diff --git a/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp b/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
index 55b95831..06b1ec17 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-* Copyright (c) 2013-2020, The PurpleI2P Project
+* Copyright (c) 2013-2023, The PurpleI2P Project
 *
 * This file is part of Purple i2pd project and licensed under BSD3
 *
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Base.h"
 #include "FS.h"
 #include "Log.h"
+#include "Timestamp.h"
 #include "Profiling.h"
 
 namespace i2p
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ namespace data
 
 	RouterProfile::RouterProfile ():
 		m_LastUpdateTime (boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time()),
+		m_LastDeclineTime (0),
 		m_NumTunnelsAgreed (0), m_NumTunnelsDeclined (0), m_NumTunnelsNonReplied (0),
 		m_NumTimesTaken (0), m_NumTimesRejected (0)
 	{
@@ -131,9 +133,15 @@ namespace data
 	{
 		UpdateTime ();
 		if (ret > 0)
+		{	
 			m_NumTunnelsDeclined++;
+			m_LastDeclineTime = i2p::util::GetSecondsSinceEpoch ();
+		}	
 		else
+		{	
 			m_NumTunnelsAgreed++;
+			m_LastDeclineTime = 0;
+		}	
 	}
 
 	void RouterProfile::TunnelNonReplied ()
@@ -153,8 +161,18 @@ namespace data
 		return m_NumTunnelsNonReplied > 10*(total + 1);
 	}
 
+	bool RouterProfile::IsDeclinedRecently ()
+	{
+		if (!m_LastDeclineTime) return false;
+		auto ts = i2p::util::GetSecondsSinceEpoch ();
+		if (ts > m_LastDeclineTime + PEER_PROFILE_DECLINED_RECENTLY_INTERVAL)
+			m_LastDeclineTime = 0;
+		return m_LastDeclineTime;
+	}	
+		
 	bool RouterProfile::IsBad ()
 	{
+		if (IsDeclinedRecently ()) return true;
 		auto isBad = IsAlwaysDeclining () || IsLowPartcipationRate () /*|| IsLowReplyRate ()*/;
 		if (isBad && m_NumTimesRejected > 10*(m_NumTimesTaken + 1))
 		{
diff --git a/libi2pd/Profiling.h b/libi2pd/Profiling.h
index 49e362ca..1c523a22 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Profiling.h
+++ b/libi2pd/Profiling.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-* Copyright (c) 2013-2022, The PurpleI2P Project
+* Copyright (c) 2013-2023, The PurpleI2P Project
 *
 * This file is part of Purple i2pd project and licensed under BSD3
 *
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace data
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 72; // in hours (3 days)
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_AUTOCLEAN_TIMEOUT = 24 * 3600; // in seconds (1 day)
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_AUTOCLEAN_VARIANCE = 3 * 3600; // in seconds (3 hours)
+	const int PEER_PROFILE_DECLINED_RECENTLY_INTERVAL = 150; // in seconds (2.5 minutes)
 
 	class RouterProfile
 	{
@@ -55,10 +56,12 @@ namespace data
 			bool IsAlwaysDeclining () const { return !m_NumTunnelsAgreed && m_NumTunnelsDeclined >= 5; };
 			bool IsLowPartcipationRate () const;
 			bool IsLowReplyRate () const;
+			bool IsDeclinedRecently ();
 
 		private:
 
-			boost::posix_time::ptime m_LastUpdateTime;
+			boost::posix_time::ptime m_LastUpdateTime; // TODO: use std::chrono
+			uint64_t m_LastDeclineTime; // in seconds
 			// participation
 			uint32_t m_NumTunnelsAgreed;
 			uint32_t m_NumTunnelsDeclined;