diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
index 1403ea3ae1..40abd62075 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
@@ -516,10 +516,7 @@ void Ledger::saveAcceptedLedger(Job&, bool fromConsensus)
 	}
 
 	if (!fromConsensus)
-	{
 		dropCache();
-		return;
-	}
 
 	if (theApp->getJobQueue().getJobCount(jtPUBOLDLEDGER) == 0)
 		theApp->getLedgerMaster().resumeAcquiring();
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 508db1dea0..4d79e51668 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void LedgerMaster::pushLedger(Ledger::pointer newLCL, Ledger::pointer newOL, boo
 	assert(newLCL->isClosed() && newLCL->isAccepted());
 	assert(!newOL->isClosed() && !newOL->isAccepted());
 
+	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml(mLock);
 	if (newLCL->isAccepted())
 	{
 		assert(newLCL->isClosed());
@@ -191,14 +192,10 @@ void LedgerMaster::asyncAccept(Ledger::pointer ledger)
 
 bool LedgerMaster::acquireMissingLedger(Ledger::ref origLedger, const uint256& ledgerHash, uint32 ledgerSeq)
 { // return: false = already gave up recently
-	if (mTooFast)
-		return true;
-
 	Ledger::pointer ledger = mLedgerHistory.getLedgerBySeq(ledgerSeq);
 	if (ledger && (Ledger::getHashByIndex(ledgerSeq) == ledgerHash))
 	{
 		cLog(lsTRACE) << "Ledger hash found in database";
-		mTooFast = true;
 		theApp->getJobQueue().addJob(jtPUBOLDLEDGER, "LedgerMaster::asyncAccept",
 			boost::bind(&LedgerMaster::asyncAccept, this, ledger));
 		return true;
@@ -293,9 +290,6 @@ bool LedgerMaster::shouldAcquire(uint32 currentLedger, uint32 ledgerHistory, uin
 void LedgerMaster::resumeAcquiring()
 {
 	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml(mLock);
-	if (!mTooFast)
-		return;
-	mTooFast = false;
 
 	if (mMissingLedger && mMissingLedger->isDone())
 		mMissingLedger.reset();
@@ -396,7 +390,6 @@ void LedgerMaster::setFullLedger(Ledger::pointer ledger)
 
 	if (theApp->getJobQueue().getJobCount(jtPUBOLDLEDGER) > 2)
 	{
-		mTooFast = true;
 		cLog(lsDEBUG) << "Too many pending ledger saves";
 		return;
 	}
@@ -556,7 +549,6 @@ void LedgerMaster::tryPublish()
 		}
 	}
 
-	mTooFast = false;
 	if (!mPubLedgers.empty() && !mPubThread)
 	{
 		theApp->getOPs().clearNeedNetworkLedger();
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
index d00825441a..dfc8ef3aad 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ protected:
 	RangeSet mCompleteLedgers;
 	LedgerAcquire::pointer mMissingLedger;
 	uint32 mMissingSeq;
-	bool mTooFast;	// We are acquiring faster than we're writing
 
 	int							mMinValidations;	// The minimum validations to publish a ledger
 	uint256						mLastValidateHash;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
-	LedgerMaster() : mHeldTransactions(uint256()), mMissingSeq(0), mTooFast(false),
+	LedgerMaster() : mHeldTransactions(uint256()), mMissingSeq(0),
 		mMinValidations(0), mLastValidateSeq(0), mPubThread(false)
 	{ ; }