diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 3792ce4..2602a5d 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -491,6 +491,10 @@ function Miner(id, login, pass, ipAddress, startingDiff, messageSender, protoVer
                 };
             } else {
                 let blob = activeBlockTemplate.nextBlobWithChildNonce();
+                if (this.newDiff) {
+                    this.difficulty = this.newDiff;
+                    this.newDiff = null;
+                }
                 this.lastBlockHeight = activeBlockTemplate.height;
 
                 let newJob = {