diff --git a/LXMF/LXMPeer.py b/LXMF/LXMPeer.py
index 37515e6..be24650 100644
--- a/LXMF/LXMPeer.py
+++ b/LXMF/LXMPeer.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class LXMPeer:
                                 self.alive = True
                                 self.last_heard = time.time()
                                 self.sync_backoff = 0
-                                min_accepted_cost = min(0, self.propagation_stamp_cost-self.propagation_stamp_cost_flexibility)
+                                min_accepted_cost = max(0, self.propagation_stamp_cost-self.propagation_stamp_cost_flexibility)
 
                                 RNS.log("Synchronisation link to peer "+RNS.prettyhexrep(self.destination_hash)+" established, preparing sync offer...", RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
                                 unhandled_entries = []
diff --git a/LXMF/LXMRouter.py b/LXMF/LXMRouter.py
index 36675d6..83e741d 100644
--- a/LXMF/LXMRouter.py
+++ b/LXMF/LXMRouter.py
@@ -1994,19 +1994,15 @@ class LXMRouter:
                                 # Don't consider for unpeering until at
                                 # least one message has been offered
                                 pass
-                            else:
-                                waiting_peers.append(peer)
-                        else:
-                            unresponsive_peers.append(peer)
+                            else: waiting_peers.append(peer)
+                        else: unresponsive_peers.append(peer)
 
                 drop_pool = []
                 if len(unresponsive_peers) > 0:
                     drop_pool.extend(unresponsive_peers)
                     if not self.prioritise_rotating_unreachable_peers:
                         drop_pool.extend(waiting_peers)
-
-                else:
-                    drop_pool.extend(waiting_peers)
+                else: drop_pool.extend(waiting_peers)
 
                 if len(drop_pool) > 0:
                     drop_count = min(required_drops, len(drop_pool))