diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 0b6c9c973..c70bde93a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
         {
           using clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
           auto last_relayed_time = std::numeric_limits<decltype(meta.last_relayed_time)>::max();
-          if (tx_relay == relay_method::forward)
+          if (tx_relay == relay_method::forward || tx_relay == relay_method::stem)
           {
-            last_relayed_time = clock::to_time_t(clock::now() + crypto::random_poisson_seconds{forward_delay_average}());
+            const auto delay = tx_relay == relay_method::forward ? forward_delay_average : dandelionpp_embargo_average;
+            last_relayed_time = clock::to_time_t(clock::now() + crypto::random_poisson_seconds{delay}());
             set_if_less(m_next_check, time_t(last_relayed_time));
           }
           // else the `set_relayed` function will adjust the time accordingly later
@@ -815,6 +816,8 @@ namespace cryptonote
           case relay_method::local:
           case relay_method::fluff:
           case relay_method::block:
+            if (!meta.relayed)
+              break; // if it hasn't been relayed yet, relay it
             if (now - meta.last_relayed_time <= get_relay_delay(meta.last_relayed_time, meta.receive_time))
               return true; // continue to next tx
             break;