Index: source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 4625)
+++ source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 4762)
@@ -696,6 +696,5 @@
 	/* Handle spovnet instance join requests
 	 */
-	else if( overlayMsg->isType(OverlayMsg::OverlayMessageTypeJoinRequest) &&
-						state == BaseOverlayStateInitiator){
+	else if( overlayMsg->isType(OverlayMsg::OverlayMessageTypeJoinRequest) ){
 
 		logging_debug(
@@ -748,6 +747,5 @@
 		return true;
 
-	} // else if( overlayMsg->isType(OverlayMsg::OverlayMessageTypeJoinRequest)
-	  //          && state == BaseOverlayStateInitiator)
+	} // else if( overlayMsg->isType(OverlayMsg::OverlayMessageTypeJoinRequest))
 
 	/* ************************************************************************