diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
index 75aedae578..7504072714 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SAMStreamSession {
      * Create a new SAM STREAM session.
      *
      * @param dest Base64-encoded destination and private keys (same format as PrivateKeyFile)
-     * @param dir Session direction ("RECEIVE", "CREATE" or "BOTH")
+     * @param dir Session direction ("RECEIVE", "CREATE" or "BOTH") or "__v3__" if extended by SAMv3StreamSession
      * @param props Properties to setup the I2P session
      * @param recv Object that will receive incoming data
      * @throws IOException
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SAMStreamSession {
      * Create a new SAM STREAM session.
      *
      * @param destStream Input stream containing the destination and private keys (same format as PrivateKeyFile)
-     * @param dir Session direction ("RECEIVE", "CREATE" or "BOTH")
+     * @param dir Session direction ("RECEIVE", "CREATE" or "BOTH") or "__v3__" if extended by SAMv3StreamSession
      * @param props Properties to setup the I2P session
      * @param recv Object that will receive incoming data
      * @throws IOException
@@ -111,15 +111,24 @@ class SAMStreamSession {
         _log = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().logManager().getLog(getClass());
 
         boolean canReceive;
+        boolean startAcceptor;
         if (dir.equals("BOTH")) {
             canCreate = true;
             canReceive = true;
+            startAcceptor = true;
+        } else if (dir.equals("__v3__")) {
+            // we are super to SAMv3StreamSession, don't start thread, he handles it
+            canCreate = true;
+            canReceive = true;
+            startAcceptor = false;
         } else if (dir.equals("CREATE")) {
             canCreate = true;
             canReceive = false;
+            startAcceptor = false;
         } else if (dir.equals("RECEIVE")) {
             canCreate = false;
             canReceive = true;
+            startAcceptor = true;
         } else {
             _log.error("BUG! Wrong direction passed to SAMStreamSession: "
                        + dir);
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ class SAMStreamSession {
         forceFlush = Boolean.parseBoolean(allprops.getProperty(PROP_FORCE_FLUSH, DEFAULT_FORCE_FLUSH));
         
 
-        if (canReceive) {
+        if (startAcceptor) {
             server = new SAMStreamSessionServer();
             Thread t = new I2PAppThread(server, "SAMStreamSessionServer");
 
diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv3StreamSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv3StreamSession.java
index ef732200f5..99854637e7 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv3StreamSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv3StreamSession.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class SAMv3StreamSession  extends SAMStreamSession implements SAMv3Handler.Sessi
 	    public SAMv3StreamSession(String login)
 	    		throws IOException, DataFormatException, SAMException
 	    {
-                super(getDB().get(login).getDest(), "BOTH",
+                super(getDB().get(login).getDest(), "__v3__",
                       getDB().get(login).getProps(),
                       getDB().get(login).getHandler());
 	    	this.nick = login ;
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 8909dcb782..7a65607027 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2014-11-22 zzz
  * PeerSelector: If non-DSA, don't use incompatible peers
    for exploratory tunnels or closest-hop in client tunnels
+ * SAM: Fix v3 bug accepting incoming connections
 
 2014-11-17 zzz
  * NetDB: Exclude A1/A2 "countries" from auto-floodfill
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 74605163f6..47667df539 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 8;
+    public final static long BUILD = 9;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";