diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/FastI2NPMessageImpl.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/FastI2NPMessageImpl.java
index 307fd68a2..564d0f726 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/FastI2NPMessageImpl.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/FastI2NPMessageImpl.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class FastI2NPMessageImpl extends I2NPMessageImpl {
      *  and a few DatabaseLookupMessages that get reused.
      *  The last two are tiny, but the savings at the gateway should help.
      */
-    private static final boolean VERIFY_TEST = true;
+    private static final boolean VERIFY_TEST = false;
 
     /**
      *  If available, use the previously-computed or previously-read checksum for speed