize_blob_data(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Entry>> {
+        let entries = deserialize(data)?;
+        Ok(entries)
+    }
+
     fn deserialize_blobs<I>(blob_datas: &[I]) -> Vec<Entry>
     where
         I: Borrow<[u8]>,
@@ -620,9 +625,8 @@ impl Blocktree {
             .iter()
             .flat_map(|blob_data| {
                 let serialized_entries_data = &blob_data.borrow()[BLOB_HEADER_SIZE..];
-                let entries: Vec<Entry> = deserialize(serialized_entries_data)
-                    .expect("Ledger should only contain well formed data");
-                entries
+                Self::deserialize_blob_data(serialized_entries_data)
+                    .expect("Ledger should only contain well formed data")
             })
             .collect()
     }
diff --git a/core/tests/replicator.rs b/core/tests/replicator.rs
index 72f3d37795..1a618f4e9c 100644
--- a/core/tests/replicator.rs
+++ b/core/tests/replicator.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
 use solana::blocktree::{create_new_tmp_ledger, tmp_copy_blocktree, Blocktree};
 use solana::cluster_info::{ClusterInfo, Node};
 use solana::contact_info::ContactInfo;
-use solana::entry::Entry;
 use solana::fullnode::{Fullnode, FullnodeConfig};
 use solana::gossip_service::discover;
 use solana::local_cluster::LocalCluster;
@@ -82,10 +81,13 @@ fn download_from_replicator(replicator_info: &ContactInfo) {
             for b in blobs {
                 let br = b.read().unwrap();
                 assert!(br.index() == repair_index);
-                let entry: Entry = deserialize(&br.data()[..br.meta.size]).unwrap();
-                info!("entry: {:?}", entry);
-                assert_ne!(entry.hash, Hash::default());
-                received_blob = true;
+                info!("br: {:?}", br);
+                let entries = Blocktree::deserialize_blob_data(&br.data()).unwrap();
+                for entry in &entries {
+                    info!("entry: {:?}", entry);
+                    assert_ne!(entry.hash, Hash::default());
+                    received_blob = true;
+                }
             }
             break;
         }