diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
index 42fe7b92..c2feb967 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ processed_transaction database::_apply_transaction(const signed_transaction& trx
 { try {
    uint32_t skip = get_node_properties().skip_flags;
 
-   if( !(skip&skip_validate) )
+   if( true || !(skip&skip_validate) )   /* issue #505 explains why this skip_flag is disabled */
       trx.validate();
 
    auto& trx_idx = get_mutable_index_type<transaction_index>();