diff --git a/lib/services/dashd.js b/lib/services/dashd.js
index d5311d970..79cf6e625 100644
--- a/lib/services/dashd.js
+++ b/lib/services/dashd.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var errors = index.errors;
 var log = index.log;
 var utils = require('../utils');
 var Service = require('../service');
+var rawtxlockTopicBuffer = new Buffer('72617774786c6f636b', 'hex');
 
 /**
  * Provides a friendly event driven API to dashd in Node.js. Manages starting and
@@ -701,7 +702,11 @@ Dash.prototype._zmqTransactionHandler = function(node, message) {
   }
 };
 
-Dash.prototype._zmqTransactionLockHandler = function(node, message) {
+Dash.prototype._zmqTransactionLockHandler = function (node, message) {
+  if (message === rawtxlockTopicBuffer) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   var self = this;
   var hash = dashcore.crypto.Hash.sha256sha256(message);
   var id = hash.toString('binary');