diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 42be550c15..532618bcaf 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void Application::run()
 		secondLedger->setAccepted();
 		mMasterLedger.pushLedger(secondLedger, boost::make_shared<Ledger>(true, boost::ref(*secondLedger)));
 		assert(!!secondLedger->getAccountState(rootAddress));
+		mNetOps.setLastCloseNetTime(secondLedger->getCloseTimeNC());
 	}
 
 	mNetOps.setStateTimer();
diff --git a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index ecedbbdef9..ae3fc096f5 100644
--- a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -374,16 +374,17 @@ int LedgerConsensus::statePreClose()
 	bool anyTransactions = theApp->getMasterLedger().getCurrentLedger()->peekTransactionMap()->getHash().isNonZero();
 	int proposersClosed = mPeerPositions.size();
 
-	int sinceClose = theApp->getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC() - mPreviousLedger->getCloseTimeNC();
+	int sinceClose = theApp->getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC() - theApp->getOPs().getLastCloseNetTime();
 
-	if (ContinuousLedgerTiming::shouldClose(anyTransactions, mPreviousProposers, proposersClosed,
-		mPreviousSeconds, sinceClose) <= sinceClose)
+	if (sinceClose >= ContinuousLedgerTiming::shouldClose(anyTransactions, mPreviousProposers, proposersClosed,
+		mPreviousSeconds, sinceClose))
 	{ // it is time to close the ledger (swap default and wobble ledgers)
 		Log(lsINFO) << "CLC:: closing ledger";
 		mState = lcsESTABLISH;
 		mConsensusStartTime = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();
 		theApp->getMasterLedger().closeTime();
 		mCloseTime = theApp->getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC();
+		theApp->getOPs().setLastCloseNetTime(mCloseTime);
 		statusChange(newcoin::neCLOSING_LEDGER, mPreviousLedger);
 		Ledger::pointer initial = theApp->getMasterLedger().endWobble();
 		assert (initial->getParentHash() == mPreviousLedger->getHash());
diff --git a/src/NetworkOPs.h b/src/NetworkOPs.h
index 3a1387460a..78f9136f9f 100644
--- a/src/NetworkOPs.h
+++ b/src/NetworkOPs.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ protected:
 	// last ledger close
 	int mLastCloseProposers, mLastCloseConvergeTime;
 	uint256 mLastCloseHash;
+	uint32 mLastCloseNetTime;
 
 	// XXX Split into more locks.
     boost::interprocess::interprocess_upgradable_mutex	mMonitorLock;
@@ -170,8 +171,10 @@ public:
 	void endConsensus();
 	void setStateTimer();
 	void newLCL(int proposers, int convergeTime, const uint256& ledgerHash);
-	int getPreviousProposers()	{ return mLastCloseProposers; }
-	int getPreviousSeconds()	{ return mLastCloseConvergeTime; }
+	int getPreviousProposers()			{ return mLastCloseProposers; }
+	int getPreviousSeconds()			{ return mLastCloseConvergeTime; }
+	uint32 getLastCloseNetTime()		{ return mLastCloseNetTime; }
+	void setLastCloseNetTime(uint32 t)	{ mLastCloseNetTime = t; }
 	Json::Value getServerInfo();
 
 	// client information retrieval functions