diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index f9a17bcb5..daa289f21 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static const struct {
   // versions 3-5 were passed in rapid succession from September 18th, 2016
   { 3, 800500, 0, 1472415034 },
   { 4, 801219, 0, 1472415035 },
-  { 5, 802660, 0, 1472415036 },
+  { 5, 802660, 0, 1472415036 + 86400*180 }, // add 5 months on testnet to shut the update warning up since there's a large gap to v6
 };
 static const uint64_t testnet_hard_fork_version_1_till = 624633;