diff --git a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
index d0823eff46..da44242688 100644
--- a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ private void check()
 
 				log.info("starting peergroup");
 				peerGroup = new PeerGroup(Constants.NETWORK_PARAMETERS, blockChain);
+				peerGroup.setDownloadTxDependencies(false); // recursive implementation causes StackOverflowError
 				peerGroup.addWallet(wallet);
 				peerGroup.setUserAgent(Constants.USER_AGENT, application.packageInfo().versionName);
 				peerGroup.addEventListener(peerConnectivityListener);