diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 6bfa80ea7c9..347b8473421 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static bool AcceptToMemoryPoolWorker(const CChainParams& chainparams, CTxMemPool
                 strprintf("%d", nSigOpsCost));
 
         CAmount mempoolRejectFee = pool.GetMinFee(gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000).GetFee(nSize);
-        if (mempoolRejectFee > 0 && nModifiedFees < mempoolRejectFee) {
+        if (!bypass_limits && mempoolRejectFee > 0 && nModifiedFees < mempoolRejectFee) {
             return state.DoS(0, false, REJECT_INSUFFICIENTFEE, "mempool min fee not met", false, strprintf("%d < %d", nFees, mempoolRejectFee));
         }