diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index c28392f6..6837412e 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ def _checkAndShareGetpubkeyWithPeers(data):
         return
     if len(data) > 200:
         logger.info('getpubkey is abnormally long. Sanity check failed. Ignoring object.')
+        return
     embeddedTime, = unpack('>Q', data[8:16])
     readPosition = 20  # bypass the nonce, time, and object type
     requestedAddressVersionNumber, addressVersionLength = decodeVarint(