diff --git a/src/governance-object.cpp b/src/governance-object.cpp
index 4bd3d022f..84a331a83 100644
--- a/src/governance-object.cpp
+++ b/src/governance-object.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ bool CGovernanceObject::GetCurrentMNVotes(const CTxIn& mnCollateralOutpoint, vot
 
 void CGovernanceObject::Relay()
 {
-    if(!masternodeSync.IsSynced()) return;
     CInv inv(MSG_GOVERNANCE_OBJECT, GetHash());
     RelayInv(inv, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 }
@@ -732,6 +731,7 @@ void CGovernanceObject::CheckOrphanVotes()
             LogPrintf("CGovernanceObject::CheckOrphanVotes -- Failed to add orphan vote: %s\n", exception.what());
         }
         else {
+            vote.Relay();
             fRemove = true;
         }
         ++it;
diff --git a/src/governance-vote.cpp b/src/governance-vote.cpp
index d23bad6ca..80286d512 100644
--- a/src/governance-vote.cpp
+++ b/src/governance-vote.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ CGovernanceVote::CGovernanceVote(CTxIn vinMasternodeIn, uint256 nParentHashIn, v
 
 void CGovernanceVote::Relay() const
 {
-    if(!masternodeSync.IsSynced()) return;
     CInv inv(MSG_GOVERNANCE_OBJECT_VOTE, GetHash());
     RelayInv(inv, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 }
diff --git a/src/governance.cpp b/src/governance.cpp
index 0d9ba9560..2676b75d6 100644
--- a/src/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckOrphanVotes(CGovernanceObject& govobj, CGovernance
             fRemove = true;
         }
         else if(govobj.ProcessVote(NULL, vote, exception)) {
+            vote.Relay();
             fRemove = true;
         }
         if(fRemove) {
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ bool CGovernanceManager::MasternodeRateCheck(const CGovernanceObject& govobj, bo
     switch(nObjectType) {
     case GOVERNANCE_OBJECT_TRIGGER:
         // Allow 1 trigger per mn per cycle, with a small fudge factor
-        dMaxRate = 1.1 / nSuperblockCycleSeconds;
+        dMaxRate = 2 * 1.1 / double(nSuperblockCycleSeconds);
         buffer = it->second.triggerBuffer;
         buffer.AddTimestamp(nTimestamp);
         dRate = buffer.GetRate();
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ bool CGovernanceManager::MasternodeRateCheck(const CGovernanceObject& govobj, bo
         }
         break;
     case GOVERNANCE_OBJECT_WATCHDOG:
-        dMaxRate = 1.1 / 3600.;
+        dMaxRate = 2 * 1.1 / 3600.;
         buffer = it->second.watchdogBuffer;
         buffer.AddTimestamp(nTimestamp);
         dRate = buffer.GetRate();
@@ -907,6 +908,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects()
 
         if(AddGovernanceObject(govobj)) {
             LogPrintf("CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects -- %s new\n", govobj.GetHash().ToString());
+            govobj.Relay();
             mapMasternodeOrphanObjects.erase(it++);
         }
         else {