diff --git a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index f2e73e647f..12fd086f9c 100644
--- a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void LedgerConsensus::checkLCL()
 	uint256 netLgr = mPrevLedgerHash;
 	int netLgrCount = 0;
 
-	boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> vals = theApp->getValidations().getCurrentValidations();
+	boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> vals = theApp->getValidations().getCurrentValidations(mPrevLedgerHash);
 	typedef std::pair<const uint256, int> u256_int_pair;
 	BOOST_FOREACH(u256_int_pair& it, vals)
 	{
diff --git a/src/SerializedValidation.h b/src/SerializedValidation.h
index 81e4c1d6e1..299c35a0ed 100644
--- a/src/SerializedValidation.h
+++ b/src/SerializedValidation.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class SerializedValidation : public STObject
 {
 protected:
 	STVariableLength mSignature;
+	uint256	mPreviousHash;
 	bool mTrusted;
 
 	void setNode();
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ public:
 	void						addSignature(Serializer&)	const;
 	std::vector<unsigned char>	getSigned()					const;
 	std::vector<unsigned char>	getSignature()				const;
+
+	// The validation this replaced
+	const uint256& getPreviousHash()		{ return mPreviousHash; }
+	bool isPreviousHash(const uint256& h)	{ return mPreviousHash == h; }
+	void setPreviousHash(const uint256& h)	{ mPreviousHash = h; }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ValidationCollection.cpp b/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
index b6d109777c..28cb2a59d1 100644
--- a/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/ValidationCollection.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ bool ValidationCollection::addValidation(const SerializedValidation::pointer& va
 				it->second = val;
 			else if (val->getSignTime() > it->second->getSignTime())
 			{
+				val->setPreviousHash(it->second->getPreviousHash());
 				mStaleValidations.push_back(it->second);
 				it->second = val;
 				condWrite();
@@ -128,9 +129,11 @@ int ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidationCount(uint32 afterTime)
 	return count;
 }
 
-boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidations()
+boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidations(uint256 currentLedger)
 {
     uint32 cutoff = theApp->getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC() - LEDGER_VAL_INTERVAL;
+    bool valCurrentLedger = currentLedger.isNonZero();
+
 	boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ret;
 
 	{
@@ -149,7 +152,10 @@ boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidations()
 			}
 			else
 			{ // contains a live record
-				++ret[it->second->getLedgerHash()];
+				if (valCurrentLedger && it->second->isPreviousHash(currentLedger))
+					++ret[currentLedger]; // count for the favored ledger
+				else
+					++ret[it->second->getLedgerHash()];
 				++it;
 			}
 		}
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> ValidationCollection::getCurrentValidations()
 
 bool ValidationCollection::isDeadLedger(const uint256& ledger)
 {
+	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mValidationLock);
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const uint256& it, mDeadLedgers)
 		if (it == ledger)
 			return true;
@@ -168,11 +175,13 @@ bool ValidationCollection::isDeadLedger(const uint256& ledger)
 
 void ValidationCollection::addDeadLedger(const uint256& ledger)
 {
+	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mValidationLock);
+
 	if (isDeadLedger(ledger))
 		return;
 
 	mDeadLedgers.push_back(ledger);
-	if (mDeadLedgers.size() >= 128)
+	if (mDeadLedgers.size() >= 32)
 		mDeadLedgers.pop_front();
 }
 
@@ -220,13 +229,11 @@ void ValidationCollection::doWrite()
 		std::vector<SerializedValidation::pointer> vector;
 		mStaleValidations.swap(vector);
 		sl.unlock();
-
 		{
-			ScopedLock dbl(theApp->getLedgerDB()->getDBLock());
 			Database *db = theApp->getLedgerDB()->getDB();
+			ScopedLock dbl(theApp->getLedgerDB()->getDBLock());
+
 			db->executeSQL("BEGIN TRANSACTION;");
-
-
 			BOOST_FOREACH(const SerializedValidation::pointer& it, vector)
 				db->executeSQL(boost::str(insVal % it->getLedgerHash().GetHex()
 					% it->getSignerPublic().humanNodePublic() % it->getFlags() % it->getSignTime()
diff --git a/src/ValidationCollection.h b/src/ValidationCollection.h
index 4a5912abfe..287ba6b68f 100644
--- a/src/ValidationCollection.h
+++ b/src/ValidationCollection.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	int getTrustedValidationCount(const uint256& ledger);
 	int getCurrentValidationCount(uint32 afterTime);
 
-	boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> getCurrentValidations();
+	boost::unordered_map<uint256, int> getCurrentValidations(uint256 currentLedger = uint256());
 
 	void addDeadLedger(const uint256&);
 	bool isDeadLedger(const uint256&);