diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
index f7734311e..70404c310 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -2006,8 +2006,13 @@ void NetworkOPs::getBookPage(Ledger::pointer lpLedger, const uint160& uTakerPays
 
 void NetworkOPs::makeFetchPack(Job&, boost::weak_ptr<Peer> wPeer,
 	boost::shared_ptr<ripple::TMGetObjectByHash> request,
-	Ledger::pointer wantLedger, Ledger::pointer haveLedger)
+	Ledger::pointer wantLedger, Ledger::pointer haveLedger, uint32 uUptime)
 {
+	if (upTime() > (uUptime + 1))
+	{
+		cLog(lsINFO) << "Fetch pack request got stale";
+		return;
+	}
 	if (theApp->getFeeTrack().isLoaded())
 	{
 		cLog(lsINFO) << "Too busy to make fetch pack";
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
index c18f8b55c..ffaac4aef 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public:
 	void mapComplete(const uint256& hash, SHAMap::ref map);
 	bool stillNeedTXSet(const uint256& hash);
 	void makeFetchPack(Job&, boost::weak_ptr<Peer> peer, boost::shared_ptr<ripple::TMGetObjectByHash> request,
-		Ledger::pointer wantLedger, Ledger::pointer haveLedger);
+		Ledger::pointer wantLedger, Ledger::pointer haveLedger, uint32 uUptime);
 	bool shouldFetchPack(uint32 seq);
 	void gotFetchPack(bool progress, uint32 seq);
 	void addFetchPack(const uint256& hash, boost::shared_ptr< std::vector<unsigned char> >& data);
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
index 8474db6de..75e384c8d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Peer.cpp
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ void Peer::doFetchPack(const boost::shared_ptr<ripple::TMGetObjectByHash>& packe
 	}
 	theApp->getJobQueue().addJob(jtPACK, "MakeFetchPack",
 		BIND_TYPE(&NetworkOPs::makeFetchPack, &theApp->getOPs(), P_1,
-			boost::weak_ptr<Peer>(shared_from_this()), packet, wantLedger, haveLedger));
+			boost::weak_ptr<Peer>(shared_from_this()), packet, wantLedger, haveLedger, upTime()));
 }
 
 bool Peer::hasProto(int version)