diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
index 3771efbb892340497a5747de329b1c08030394b8..f38aa5e9d6e3775295ce9c326870b3613975b4f6 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.i2p.router.JobImpl;
 import net.i2p.router.Router;
 import net.i2p.router.RouterContext;
 import net.i2p.router.peermanager.PeerProfile;
+import net.i2p.router.transport.udp.UDPTransport;
 import net.i2p.router.util.EventLog;
 import net.i2p.stat.Rate;
 import net.i2p.stat.RateStat;
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ class FloodfillMonitorJob extends JobImpl {
         if (SystemVersion.isARM())
             return false;
 
+        if (getContext().getBooleanProperty(UDPTransport.PROP_LAPTOP_MODE))
+            return false;
+
         if (getContext().commSystem().isInBadCountry())
             return false;
         String country = getContext().commSystem().getOurCountry();