diff --git a/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp b/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
index 1eac7dc3f8..95cf414156 100644
--- a/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,45 @@ LedgerAcquire::LedgerAcquire(const uint256& hash) : PeerSet(hash, LEDGER_ACQUIRE
 #endif
 }
 
+bool LedgerAcquire::tryLocal()
+{ // return value: true = no more work to do
+	HashedObject::pointer node = theApp->getHashedObjectStore().retrieve(mHash);
+	if (!node)
+		return false;
+
+	mLedger = boost::make_shared<Ledger>(strCopy(node->getData()));
+	assert(mLedger->getHash() == mHash);
+	mHaveBase = true;
+
+	if (!mLedger->getTransHash())
+		mHaveTransactions = true;
+	else
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			mLedger->peekTransactionMap()->fetchRoot(mLedger->getTransHash());
+		}
+		catch (SHAMapMissingNode&)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!mLedger->getAccountHash())
+		mHaveState = true;
+	else
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			mLedger->peekAccountStateMap()->fetchRoot(mLedger->getAccountHash());
+		}
+		catch (SHAMapMissingNode&)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+
+	return mHaveTransactions && mHaveState;
+}
+
 void LedgerAcquire::onTimer()
 {
 	if (getTimeouts() > 6)
diff --git a/src/LedgerAcquire.h b/src/LedgerAcquire.h
index b589618299..7e2da168d8 100644
--- a/src/LedgerAcquire.h
+++ b/src/LedgerAcquire.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 	bool takeAsNode(const std::list<SHAMapNode>& IDs, const std::list<std::vector<unsigned char> >& data);
 	bool takeAsRootNode(const std::vector<unsigned char>& data);
 	void trigger(Peer::ref, bool timer);
+	bool tryLocal();
 };
 
 class LedgerAcquireMaster