diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index b7c8a4098..9c20f55ad 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ uint32_t lwmaGetNextPOSRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const Consensus::
         if (x)
         {
             idx[i].consecutive = false;
-            idx[i].solveTime = VERUS_BLOCK_POSUNITS * x;
+            idx[i].solveTime = VERUS_BLOCK_POSUNITS * (x + 1);
             idx[i].nBits = nBits;
         }
         else