diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelDispatcher.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelDispatcher.java
index c009e9fb3837f1e08d87fb9db44f5f68ef53c3bb..9bb129e801c916fb38c2b9ab0a8297e1e9c682f9 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelDispatcher.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelDispatcher.java
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ public class TunnelDispatcher implements Service {
         int used = Math.min(usedIn, usedOut);
      ****/
         int used = _context.bandwidthLimiter().getCurrentParticipatingBandwidth();
+        if (used <= 0)
+            return false;
 
         int maxKBps = Math.min(_context.bandwidthLimiter().getInboundKBytesPerSecond(),
                                _context.bandwidthLimiter().getOutboundKBytesPerSecond());