diff --git a/lib/mining/miner.js b/lib/mining/miner.js
index d1f85a1e..a0d04e71 100644
--- a/lib/mining/miner.js
+++ b/lib/mining/miner.js
@@ -549,11 +549,11 @@ function cmpRate(a, b) {
 }
 
 function cheat(prevTime, medianTime, now, targetSpacing) {
-  var resetTime = prevTime + (targetSpacing * 2) + 1;
+  var resetTime = prevTime + (targetSpacing * 3);
 
   // Already easy.
-  if (now <= resetTime)
-    return medianTime + 1;
+  if (now >= resetTime)
+    return now;
 
   // time-too-new - 30 min
   if (resetTime > now + (1.5 * 60 * 60))