diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index d9da6fdb..c32dc0db 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -632,14 +632,10 @@ void nano::active_transactions::update_difficulty (std::shared_ptr<nano::block>
 			{
 				node.logger.try_log (boost::str (boost::format ("Block %1% was updated from difficulty %2% to %3%") % block_a->hash ().to_string () % nano::to_string_hex (existing_election->difficulty) % nano::to_string_hex (difficulty)));
 			}
-			roots.get<tag_root> ().modify (existing_election, [&block_a, difficulty](nano::conflict_info & info_a) {
+			roots.get<tag_root> ().modify (existing_election, [difficulty](nano::conflict_info & info_a) {
 				info_a.difficulty = difficulty;
-				info_a.election->blocks[block_a->hash ()] = block_a;
-				if (info_a.election->status.winner->hash () == block_a->hash ())
-				{
-					info_a.election->status.winner = block_a;
-				}
 			});
+			existing_election->election->publish (block_a);
 			adjust_difficulty (block_a->hash ());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index 028b579e..7794bbf4 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ bool nano::election::publish (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a)
 	}
 	if (!result)
 	{
-		if (blocks.find (block_a->hash ()) == blocks.end ())
+		auto existing = blocks.find (block_a->hash ());
+		if (existing == blocks.end ())
 		{
 			blocks.emplace (std::make_pair (block_a->hash (), block_a));
 			insert_inactive_votes_cache (block_a->hash ());
@@ -221,6 +222,11 @@ bool nano::election::publish (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a)
 		else
 		{
 			result = true;
+			existing->second = block_a;
+			if (status.winner->hash () == block_a->hash ())
+			{
+				status.winner = block_a;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return result;