diff --git a/RNS/Identity.py b/RNS/Identity.py
index a2512efe..988d3a43 100644
--- a/RNS/Identity.py
+++ b/RNS/Identity.py
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ class Identity:
                         if signal_blackholed: return "blackholed"
                         else:                 return False
 
-                if announced_identity.pub != None and announced_identity.validate(signature, signed_data):
+                if announced_identity.pub != None and (packet.announce_signature_validated or announced_identity.validate(signature, signed_data)):
+                    packet.announce_signature_validated = True
                     if only_validate_signature:
                         del announced_identity
                         return True
diff --git a/RNS/Packet.py b/RNS/Packet.py
index 6ff842f4..9357adc0 100755
--- a/RNS/Packet.py
+++ b/RNS/Packet.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class Packet:
     __slots__  = "hops", "header", "header_type", "packet_type", "transport_type", "context", "context_flag", "destination"
     __slots__ += "transport_id", "data", "flags", "raw", "packed", "sent", "create_receipt", "receipt", "fromPacked", "MTU"
     __slots__ += "sent_at", "packet_hash", "ratchet_id", "attached_interface", "receiving_interface", "rssi", "snr", "q"
-    __slots__ += "ciphertext", "plaintext", "destination_hash", "destination_type", "link", "map_hash", "is_outbound_pr", "traffic_class"
+    __slots__ += "ciphertext", "plaintext", "destination_hash", "destination_type", "link", "map_hash", "is_outbound_pr"
+    __slots__ += "traffic_class", "announce_signature_validated"
 
     def __init__(self, destination, data, packet_type = DATA, context = NONE, transport_type = RNS.Transport.BROADCAST,
                  header_type = HEADER_1, transport_id = None, attached_interface = None, create_receipt = True, context_flag=FLAG_UNSET):
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ class Packet:
         self.ratchet_id  = None
 
         self.traffic_class = None
+        self.announce_signature_validated = None
         self.attached_interface = attached_interface
         self.receiving_interface = None
         self.is_outbound_pr = False