diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 40d24d3b78794..3071ab025c548 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -91,22 +91,32 @@ class CBlockAverage
      * Used as belt-and-suspenders check when reading to detect
      * file corruption
      */
-    bool AreSane(const std::vector<CFeeRate>& vecFee, const CFeeRate& minRelayFee)
+    static bool AreSane(const CFeeRate fee, const CFeeRate& minRelayFee)
+    {
+        if (fee < CFeeRate(0))
+            return false;
+        if (fee.GetFeePerK() > minRelayFee.GetFeePerK() * 10000)
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+    static bool AreSane(const std::vector<CFeeRate>& vecFee, const CFeeRate& minRelayFee)
     {
         BOOST_FOREACH(CFeeRate fee, vecFee)
         {
-            if (fee < CFeeRate(0))
-                return false;
-            if (fee.GetFeePerK() > minRelayFee.GetFeePerK() * 10000)
+            if (!AreSane(fee, minRelayFee))
                 return false;
         }
         return true;
     }
-    bool AreSane(const std::vector<double> vecPriority)
+    static bool AreSane(const double priority)
+    {
+        return priority >= 0;
+    }
+    static bool AreSane(const std::vector<double> vecPriority)
     {
         BOOST_FOREACH(double priority, vecPriority)
         {
-            if (priority < 0)
+            if (!AreSane(priority))
                 return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -167,12 +177,12 @@ class CMinerPolicyEstimator
         bool sufficientFee = (feeRate > minRelayFee);
         bool sufficientPriority = AllowFree(dPriority);
         const char* assignedTo = "unassigned";
-        if (sufficientFee && !sufficientPriority)
+        if (sufficientFee && !sufficientPriority && CBlockAverage::AreSane(feeRate, minRelayFee))
         {
             history[nBlocksTruncated].RecordFee(feeRate);
             assignedTo = "fee";
         }
-        else if (sufficientPriority && !sufficientFee)
+        else if (sufficientPriority && !sufficientFee && CBlockAverage::AreSane(dPriority))
         {
             history[nBlocksTruncated].RecordPriority(dPriority);
             assignedTo = "priority";