diff --git a/src/masternode.cpp b/src/masternode.cpp
index ef10fec196..a136f7d9c9 100644
--- a/src/masternode.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode.cpp
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ bool CMasternodeBroadcast::Create(const std::string& strService, const std::stri
         return false;
     };
 
-    //need correct blocks to send ping
-    if (!fOffline && !masternodeSync.IsBlockchainSynced())
+    // Wait for sync to finish because mnb simply won't be relayed otherwise
+    if (!fOffline && !masternodeSync.IsSynced())
         return Log("Sync in progress. Must wait until sync is complete to start Masternode");
 
     if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strKeyMasternode, keyMasternodeNew, pubKeyMasternodeNew))