diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
index 15d32cf0b812d3b2d59583290067824b611a92a9..83966140d8f658f242abba6424efc01c5fe9e5b4 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/update/ConsoleUpdateManager.java
@@ -566,8 +566,9 @@ public class ConsoleUpdateManager implements UpdateManager {
         // DEBUG slow start for snark updates
         // For 0.9.4 update, only for dev builds
         // For 0.9.5 update, only for dev builds and 1% more
+        // For 0.9.6 update, only for dev builds and 3% more
         // Remove this in 0.9.6 or 0.9.7
-        if (method == TORRENT && RouterVersion.BUILD == 0 && _context.random().nextInt(100) != 0) {
+        if (method == TORRENT && RouterVersion.BUILD == 0 && _context.random().nextInt(100) > 2) {
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
                 _log.warn("Ignoring torrent registration");
             return;