diff --git a/src/LedgerTiming.cpp b/src/LedgerTiming.cpp
index fb28164f51..a29f7ad2fa 100644
--- a/src/LedgerTiming.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerTiming.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int ContinuousLedgerTiming::shouldClose(
 				<< previousProposers << " before)";
 			return currentMSeconds;
 		}
+#if 0 // This false triggers on the genesis ledger
 		if (previousMSeconds > (1000 * (LEDGER_IDLE_INTERVAL + 2))) // the last ledger was very slow to close
 		{
 			Log(lsTRACE) << "was slow to converge (p=" << (previousMSeconds) << ")";
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ int ContinuousLedgerTiming::shouldClose(
 				return previousMSeconds;
 			return previousMSeconds - 1000;
 		}
+#endif
 		return idleInterval * 1000; // normal idle
 	}