diff --git a/src/governance.cpp b/src/governance.cpp
index 191a025b7..5979daa4e 100644
--- a/src/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CGovernanceManager::CGovernanceManager()
       mapOrphanVotes(MAX_CACHE_SIZE),
       mapLastMasternodeTrigger(),
       setRequestedObjects(),
+      fRateChecksEnabled(true),
       cs()
 {}
 
@@ -578,18 +579,14 @@ void CGovernanceManager::Sync(CNode* pfrom, uint256 nProp)
     LogPrintf("CGovernanceManager::Sync -- sent %d items, peer=%d\n", nInvCount, pfrom->id);
 }
 
-void CGovernanceManager::SyncParentObjectByVote(CNode* pfrom, const CGovernanceVote& vote)
-{
-    if(!mapAskedForGovernanceObject.count(vote.GetParentHash())){
-        pfrom->PushMessage(NetMsgType::MNGOVERNANCESYNC, vote.GetParentHash());
-        mapAskedForGovernanceObject[vote.GetParentHash()] = GetTime();
-    }
-}
-
 bool CGovernanceManager::MasternodeRateCheck(const CTxIn& vin, int nObjectType)
 {
     LOCK(cs);
 
+    if(!fRateChecksEnabled) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     int mindiff = 0;
     switch(nObjectType) {
     case GOVERNANCE_OBJECT_TRIGGER:
@@ -665,14 +662,17 @@ bool CGovernanceManager::ProcessVote(CNode* pfrom, const CGovernanceVote& vote,
 void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanVotes()
 {
     LOCK(cs);
+    fRateChecksEnabled = false;
     for(object_m_it it = mapObjects.begin(); it != mapObjects.end(); ++it) {
         it->second.CheckOrphanVotes();
     }
+    fRateChecksEnabled = true;
 }
 
 void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects()
 {
     LOCK(cs);
+    fRateChecksEnabled = false;
     object_m_it it = mapMasternodeOrphanObjects.begin();
     while(it != mapMasternodeOrphanObjects.end()) {
         CGovernanceObject& govobj = it->second;
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects()
             ++it;
         }
     }
+    fRateChecksEnabled = true;
 }
 
 void CGovernanceManager::RequestGovernanceObject(CNode* pfrom, const uint256& nHash)
@@ -908,16 +909,18 @@ bool CGovernanceObject::ProcessVote(CNode* pfrom,
     }
     vote_instance_t& voteInstance = it2->second;
     int64_t nNow = GetTime();
-    int64_t nTimeDelta = nNow - voteInstance.nTime;
-    if(nTimeDelta < GOVERNANCE_UPDATE_MIN) {
-        std::ostringstream ostr;
-        ostr << "CGovernanceObject::ProcessVote -- Masternode voting too often "
-                << ", MN outpoint = " << vote.GetVinMasternode().prevout.ToStringShort()
-                << ", governance object hash = " << GetHash().ToString()
-                << ", time delta = " << nTimeDelta << "\n";
-        LogPrint("gobject", ostr.str().c_str());
-        exception = CGovernanceException(ostr.str(), GOVERNANCE_EXCEPTION_TEMPORARY_ERROR);
-        return false;
+    if(governance.AreRateChecksEnabled()) {
+        int64_t nTimeDelta = nNow - voteInstance.nTime;
+        if(nTimeDelta < GOVERNANCE_UPDATE_MIN) {
+            std::ostringstream ostr;
+            ostr << "CGovernanceObject::ProcessVote -- Masternode voting too often "
+                 << ", MN outpoint = " << vote.GetVinMasternode().prevout.ToStringShort()
+                 << ", governance object hash = " << GetHash().ToString()
+                 << ", time delta = " << nTimeDelta << "\n";
+            LogPrint("gobject", ostr.str().c_str());
+            exception = CGovernanceException(ostr.str(), GOVERNANCE_EXCEPTION_TEMPORARY_ERROR);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     // Finally check that the vote is actually valid (done last because of cost of signature verification)
     if(!vote.IsValid(true)) {
diff --git a/src/governance.h b/src/governance.h
index 38a75b899..98a805ca9 100644
--- a/src/governance.h
+++ b/src/governance.h
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ private:
 
     hash_s_t setRequestedVotes;
 
+    bool fRateChecksEnabled;
+
 public:
     // critical section to protect the inner data structures
     mutable CCriticalSection cs;
@@ -166,8 +168,6 @@ public:
 
     void Sync(CNode* node, uint256 nProp);
 
-    void SyncParentObjectByVote(CNode* pfrom, const CGovernanceVote& vote);
-
     void ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, std::string& strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv);
 
     void NewBlock();
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ public:
 
     void CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects();
 
+    bool AreRateChecksEnabled() const {
+        LOCK(cs);
+        return fRateChecksEnabled;
+    }
+
 private:
     void RequestGovernanceObject(CNode* pfrom, const uint256& nHash);
 
diff --git a/src/masternodeman.cpp b/src/masternodeman.cpp
index ecca9bfb4..8c496ca55 100644
--- a/src/masternodeman.cpp
+++ b/src/masternodeman.cpp
@@ -783,7 +783,6 @@ void CMasternodeMan::ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, std::string& strCommand, CData
         BOOST_FOREACH(CMasternode& mn, vMasternodes) {
             if (vin != CTxIn() && vin != mn.vin) continue; // asked for specific vin but we are not there yet
             if (mn.addr.IsRFC1918() || mn.addr.IsLocal()) continue; // do not send local network masternode
-            if (!mn.IsEnabled()) continue;
 
             LogPrint("masternode", "DSEG -- Sending Masternode entry: masternode=%s  addr=%s\n", mn.vin.prevout.ToStringShort(), mn.addr.ToString());
             CMasternodeBroadcast mnb = CMasternodeBroadcast(mn);