diff --git a/src/ticking/pending_txs_pool.h b/src/ticking/pending_txs_pool.h
index a8016bab1..41b565540 100644
--- a/src/ticking/pending_txs_pool.h
+++ b/src/ticking/pending_txs_pool.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "mining/mining.h"
 
-#include "contracts/qpi.h"
 #include "contracts/math_lib.h"
 #include "contract_core/qpi_collection_impl.h"
 
@@ -90,9 +89,12 @@ class PendingTxsPool
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    // calculate tx priority as [balance of src] * [scheduledTick - latestOutgoingTransferTick + 1]
-                    EntityRecord entity = spectrum[sourceIndex];
-                    priority = smul(balance, static_cast<sint64>(tx->tick - entity.latestOutgoingTransferTick + 1));
+                    // Calculate tx priority as: [balance of src] * [scheduledTick - latestTransferTick + 1] with
+                    // latestTransferTick = latestOutgoingTransferTick   if latestOutgoingTransferTick > 0,
+                    // latestTransferTick = latestIncomingTransferTick   otherwise (new entity).
+                    const EntityRecord& entity = spectrum[sourceIndex];
+                    const unsigned int latestTransferTick = (entity.latestOutgoingTransferTick) ? entity.latestOutgoingTransferTick : entity.latestIncomingTransferTick;
+                    priority = math_lib::smul(balance, static_cast<sint64>(tx->tick - latestTransferTick + 1));
                     // decrease by 1 to make sure no normal tx reaches max priority
                     priority--;
                 }