diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
index 40c1dd3b0..5129d893b 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ LedgerConsensusImp::LedgerConsensusImp (
         // update the network status table as to whether we're
         // proposing/validating
         consensus_.setProposing (mProposing, mValidating);
+
+    playbackProposals ();
+    if (mPeerPositions.size () > (mPreviousProposers / 2))
+    {
+        // We may be falling behind, don't wait for the timer
+        timerEntry ();
+    }
 }
 
 Json::Value LedgerConsensusImp::getJson (bool full)
@@ -976,8 +983,6 @@ void LedgerConsensusImp::accept (std::shared_ptr<SHAMap> set)
            consensus_.takePosition (mPreviousLedger->info().seq, set);
 
         assert (set->getHash () == mOurPosition->getCurrentHash ());
-        // these are now obsolete
-        consensus_.peekStoredProposals ().clear ();
     }
 
     auto closeTime = mOurPosition->getCloseTime();
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 93e132c9f..dc18ee32c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -1384,6 +1384,9 @@ void NetworkOPsImp::processTrustedProposal (
 
         bool relay = true;
 
+        if (mConsensus)
+            mConsensus->storeProposal (proposal, nodePublic);
+
         if (!haveConsensusObject ())
         {
             m_journal.info << "Received proposal outside consensus window";
@@ -1393,8 +1396,6 @@ void NetworkOPsImp::processTrustedProposal (
         }
         else
         {
-            mConsensus->storeProposal (proposal, nodePublic);
-
             if (mLedgerConsensus->getLCL () == proposal->getPrevLedger ())
             {
                 relay = mLedgerConsensus->peerPosition (proposal);