diff --git a/servers/mu/src/config.js b/servers/mu/src/config.js
index 985bc829a..c9ead1431 100644
--- a/servers/mu/src/config.js
+++ b/servers/mu/src/config.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export const domainConfigSchema = z.object({
   TASK_QUEUE_MAX_RETRIES: positiveIntSchema,
   TASK_QUEUE_RETRY_DELAY: positiveIntSchema,
   DISABLE_TRACE: z.boolean(),
-  SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: z.boolean()
+  SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: z.boolean(),
+  ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER: z.number()
 })
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ const CONFIG_ENVS = {
     TASK_QUEUE_MAX_RETRIES: process.env.TASK_QUEUE_MAX_RETRIES || 5,
     TASK_QUEUE_RETRY_DELAY: process.env.TASK_QUEUE_RETRY_DELAY || 1000,
     DISABLE_TRACE: process.env.DISABLE_TRACE !== 'false',
-    SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: process.env.SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED === 'true'
+    SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: process.env.SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED === 'true',
+    ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER: process.env.ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER || 1572103
   },
   production: {
     MODE,
@@ -124,7 +126,8 @@ const CONFIG_ENVS = {
     TASK_QUEUE_MAX_RETRIES: process.env.TASK_QUEUE_MAX_RETRIES || 5,
     TASK_QUEUE_RETRY_DELAY: process.env.TASK_QUEUE_RETRY_DELAY || 1000,
     DISABLE_TRACE: process.env.DISABLE_TRACE !== 'false',
-    SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: process.env.SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED === 'true'
+    SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED: process.env.SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED === 'true',
+    ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER: process.env.ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER || 1572103
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.js b/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.js
index 63b8ca134..1f52d87e1 100644
--- a/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.js
+++ b/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Rejected, Resolved, fromPromise, of } from 'hyper-async'
 
 import { getCuAddressWith } from '../lib/get-cu-address.js'
 import { pullResultWith } from '../lib/pull-result.js'
-import { graphqlReturnSchema } from '../dal.js'
 
 export function pushMsgWith ({
   selectNode,
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ export function pushMsgWith ({
   fetchTransactions,
   crank,
   logger,
+  ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER
 }) {
   const getCuAddress = getCuAddressWith({ selectNode, logger })
   const pullResult = pullResultWith({ fetchResult, logger })
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ export function pushMsgWith ({
       })
       .chain(res => {
         if(res?.data?.transactions?.edges?.length >= 1) {
-          if(res.data.transactions.edges[0].block?.timestamp) {
-            const oneDayAgo = Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-            if (res.data.transactions.edges[0].block.timestamp >= oneDayAgo) {
+          if(res.data.transactions.edges[0].block?.height) {
+            if (res.data.transactions.edges[0].block.height >= ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER) {
               return Resolved(ctx)
             } 
           }
diff --git a/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.test.js b/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.test.js
index c610c45d1..d32759aff 100644
--- a/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.test.js
+++ b/servers/mu/src/domain/api/pushMsg.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('pushMsgWith', () => {
                 transactions: {
                   edges: [
                     {
-                      block: { timestamp: Date.now() }
+                      block: { height: 1572105 }
                     }
                   ]
                 }
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('pushMsgWith', () => {
             return Resolved()
           },
           logger,
+          ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER: 1572103
         })
 
         const { crank } = await pushMsg({
diff --git a/servers/mu/src/domain/index.js b/servers/mu/src/domain/index.js
index 8b7c3bf2a..260c33323 100644
--- a/servers/mu/src/domain/index.js
+++ b/servers/mu/src/domain/index.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export const createApis = async (ctx) => {
   const PROC_FILE_PATH = ctx.PROC_FILE_PATH
   const CRON_CURSOR_DIR = ctx.CRON_CURSOR_DIR
   const SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED = ctx.SPAWN_PUSH_ENABLED
+  const ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER = ctx.ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER
 
   const logger = ctx.logger
   const fetch = ctx.fetch
@@ -300,7 +301,8 @@ export const createApis = async (ctx) => {
     fetchResult: cuClient.resultWith({ fetch: fetchWithCache, histogram, CU_URL, logger: sendDataItemLogger }),
     crank,
     logger: pushMsgItemLogger,
-    fetchTransactions: gatewayClient.fetchTransactionDetailsWith({ fetch, GRAPHQL_URL })
+    fetchTransactions: gatewayClient.fetchTransactionDetailsWith({ fetch, GRAPHQL_URL }),
+    ALLOW_PUSHES_AFTER
   })
 
   return {