diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 31afd0b9e..26680c3da 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace tools
     void crop(size_t height) { m_blockchain.resize(height - m_offset); }
     void clear() { m_offset = 0; m_blockchain.clear(); }
     bool empty() const { return m_blockchain.empty() && m_offset == 0; }
-    void trim(size_t height) { while (height > m_offset+1 && m_blockchain.size() > 1) { m_blockchain.pop_front(); ++m_offset; } m_blockchain.shrink_to_fit(); }
+    void trim(size_t height) { while (height > m_offset && m_blockchain.size() > 1) { m_blockchain.pop_front(); ++m_offset; } m_blockchain.shrink_to_fit(); }
     void refill(const crypto::hash &hash) { m_blockchain.push_back(hash); --m_offset; }
 
     template <class t_archive>
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/hashchain.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/hashchain.cpp
index 0fa0f784a..e764f6afc 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/hashchain.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/hashchain.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ TEST(hashchain, trim)
   ASSERT_EQ(hashchain.size(), 3);
   ASSERT_EQ(hashchain[2], make_hash(3));
   hashchain.trim(3);
-  ASSERT_EQ(hashchain.offset(), 3);
+  ASSERT_EQ(hashchain.offset(), 2); // never gets it empty
   ASSERT_EQ(hashchain.size(), 3);
   ASSERT_FALSE(hashchain.empty());
   ASSERT_EQ(hashchain.genesis(), make_hash(1));