diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
index 557896fa7fc..0d4d7bc1631 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
@@ -1159,13 +1159,20 @@ public TransactionConfidence getConfidence(Context context) {
     public TransactionConfidence getConfidence(TxConfidenceTable table) {
         TransactionConfidence confidenceInTable = table.getOrCreate(getHash());
         if (confidence == null) {
+            // Use the confidence from the table as that is all we have
             confidence = confidenceInTable;
         } else {
             // Check the confidence in the Context confidence table is the same object
             if (System.identityHashCode(confidence) != System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable)) {
                 log.debug("Confidence in tx has identity {} but the one in the confidence table is {}", System.identityHashCode(confidence), System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable));
-                log.debug("Using the one in the confidence table");
-                confidence = confidenceInTable;
+
+                if (ConfidenceType.UNKNOWN.equals(confidenceInTable.getConfidenceType())) {
+                    // Do not override an extant confidence if the confidenceType is Unknown
+                    log.debug("Not overriding confidence as confidenceType is Unknown");
+                } else {
+                    log.debug("Using the one in the confidence table");
+                    confidence = confidenceInTable;
+                }
             }
         }
         log.debug("TransactionConfidence for transaction with hash {} has identity {}", this.getHashAsString(), System.identityHashCode(confidence));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
index c4f3a364635..318d55d520f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ private void readConfidence(Transaction tx, Protos.TransactionConfidence confide
                 confidenceType = ConfidenceType.UNKNOWN; break;
         }
         confidence.setConfidenceType(confidenceType);
+
         if (confidenceProto.hasAppearedAtHeight()) {
             if (confidence.getConfidenceType() != ConfidenceType.BUILDING) {
                 log.warn("Have appearedAtHeight but not BUILDING for tx {}", tx.getHashAsString());