diff --git a/src/masternode-payments.cpp b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
index 2342321953..37156b82a1 100644
--- a/src/masternode-payments.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ bool CMasternodeBlockPayees::IsTransactionValid(const CTransaction& txNew)
     BOOST_FOREACH(CMasternodePayee& payee, vecPayments)
         if(payee.nVotes >= nMaxSignatures && payee.nVotes >= MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_REQUIRED)
             nMaxSignatures = payee.nVotes;
-
+    
     // if we don't have at least 6 signatures on a payee, approve whichever is the longest chain
-    if(nMaxSignatures == 0) return true;
+    if(nMaxSignatures < MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_REQUIRED) return true;
 
     BOOST_FOREACH(CMasternodePayee& payee, vecPayments)
     {
@@ -299,11 +299,7 @@ bool CMasternodeBlockPayees::IsTransactionValid(const CTransaction& txNew)
             if(payee.scriptPubKey == out.scriptPubKey && payee.nValue == out.nValue) 
                 found = true;
 
-        //if 2 contenders are within +/- 20%, take either 
-        // If nMaxSignatures == 6, the min signatures = 2
-        // If nMaxSignatures == 10, the min signatures = 6
-        // If nMaxSignatures == 15, the min signatures = 11
-        if(payee.nVotes >= nMaxSignatures-(MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_TOTAL/5)){            
+        if(payee.nVotes >= MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_REQUIRED){            
             if(found) return true;
 
             CTxDestination address1;
diff --git a/src/masternode-payments.h b/src/masternode-payments.h
index f5d15e5d0f..16f81590b1 100644
--- a/src/masternode-payments.h
+++ b/src/masternode-payments.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern std::map<uint256, CMasternodeBlockPayees> mapMasternodeBlocks;
 
 static const int MIN_MNPAYMENTS_PROTO_VERSION = 70066;
 #define MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_REQUIRED           6
-#define MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_TOTAL              20
+#define MNPAYMENTS_SIGNATURES_TOTAL              10
 
 void ProcessMessageMasternodePayments(CNode* pfrom, std::string& strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv);
 bool IsReferenceNode(CTxIn& vin);