diff --git a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
index d4b29c2883..f2744eddb5 100644
--- a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -614,12 +614,18 @@ public:
         getApp().getInboundLedgers().findCreate(hash, seq, true);
     }
 
-    void checkAccept (uint256 const& hash)
+    void checkAccept (uint256 const& hash, uint32 seq)
     {
+        if ((seq == 0) && (seq <= mValidLedgerSeq))
+            return;
+
         Ledger::pointer ledger = mLedgerHistory.getLedgerByHash (hash);
 
         if (!ledger)
         {
+            // FIXME: We should really only fetch if the ledger
+            //has sufficient validations to accept it
+
             InboundLedger::pointer l = getApp().getInboundLedgers().findCreateValidationLedger(hash);
             if (l && l->isComplete() && !l->isFailed())
                 ledger = l->getLedger();
diff --git a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
index 9038527ddf..8eb423dbb0 100644
--- a/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
+++ b/src/ripple_app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
     virtual void addValidateCallback (callback& c) = 0;
 
     virtual void checkAccept (Ledger::ref ledger) = 0;
-    virtual void checkAccept (uint256 const& hash) = 0;
+    virtual void checkAccept (uint256 const& hash, uint32 seq) = 0;
 
     virtual void tryAdvance () = 0;
     virtual void newPathRequest () = 0;
diff --git a/src/ripple_app/misc/Validations.cpp b/src/ripple_app/misc/Validations.cpp
index fa863837ce..ee9914d61c 100644
--- a/src/ripple_app/misc/Validations.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_app/misc/Validations.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ private:
                                         << " added " << (val->isTrusted () ? "trusted/" : "UNtrusted/") << (isCurrent ? "current" : "stale");
 
         if (val->isTrusted () && isCurrent)
-            getApp().getLedgerMaster ().checkAccept (hash);
+            getApp().getLedgerMaster ().checkAccept (hash, val->getFieldU32 (sfLedgerSequence));
 
         // FIXME: This never forwards untrusted validations
         return isCurrent;