diff --git a/src/net/Client.cpp b/src/net/Client.cpp
index d2ecf074..21e1c076 100644
--- a/src/net/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Client.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int64_t Client::m_sequence = 1;
 Client::Client(int id, const char *agent, IClientListener *listener) :
         m_quiet(false),
         m_nicehash(false),
+        m_donate(false),
         m_agent(agent),
         m_listener(listener),
         m_id(id),
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ bool Client::parseJob(const rapidjson::Value &params, int *code)
 
     PowVariant powVariant = Options::i()->powVariant();
 
-    if (!Options::i()->forcePowVariant()) {
+    if (!Options::i()->forcePowVariant() || m_donate) {
         if (params.HasMember("algo")) {
             std::string algo = params["algo"].GetString();
 
diff --git a/src/net/Client.h b/src/net/Client.h
index 2cb5175b..a42fdb4e 100644
--- a/src/net/Client.h
+++ b/src/net/Client.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     inline int id() const                    { return m_id; }
     inline uint16_t port() const             { return m_url.port(); }
     inline void setQuiet(bool quiet)         { m_quiet = quiet; }
+    inline void setDonate(bool donate)       { m_donate = donate; }
     inline void setRetryPause(int ms)        { m_retryPause = ms; }
 
     static void onConnected(uv_async_t *handle);
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ private:
 
     bool m_quiet;
     bool m_nicehash;
+    bool m_donate;
     char m_buf[2048];
     char m_rpcId[64];
     char m_sendBuf[768];
diff --git a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
index b3313a5a..b1319a1d 100644
--- a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
+++ b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ DonateStrategy::DonateStrategy(const char *agent, IStrategyListener *listener) :
     m_client->setUrl(url);
     m_client->setRetryPause(Options::i()->retryPause() * 1000);
     m_client->setQuiet(true);
+    m_client->setDonate(true);
 
     delete url;