diff --git a/blacklist.go b/blacklist.go
index c63fae0..53599e9 100644
--- a/blacklist.go
+++ b/blacklist.go
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ func (bl *Blacklist) setNodeRedeemed(orbit uint64, nodeIndex uint16) {
 		sn := &bl.SuspectedNodes[i]
 		// Only increment the count if the orbit is the same.
 		if sn.NodeIndex == nodeIndex {
+			if sn.OrbitSuspected == orbit {
+				// It is too early to redeem a node that was suspected in the current orbit.
+				return
+			}
 			if sn.OrbitToRedeem == 0 {
 				// This is the first time the node is redeemed.
 				sn.OrbitToRedeem = orbit
diff --git a/blacklist_test.go b/blacklist_test.go
index ea0983e..4d2f403 100644
--- a/blacklist_test.go
+++ b/blacklist_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@ func TestBlacklistVerifyProposedBlacklist(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: errBlacklistInvalidUpdates,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "node redeemed in the same orbit it was suspected in",
+			blacklist: Blacklist{
+				NodeCount:      4,
+				SuspectedNodes: SuspectedNodes{{NodeIndex: 3, SuspectingCount: 2, OrbitSuspected: 7, RedeemingCount: 0, OrbitToRedeem: 0}},
+			},
+			nodeCount: 4,
+			round:     29,
+			proposedBlacklist: Blacklist{
+				NodeCount:      4,
+				SuspectedNodes: SuspectedNodes{{NodeIndex: 3, SuspectingCount: 2, OrbitSuspected: 7, RedeemingCount: 1, OrbitToRedeem: 7}},
+				Updates:        []BlacklistUpdate{{Type: BlacklistOpType_NodeRedeemed, NodeIndex: 3}},
+			},
+			expectedErr: errBlacklistInvalidBlacklist,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "blacklist mismatch",
 			blacklist: Blacklist{