diff --git a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
index 73d065914..dd8c6812b 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
             ))[1] if record['history'] else []
             for txid, local_height in local_history:
                 if txid == tx.id:
-                    if local_height >= height:
+                    if local_height >= height or (local_height == 0 and height > local_height):
                         return True
                     log.warning(
                         "local history has higher height than remote for %s (%i vs %i)", txid,
diff --git a/tests/unit/wallet/test_database.py b/tests/unit/wallet/test_database.py
index b796a9c1a..8c0b4e9f8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wallet/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wallet/test_database.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class TestUpgrade(AsyncioTestCase):
 
 
 class TestSQLiteRace(AsyncioTestCase):
-    max_misuse_attempts = 40000
+    max_misuse_attempts = 80000
 
     def setup_db(self):
         self.db = sqlite3.connect(":memory:", isolation_level=None)