diff --git a/rai/node/common.cpp b/rai/node/common.cpp
index 6a946313..65770d83 100644
--- a/rai/node/common.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/common.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ bool rai::confirm_req::operator == (rai::confirm_req const & other_a) const
 
 rai::confirm_ack::confirm_ack (bool & error_a, rai::stream & stream_a) :
 message (error_a, stream_a),
-vote (std::make_shared <rai::vote> (error_a, stream_a))
+vote (std::make_shared <rai::vote> (error_a, stream_a, block_type ()))
 {
 }
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void rai::confirm_ack::serialize (rai::stream & stream_a)
 {
 	assert (block_type () == rai::block_type::send || block_type () == rai::block_type::receive || block_type () == rai::block_type::open || block_type () == rai::block_type::change);
 	write_header (stream_a);
-	vote->serialize (stream_a);
+	vote->serialize (stream_a, block_type ());
 }
 
 bool rai::confirm_ack::operator == (rai::confirm_ack const & other_a) const
diff --git a/rai/secure.cpp b/rai/secure.cpp
index 4fc6b589..5bcdff2e 100755
--- a/rai/secure.cpp
+++ b/rai/secure.cpp
@@ -3654,6 +3654,14 @@ rai::uint256_union rai::vote::hash () const
     return result;
 }
 
+void rai::vote::serialize (rai::stream & stream_a, rai::block_type)
+{
+	write (stream_a, account);
+	write (stream_a, signature);
+	write (stream_a, sequence);
+	block->serialize (stream_a);
+}
+
 void rai::vote::serialize (rai::stream & stream_a)
 {
 	write (stream_a, account);
diff --git a/rai/secure.hpp b/rai/secure.hpp
index cff35980..cafad76d 100644
--- a/rai/secure.hpp
+++ b/rai/secure.hpp
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ public:
 	rai::uint256_union hash () const;
 	bool operator == (rai::vote const &) const;
 	bool operator != (rai::vote const &) const;
+	void serialize (rai::stream &, rai::block_type);
 	void serialize (rai::stream &);
 	std::string to_json () const;
 	// Vote round sequence number