diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index 40026f445..a4381bf1a 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -383,8 +383,10 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 		prs := ps.GetRoundState()
 
 		trySendVote := func(voteSet *VoteSet, peerVoteSet BitArray) (sent bool) {
-			// Initialize Prevotes/Precommits/Commits if needed
-			ps.EnsureVoteBitArrays(prs.Height, voteSet.Size())
+			if prs.Height == voteSet.Height() {
+				// Initialize Prevotes/Precommits/Commits if needed
+				ps.EnsureVoteBitArrays(prs.Height, voteSet.Size())
+			}
 
 			// TODO: give priority to our vote.
 			if index, ok := voteSet.BitArray().Sub(peerVoteSet.Copy()).PickRandom(); ok {
diff --git a/consensus/vote_set.go b/consensus/vote_set.go
index 03e63d3b8..9bf098cb6 100644
--- a/consensus/vote_set.go
+++ b/consensus/vote_set.go
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ func NewVoteSet(height uint, round uint, type_ byte, valSet *sm.ValidatorSet) *V
 	}
 }
 
+func (voteSet *VoteSet) Height() uint {
+	if voteSet == nil {
+		return 0
+	} else {
+		return voteSet.height
+	}
+}
+
 func (voteSet *VoteSet) Size() uint {
 	if voteSet == nil {
 		return 0