diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 118700cf6e86..a66c23991157 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     if (!fLiteMode) {
         scheduler.scheduleEvery(boost::bind(&CNetFulfilledRequestManager::DoMaintenance, boost::ref(netfulfilledman)), 60);
-        scheduler.scheduleEvery(boost::bind(&CMasternodeSync::DoMaintenance, boost::ref(masternodeSync), boost::ref(*g_connman)), MASTERNODE_SYNC_TICK_SECONDS);
+        scheduler.scheduleEvery(boost::bind(&CMasternodeSync::DoMaintenance, boost::ref(masternodeSync), boost::ref(*g_connman)), 1);
         scheduler.scheduleEvery(boost::bind(&CMasternodeMan::DoMaintenance, boost::ref(mnodeman), boost::ref(*g_connman)), 1);
         scheduler.scheduleEvery(boost::bind(&CActiveLegacyMasternodeManager::DoMaintenance, boost::ref(legacyActiveMasternodeManager), boost::ref(*g_connman)), MASTERNODE_MIN_MNP_SECONDS);
 
diff --git a/src/masternode-sync.cpp b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
index 5cfa2cc1ee6d..b5cf4dc950fe 100644
--- a/src/masternode-sync.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-sync.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ void CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick(CConnman& connman)
         nTimeLastProcess = GetTime();
         return;
     }
+
+    if(GetTime() - nTimeLastProcess < MASTERNODE_SYNC_TICK_SECONDS) {
+        // too early, nothing to do here
+        return;
+    }
+
     nTimeLastProcess = GetTime();
 
     // reset sync status in case of any other sync failure