diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/router/RouterInfo.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/router/RouterInfo.java
index ba556a7271..be0581d2c8 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/router/RouterInfo.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/router/RouterInfo.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import net.i2p.data.Signature;
 import net.i2p.data.SimpleDataStructure;
 import net.i2p.router.Router;
+import net.i2p.router.networkdb.kademlia.FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade;
 import net.i2p.util.Clock;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.OrderedProperties;
@@ -723,4 +724,9 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
         if (fail)
             System.exit(1);
     }
+    
+    public boolean isFloodfill() {
+        String caps = this.getCapabilities();
+        return caps.indexOf(FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.CAPABILITY_FLOODFILL) >= 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
index 98c853478b..4fd18aefc4 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  */
 public class FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade extends KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade {
     public static final char CAPABILITY_FLOODFILL = 'f';
-    private static final String MINIMUM_SUBDB_PEERS = "router.subDbMinimumPeers";
+    private static final String ALWAYS_CONSIDER_PEER_FLOODFILL = "router.ignoreFloodfillCapability";
     private final Map<Hash, FloodSearchJob> _activeFloodQueries;
     private boolean _floodfillEnabled;
     private final Set<Hash> _verifiesInProgress;
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ public FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade(RouterContext context, Hash dbid) {
             _ffMonitor = new FloodfillMonitorJob(_context, this);
     }
 
+    private boolean ignoreFloodfillCapability() {
+        return _context.getBooleanProperty(ALWAYS_CONSIDER_PEER_FLOODFILL);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public synchronized void startup() {
         boolean isFF;
@@ -435,11 +439,20 @@ public boolean floodfillEnabled() {
     
     /**
      *  @param peer may be null, returns false if null
+     * always returns true if ignoreFloodfillCapability()
+     */
+    public boolean isFloodfill(RouterInfo peer) {
+        if (ignoreFloodfillCapability()) return true;
+        return peer.isFloodfill();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  @param peer may be null, returns false if null
+     * always returns false if ignoreFloodfillCapability()
      */
-    public static boolean isFloodfill(RouterInfo peer) {
-        if (peer == null) return false;
-        String caps = peer.getCapabilities();
-        return caps.indexOf(CAPABILITY_FLOODFILL) >= 0;
+    public boolean isNotFloodfill(RouterInfo peer) {
+        if (ignoreFloodfillCapability()) return false;
+        return !peer.isFloodfill();
     }
 
     public List<RouterInfo> getKnownRouterData() {
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillPeerSelector.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillPeerSelector.java
index 5e3ac202dd..4738481023 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillPeerSelector.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillPeerSelector.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public void add(Hash entry) {
             //if (info == null)
             //    return;
             
-            if (info != null && FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(info)) {
+            if (info != null && ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) _context.netDb()).isFloodfill(info)) {
                 _floodfillMatches.add(entry);
             } else {
                 // This didn't really work because we stopped filling up when _wanted == _matches,
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseLookupMessageJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseLookupMessageJob.java
index 1fbca44a72..8be75c5c8f 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseLookupMessageJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/HandleFloodfillDatabaseLookupMessageJob.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public HandleFloodfillDatabaseLookupMessageJob(RouterContext ctx, DatabaseLookup
     @Override
     protected boolean answerAllQueries() {
         if (!getContext().netDb().floodfillEnabled()) return false;
-        return FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(getContext().router().getRouterInfo());
+        return ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade)getContext().netDb()).isFloodfill(getContext().router().getRouterInfo());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeLookupJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeLookupJob.java
index 6b243b7695..7750bd0310 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeLookupJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeLookupJob.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void runJob() {
                         }
                         newPeers++;
                     } else if (ri.getPublished() < getContext().clock().now() - 60*60*1000 ||
-                             !FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri)) {
+                             ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) getContext().netDb()).isNotFloodfill(ri)) {
                         // get an updated RI from the (now ff?) peer
                         // Only if original search used expl. tunnels
                         if (_search.getFromHash() == null) {
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeSearchJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeSearchJob.java
index 8ddd61123e..a24e8cd0fb 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeSearchJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/IterativeSearchJob.java
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void newPeerToTry(Hash peer) {
             return;
         }
         RouterInfo ri = getContext().netDb().lookupRouterInfoLocally(peer);
-        if (ri != null && !FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri)) {
+        if (ri != null && ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) getContext().netDb()).isNotFloodfill(ri)) {
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
                 _log.info(getJobId() + ": non-ff peer from DSRM " + peer);
             return;
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchJob.java
index a2a5f9922a..e8055a3ae6 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchJob.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ protected void continueSearch() {
                         _state.replyTimeout(peer);
                     } else {
                         RouterInfo ri = (RouterInfo)ds;
-                        if (!FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri)) {
+                        if (((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) _facade).isNotFloodfill(ri)) {
                             _floodfillPeersExhausted = true;
                             if (onlyFloodfill)
                                 continue;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ protected void sendLeaseSearch(RouterInfo router) {
         SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob reply = new SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob(getContext(), router, _state, _facade, 
                                                                         this, outTunnel, inTunnel);
         
-        if (FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(router))
+        if (((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) _facade).isFloodfill(router))
             _floodfillSearchesOutstanding++;
         getContext().messageRegistry().registerPending(sel, reply, new FailedJob(getContext(), router));
         // TODO pass a priority to the dispatcher
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ protected void sendRouterSearch(RouterInfo router) {
         SendMessageDirectJob j = new SendMessageDirectJob(getContext(), msg, to,
                                                           reply, new FailedJob(getContext(), router), sel, timeout,
                                                           OutNetMessage.PRIORITY_EXPLORATORY, _msgIDBloomXor);
-        if (FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(router))
+        if (((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) _facade).isFloodfill(router))
             _floodfillSearchesOutstanding++;
         j.runJob();
         //getContext().jobQueue().addJob(j);
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ public FailedJob(RouterContext enclosingContext, RouterInfo peer, boolean penali
             _penalizePeer = penalizePeer;
             _peer = peer.getIdentity().getHash();
             _sentOn = enclosingContext.clock().now();
-            _isFloodfill = FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(peer);
+            _isFloodfill = ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) _facade).isFloodfill(peer);
         }
         public void runJob() {
             if (_isFloodfill)
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob.java
index f7598f8654..84658a4a79 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob(RouterContext context, RouterInfo peer,
         super(context);
         _log = context.logManager().getLog(SearchUpdateReplyFoundJob.class);
         _peer = peer.getIdentity().getHash();
-        _isFloodfillPeer = FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(peer);
+        _isFloodfillPeer = ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) facade).isFloodfill(peer);
         _state = state;
         _facade = facade;
         _job = job;
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SingleLookupJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SingleLookupJob.java
index b7fd6161e4..1645505088 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SingleLookupJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/SingleLookupJob.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void runJob() {
             if (ri == null)
                 getContext().jobQueue().addJob(new SingleSearchJob(getContext(), peer, from));
             else if (ri.getPublished() < getContext().clock().now() - 60*60*1000 ||
-                     !FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri))
+                     ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) getContext().netDb()).isNotFloodfill(ri))
                 getContext().jobQueue().addJob(new SingleSearchJob(getContext(), peer, peer));
         }
     }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/CapacityCalculator.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/CapacityCalculator.java
index 5865cb47d7..592d9bf49b 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/CapacityCalculator.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/CapacityCalculator.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public static double calc(PeerProfile profile) {
         if (ndb != null) {
             RouterInfo ri = (RouterInfo) ndb.lookupLocallyWithoutValidation(profile.getPeer());
             if (ri != null) {
-                if (!FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri))
+                if (((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade) ndb).isNotFloodfill(ri))
                     capacity += BONUS_NON_FLOODFILL;
                 String caps = ri.getCapabilities();
                 if (caps.indexOf(Router.CAPABILITY_REACHABLE) < 0)
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/InboundMessageDistributor.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/InboundMessageDistributor.java
index ca4c317620..487ad100f3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/InboundMessageDistributor.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/InboundMessageDistributor.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void distribute(I2NPMessage msg, Hash target, TunnelId tunnel) {
                         RouterInfo oldri = _context.netDb().lookupRouterInfoLocally(key);
                         // only update if RI is newer and non-ff
                         if (oldri != null && oldri.getPublished() < ri.getPublished() &&
-                            !FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade.isFloodfill(ri)) {
+                            ((FloodfillNetworkDatabaseFacade)_context.netDb()).isNotFloodfill(ri)) {
                             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
                                 _log.warn("Updating caps for RI " + key + " from \"" +
                                           oldri.getCapabilities() + "\" to \"" + ri.getCapabilities() + '"');