diff --git a/src/Content/ContentManager.py b/src/Content/ContentManager.py
index bdae7915..6b8ab477 100644
--- a/src/Content/ContentManager.py
+++ b/src/Content/ContentManager.py
@@ -987,8 +987,10 @@ class ContentManager(object):
                         raise VerifyError("Valid signs: %s/%s" % (valid_signs, signs_required))
                     else:
                         return self.verifyContent(inner_path, new_content)
-                else:  # Old style signing
+                elif sign:
                     raise VerifyError("Invalid old-style sign")
+                else:
+                    raise VerifyError("Not signed")
 
             except Exception as err:
                 self.log.warning("%s: verify sign error: %s" % (inner_path, Debug.formatException(err)))
diff --git a/src/File/FileServer.py b/src/File/FileServer.py
index ce6139b4..41f76817 100644
--- a/src/File/FileServer.py
+++ b/src/File/FileServer.py
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ class FileServer(ConnectionServer):
     def announceSite(self, site):
         site.announce(mode="update", pex=False)
         active_site = time.time() - site.settings.get("modified", 0) < 24 * 60 * 60
-        if site.settings["own"] or active_site:
-            # Check connections more frequently on own and active sites to speed-up first connections
+        if active_site:
+            # Check connections more frequently on active sites to speed-up first connections
             site.needConnections(check_site_on_reconnect=True)
         site.sendMyHashfield(3)
         site.updateHashfield(3)