diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 4e545bbbc..aadfe30a8 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-06-22 dg
+ * NetDB: Partially revert last NetDB change: flood because we don't want to create a hole in the DHT 
+   before publisher resends to somebody else.
+
 2015-06-20 dg
  * I2PSnark: Auto-start now only starts torrents which were running at shutdown (#766)
  * NetDB: Don't say we stored, and don't flood, if we're shutting down
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseStoreMessageJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseStoreMessageJob.java
index 29e4c789d..56fd1f0eb 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseStoreMessageJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseStoreMessageJob.java
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ public class HandleFloodfillDatabaseStoreMessageJob extends JobImpl {
         // flood it
         if (invalidMessage == null &&
             getContext().netDb().floodfillEnabled() &&
-            !getContext().router().gracefulShutdownInProgress() &&
             _message.getReplyToken() > 0) {
             if (wasNew) {
                 // DOS prevention