diff --git a/LedgerAcquire.cpp b/LedgerAcquire.cpp
index c19f74842..57d16f85b 100644
--- a/LedgerAcquire.cpp
+++ b/LedgerAcquire.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void LedgerAcquire::peerHas(Peer::pointer ptr)
 			it=mPeers.erase(it);
 		else
 		{
-			if(pr==ptr) return;	// we already have this peer
+			if(pr->samePeer(ptr)) return;	// we already have this peer
 			++it;
 		}
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void LedgerAcquire::badPeer(Peer::pointer ptr)
 			it=mPeers.erase(it);
 		else
 		{
-			if(pr==ptr)
+			if(ptr->samePeer(pr))
 			{ // We found a pointer to the bad peer
 				mPeers.erase(it);
 				return;
diff --git a/Peer.h b/Peer.h
index 99b5c442f..bec265e9d 100644
--- a/Peer.h
+++ b/Peer.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ protected:
 	void processReadBuffer();
 	void start_read_header();
 	void start_read_body(unsigned msg_len);
-
 	
 	void sendPacketForce(PackedMessage::pointer packet);
 
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ public:
 
 	void connected(const boost::system::error_code& error);
 	void detach();
+	bool samePeer(Peer::pointer p) { return samePeer(*p); }
+	bool samePeer(const Peer& p) { return this == &p; }
 
 	void sendPacket(PackedMessage::pointer packet);
 	void sendLedgerProposal(Ledger::pointer ledger);