diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 1bac9de87..05d28e3e8 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool LedgerMaster::acquireMissingLedger(Ledger::ref origLedger, const uint256& l
 			theApp->getIOService().post(boost::bind(&LedgerMaster::missingAcquireComplete, this, mMissingLedger));
 	}
 
-	if (theApp->getMasterLedgerAcquire().getFetchCount() < 5)
+	if (theApp->getMasterLedgerAcquire().getFetchCount() < 3)
 	{
 		int count = 0;
 		typedef std::pair<uint32, uint256> u_pair;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/uint256.h b/src/cpp/ripple/uint256.h
index c00a7624a..3ec6c45d4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/uint256.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/uint256.h
@@ -423,10 +423,8 @@ public:
 
 	uint256& operator=(const basetype& b)
 	{
-		for (int i = 0; i < WIDTH; i++)
-			pn[i] = b.pn[i];
-
-		return *this;
+		if (pn != b.pn)
+			memcpy(pn, b.pn, sizeof(pn));
 	}
 
 	uint256(uint64 b)