diff --git a/src/modules/Native/StoreForwardPlusPlus.cpp b/src/modules/Native/StoreForwardPlusPlus.cpp
index a186004d0..da55dd8e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/Native/StoreForwardPlusPlus.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Native/StoreForwardPlusPlus.cpp
@@ -775,6 +775,9 @@ bool StoreForwardPlusPlusModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPac
             }
         } else {
             LOG_INFO("StoreForwardpp Recalculated hash does not match.");
+            if (portduino_config.sfpp_stratum0)
+                return true;
+
             if (incoming_link.commit_hash_len == 0) {
                 addToScratch(incoming_link);
             } else if (incoming_link.commit_hash_len == SFPP_HASH_SIZE && chain_end.counter == 0) {