diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
index 264986d7bd..20e3700c7f 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_FANOUT: usize = 6;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 30000;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 500;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_STAKE_THRESHOLD_PCT: f64 = 0.15;
-pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MIN_INGRESS_NODES: usize = 2;
+pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MIN_INGRESS_NODES: usize = 3;
 // Do not push to peers which have not been updated for this long.
 const PUSH_ACTIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 60_000;
 
@@ -136,8 +136,12 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
 
         let mut keep = HashSet::new();
         let mut peer_stake_sum = 0;
+        keep.insert(*origin);
         for next in shuffle {
             let (next_peer, next_stake) = staked_peers[next];
+            if next_peer == *origin {
+                continue;
+            }
             keep.insert(next_peer);
             peer_stake_sum += next_stake;
             if peer_stake_sum >= prune_stake_threshold