diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index b325476..b5fd167 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
 
 #include <signal.h>
 
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ struct MinerData
 	uint64_t already_generated_coins;
 	uint64_t median_timestamp;
 	std::vector<TxMempoolData> tx_backlog;
+
+	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_received;
 };
 
 struct ChainMain
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 672d430..bd2557c 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "uv_util.h"
-#include <chrono>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <fstream>
 
diff --git a/src/p2p_server.cpp b/src/p2p_server.cpp
index d85daf5..57ea7fb 100644
--- a/src/p2p_server.cpp
+++ b/src/p2p_server.cpp
@@ -1273,8 +1273,15 @@ bool P2PServer::P2PClient::on_block_broadcast(const uint8_t* buf, uint32_t size)
 
 		if (peer_height < our_height) {
 			if (our_height - peer_height < 5) {
-				LOGINFO(5, "peer " << static_cast<char*>(m_addrString) << " broadcasted a stale block (mainchain height " << peer_height << ", expected >= " << our_height << "), ignoring it");
-				return true;
+				using namespace std::chrono;
+				const int64_t elapsed_ms = duration_cast<milliseconds>(system_clock::now() - server->m_pool->miner_data().time_received).count();
+				if ((our_height - peer_height > 1) || (elapsed_ms >= 1000)) {
+					LOGWARN(5, "peer " << static_cast<char*>(m_addrString) << " broadcasted a stale block (" << elapsed_ms << " ms late, mainchain height " << peer_height << ", expected >= " << our_height << "), ignoring it");
+					return true;
+				}
+				else {
+					LOGINFO(5, "peer " << static_cast<char*>(m_addrString) << " broadcasted a stale block (" << elapsed_ms << " ms late, mainchain height " << peer_height << ", expected >= " << our_height << ")");
+				}
 			}
 			else {
 				LOGWARN(5, "peer " << static_cast<char*>(m_addrString) << " broadcasted an unreasonably stale block (mainchain height " << peer_height << ", expected >= " << our_height << ')');
diff --git a/src/p2pool.cpp b/src/p2pool.cpp
index 338077c..bd7aae3 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ void p2pool::handle_miner_data(MinerData& data)
 	}
 
 	data.tx_backlog.clear();
+	data.time_received = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 	m_minerData = data;
 	m_updateSeed = true;
 	update_median_timestamp();
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 5d6471e..714d5d1 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "uv_util.h"
 #include <map>
 #include <thread>
-#include <chrono>
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <sched.h>