diff --git a/blockpool/blockpool.go b/blockpool/blockpool.go
index 0a130773d8..2340eadae2 100644
--- a/blockpool/blockpool.go
+++ b/blockpool/blockpool.go
@@ -790,10 +790,10 @@ func (self *BlockPool) checkTD(nodes ...*node) {
 		if n.td != nil && !n.block.Queued() {
 			plog.DebugDetailf("peer td %v =?= block td %v", n.td, n.block.Td)
 			if n.td.Cmp(n.block.Td) != 0 {
-				// self.peers.peerError(n.blockBy, ErrIncorrectTD, "on block %x", n.hash)
-				// self.status.lock.Lock()
-				// self.status.badPeers[n.blockBy]++
-				// self.status.lock.Unlock()
+				self.peers.peerError(n.blockBy, ErrIncorrectTD, "on block %x", n.hash)
+				self.status.lock.Lock()
+				self.status.badPeers[n.blockBy]++
+				self.status.lock.Unlock()
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/blockpool/blockpool_util_test.go b/blockpool/blockpool_util_test.go
index be14fbae8b..e52c0f7534 100644
--- a/blockpool/blockpool_util_test.go
+++ b/blockpool/blockpool_util_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (self *blockPoolTester) insertChain(blocks types.Blocks) error {
 	var ok bool
 	for _, block := range blocks {
 		child = self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{block.Hash()})[0]
-		var td int
+		td := child
 		if self.tds != nil {
 			td, ok = self.tds[child]
 		}
diff --git a/blockpool/errors_test.go b/blockpool/errors_test.go
index e9aef4c877..b0b8312707 100644
--- a/blockpool/errors_test.go
+++ b/blockpool/errors_test.go
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ func TestErrInsufficientChainInfo(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIncorrectTD(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip() // @zelig this one requires fixing for the TD
-
 	test.LogInit()
 	_, blockPool, blockPoolTester := newTestBlockPool(t)
 	blockPoolTester.blockChain[0] = nil
@@ -156,6 +154,45 @@ func TestIncorrectTD(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSkipIncorrectTDonFutureBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	// t.Skip() // @zelig this one requires fixing for the TD
+
+	test.LogInit()
+	_, blockPool, blockPoolTester := newTestBlockPool(t)
+	blockPoolTester.blockChain[0] = nil
+	blockPoolTester.initRefBlockChain(3)
+
+	blockPool.insertChain = func(blocks types.Blocks) error {
+		err := blockPoolTester.insertChain(blocks)
+		if err == nil {
+			for _, block := range blocks {
+				if block.Td.Cmp(common.Big3) == 0 {
+					block.Td = common.Big3
+					block.SetQueued(true)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	blockPool.Start()
+
+	peer1 := blockPoolTester.newPeer("peer1", 3, 3)
+	peer1.AddPeer()
+	go peer1.serveBlocks(2, 3)
+	go peer1.serveBlockHashes(3, 2, 1, 0)
+	peer1.serveBlocks(0, 1, 2)
+
+	blockPool.Wait(waitTimeout)
+	blockPool.Stop()
+	blockPoolTester.refBlockChain[3] = []int{}
+	blockPoolTester.checkBlockChain(blockPoolTester.refBlockChain)
+	if len(peer1.peerErrors) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v (1 of %v)", peer1.peerErrors[0], len(peer1.peerErrors))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPeerSuspension(t *testing.T) {
 	test.LogInit()
 	_, blockPool, blockPoolTester := newTestBlockPool(t)
diff --git a/blockpool/peers.go b/blockpool/peers.go
index 7e6d281bb5..8a52545dfb 100644
--- a/blockpool/peers.go
+++ b/blockpool/peers.go
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ func (self *peer) getBlockHashes() bool {
 			// XXX added currentBlock check (?)
 			if self.currentBlock != nil && self.currentBlock.Td != nil && !self.currentBlock.Queued() {
 				if self.td.Cmp(self.currentBlock.Td) != 0 {
-					// self.addError(ErrIncorrectTD, "on block %x", self.currentBlockHash)
-					// self.bp.status.badPeers[self.id]++
+					self.addError(ErrIncorrectTD, "on block %x", self.currentBlockHash)
+					self.bp.status.badPeers[self.id]++
 				}
 			}
 			headKey := self.parentHash