diff --git a/src/masternode-budget.cpp b/src/masternode-budget.cpp
index 0aaccaa4d..8af4ffeef 100644
--- a/src/masternode-budget.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-budget.cpp
@@ -516,10 +516,12 @@ bool CBudgetManager::HasNextFinalizedBudget()
     if(!pindexPrev) return false;
 
     int nBlockStart = pindexPrev->nHeight - pindexPrev->nHeight % GetBudgetPaymentCycleBlocks() + GetBudgetPaymentCycleBlocks();
-    if(nBlockStart - pindexPrev->nHeight > 576*2) return false; //we wouldn't have the budget yet
+    if(nBlockStart - pindexPrev->nHeight > 576*2) return true; //we wouldn't have the budget yet
 
     if(budget.IsBudgetPaymentBlock(nBlockStart)) return true;
 
+    LogPrintf("CBudgetManager::HasNextFinalizedBudget() - Client is missing budget\n");
+
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/masternode-sync.cpp b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
index 57cb2f8de..71c162f96 100644
--- a/src/masternode-sync.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
@@ -199,13 +199,14 @@ void CMasternodeSync::Process()
             if(RequestedMasternodeAssets == MASTERNODE_SYNC_BUDGET){
                 //we'll start rejecting votes if we accidentally get set as synced too soon
                 if(lastBudgetItem > 0 && lastBudgetItem < GetTime() - MASTERNODE_SYNC_TIMEOUT*3 && RequestedMasternodeAttempt >= 4){ //hasn't received a new item in the last five seconds, so we'll move to the
-                    if(budget.HasNextFinalizedBudget()) {
+                    if(budget.HasNextFinalizedBudget() || nCountFailures >= 2) {
                         GetNextAsset();
                     } else { //we've failed to sync, this state will reject the next budget block
                         LogPrintf("CMasternodeSync::Process - ERROR - Sync has failed, will retry later\n");
                         RequestedMasternodeAssets = MASTERNODE_SYNC_FAILED;
                         RequestedMasternodeAttempt = 0;
                         lastFailure = GetTime();
+                        nCountFailures++;
                     }
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/src/masternode-sync.h b/src/masternode-sync.h
index d90eb8a51..abfa50a9e 100644
--- a/src/masternode-sync.h
+++ b/src/masternode-sync.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
     int64_t lastMasternodeWinner;
     int64_t lastBudgetItem;
     int64_t lastFailure;
+    int64_t nCountFailures;
 
     // Count peers we've requested the list from
     int RequestedMasternodeAssets;