diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
index dc5ac0891..87b2237a4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ void LoadFeeTrack::setRemoteFee(uint32 f)
 bool LoadFeeTrack::raiseLocalFee()
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
+
+	if (++raiseCount < 2)
+		return false;
+
 	uint32 origFee = mLocalTxnLoadFee;
 
 	if (mLocalTxnLoadFee < mRemoteTxnLoadFee) // make sure this fee takes effect
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ bool LoadFeeTrack::lowerLocalFee()
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
 	uint32 origFee = mLocalTxnLoadFee;
+	raiseCount = 0;
 
 	mLocalTxnLoadFee -= (mLocalTxnLoadFee / lftFeeDecFraction ); // reduce by 1/4
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
index b175ddfdd..55796ea02 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ protected:
 
 	uint32 mLocalTxnLoadFee;		// Scale factor, lftNormalFee = normal fee
 	uint32 mRemoteTxnLoadFee;		// Scale factor, lftNormalFee = normal fee
+	int raiseCount;
 
 	boost::mutex mLock;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
-	LoadFeeTrack() : mLocalTxnLoadFee(lftNormalFee), mRemoteTxnLoadFee(lftNormalFee)
+	LoadFeeTrack() : mLocalTxnLoadFee(lftNormalFee), mRemoteTxnLoadFee(lftNormalFee), raiseCount(0)
 	{ ; }
 
 	// Scale from fee units to millionths of a ripple