diff --git a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
index 43a6b3a99..a1bf013ef 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissuemissing(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_inf
                 iguana_bundleblock(coin,&hash2,bp,i);
                 if ( bits256_nonz(hash2) != 0 )
                 {
-                     if ( (addr= coin->peers->ranked[rand() % max]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 && addr->dead == 0 ) //strcmp("BTC",coin->symbol) != 0 || (bp->issued[i] > 1 && now > bp->issued[i]+lag && 
+                     if ( (addr= coin->peers->ranked[rand() % max]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 && addr->dead == 0 && addr->msgcounts.verack > 0 )
                     {
                         iguana_sendblockreqPT(coin,0,bp,i,hash2,0);
                     }
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissuemissing(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_inf
             iguana_bundleblock(coin,&hash2,bp,firsti);
             if ( bits256_nonz(hash2) != 0 )
             {
-                if ( (addr= coin->peers->ranked[rand() % max]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 && addr->dead == 0 )
+                if ( (addr= coin->peers->ranked[rand() % max]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 && addr->dead == 0 && addr->msgcounts.verack > 0 )
                 {
                     //if ( bp == coin->current )
                       //  printf("iguana_bundleissuemissing.[%d:%d]\n",bp->hdrsi,i);