diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
index c3c46ef6eb..fef481363c 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -40,14 +40,8 @@ NetworkOPs::NetworkOPs (LedgerMaster* pLedgerMaster)
 {
 }
 
-void NetworkOPs::onDeadlineTimer (DeadlineTimer& timer)
+void NetworkOPs::processNetTimer ()
 {
-    if (timer == m_clusterTimer)
-    {
-        doClusterReport();
-        return;
-    }
-
     ScopedLock sl (getApp().getMasterLock ());
 
     getApp().getLoadManager ().resetDeadlockDetector ();
@@ -91,6 +85,18 @@ void NetworkOPs::onDeadlineTimer (DeadlineTimer& timer)
         mConsensus->timerEntry ();
 }
 
+void NetworkOPs::onDeadlineTimer (DeadlineTimer& timer)
+{
+    if (timer == m_netTimer)
+    {
+        processNetTimer ();
+    }
+    else if (timer == m_clusterTimer)
+    {
+        doClusterReport();
+    }
+}
+
 std::string NetworkOPs::strOperatingMode ()
 {
     static const char* paStatusToken [] =
@@ -635,6 +641,7 @@ void NetworkOPs::setFeatureBlocked ()
 void NetworkOPs::setStateTimer ()
 {
     m_netTimer.setRecurringExpiration (LEDGER_GRANULARITY / 1000.0);
+
     m_clusterTimer.setRecurringExpiration (10.0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
index f923d8aa65..0bb74cf30a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ public:
     InfoSub::pointer    addRpcSub (const std::string& strUrl, InfoSub::ref rspEntry);
 
 private:
-    void onDeadlineTimer (DeadlineTimer&);
+    void processNetTimer ();
+    void onDeadlineTimer (DeadlineTimer& timer);
 
     void setMode (OperatingMode);