diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
index 46965ff2b2..3f5fb662c2 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ bool LoadFeeTrack::raiseLocalFee()
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool LoadFeeTrack::isLoaded()
+{
+	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
+	return (raiseCount != 0) || (mLocalTxnLoadFee != lftNormalFee);
+}
+
 bool LoadFeeTrack::lowerLocalFee()
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
index 07722b9e62..4257b21afa 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public:
 	void setRemoteFee(uint32);
 	bool raiseLocalFee();
 	bool lowerLocalFee();
-	bool isLoaded()				{ return (raiseCount != 0) || (mLocalTxnLoadFee != lftNormalFee); }
+	bool isLoaded();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 4b09dde554..f7734311e4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -2004,9 +2004,16 @@ void NetworkOPs::getBookPage(Ledger::pointer lpLedger, const uint160& uTakerPays
 //	jvResult["nodes"]	= Json::Value(Json::arrayValue);
 }
 
-void NetworkOPs::makeFetchPack(Job&, boost::weak_ptr<Peer> wPeer, boost::shared_ptr<ripple::TMGetObjectByHash> request,
+void NetworkOPs::makeFetchPack(Job&, boost::weak_ptr<Peer> wPeer,
+	boost::shared_ptr<ripple::TMGetObjectByHash> request,
 	Ledger::pointer wantLedger, Ledger::pointer haveLedger)
 {
+	if (theApp->getFeeTrack().isLoaded())
+	{
+		cLog(lsINFO) << "Too busy to make fetch pack";
+		return;
+	}
+
 	try
 	{
 		Peer::pointer peer = wPeer.lock();