diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ca86aa5e9..ae9aa4367 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3760,7 +3760,7 @@ bool CheckBlockHeader(int32_t height,CBlockIndex *pindex, const CBlockHeader& bl
     }
     if (blockhdr.GetBlockTime() > GetAdjustedTime() + 60)
         return state.Invalid(error("CheckBlockHeader(): block timestamp too far in the future"),REJECT_INVALID, "time-too-new");
-    else if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && pindex != 0 && pindex->pprev != 0 && pindex->nTime < pindex->pprev->nTime )
+    else if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && pindex != 0 && pindex->pprev != 0 && pindex->nTime <= pindex->pprev->nTime )
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d %u vs ht.%d %u, is not monotonic\n",pindex->nHeight,pindex->nTime,pindex->pprev->nHeight,pindex->pprev->nTime);
         return state.Invalid(error("CheckBlockHeader(): block timestamp needs to always increase"),REJECT_INVALID, "time-too-new");