diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/dealtracker.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/dealtracker.go
index 083db8ecb..8ded6bf4a 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/dealtracker.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/dealtracker.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	lcli "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/cli"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ type dealStatsServer struct {
 	api api.FullNode
 }
 
+// Requested by @jbenet
+// How many epochs back to look at for dealstats
+var epochLookback = abi.ChainEpoch(10)
+
 // these lists grow continuously with the network
 // TODO: need to switch this to an LRU of sorts, to ensure refreshes
 var knownFiltered = new(sync.Map)
@@ -203,6 +208,12 @@ func (dss *dealStatsServer) filteredDealList() (int64, map[string]dealInfo) {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 
+	head, err = dss.api.ChainGetTipSetByHeight(ctx, head.Height()-epochLookback, head.Key())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to walk back %s epochs: %s", epochLookback, err)
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
 	// Disabled as per @pooja's request
 	//
 	// // Exclude any address associated with a miner