diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index 187c7c9d9..b66aeaf78 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ func (m *Message) decodePayload(br *io.BinReader) error {
 		p = &payload.AddressList{}
 	case CMDBlock:
 		p = &core.Block{}
+	case CMDConsensus:
+		// Stubbed out for now, see #431.
+		return nil
 	case CMDGetBlocks:
 		fallthrough
 	case CMDGetHeaders:
diff --git a/pkg/network/server.go b/pkg/network/server.go
index 039c8a01d..7f04e9d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server.go
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(p Peer, version *payload.Version) error {
 	if s.id == version.Nonce {
 		return errIdenticalID
 	}
-	if p.NetAddr().Port != int(version.Port) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("port mismatch: connected to %d and peer sends %d", p.NetAddr().Port, version.Port)
-	}
 	return p.SendVersionAck(NewMessage(s.Net, CMDVerack, nil))
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/server_test.go b/pkg/network/server_test.go
index 7d96b7989..b24205460 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server_test.go
@@ -67,15 +67,9 @@ func TestServerNotSendsVerack(t *testing.T) {
 	p.netaddr = *na
 	s.register <- p
 
-	// Port should mismatch
-	version := payload.NewVersion(1337, 2000, "/NEO-GO/", 0, true)
-	err := s.handleVersionCmd(p, version)
-	assert.NotNil(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "port mismatch")
-
 	// identical id's
-	version = payload.NewVersion(1, 3000, "/NEO-GO/", 0, true)
-	err = s.handleVersionCmd(p, version)
+	version := payload.NewVersion(1, 3000, "/NEO-GO/", 0, true)
+	err := s.handleVersionCmd(p, version)
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, errIdenticalID, err)
 }