diff --git a/blockstack/version.py b/blockstack/version.py
index fff68d888..a8909ba9e 100644
--- a/blockstack/version.py
+++ b/blockstack/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 __version_major__ = '0'
 __version_minor__ = '17'
 __version_patch__ = '0'
-__version__ = '{}.{}.{}.6'.format(__version_major__, __version_minor__, __version_patch__)
+__version__ = '{}.{}.{}.7'.format(__version_major__, __version_minor__, __version_patch__)
diff --git a/blockstack_client/backend/safety.py b/blockstack_client/backend/safety.py
index f61d68b87..e6bbd5de9 100644
--- a/blockstack_client/backend/safety.py
+++ b/blockstack_client/backend/safety.py
@@ -312,12 +312,13 @@ def operation_sanity_checks(fqu_or_ns, operations, scatter_gather, payment_privk
         if not virtualchain.is_singlesig_address(reveal_address):
             return {'error': 'Invalid address; only p2pkh addresses are supported for namespace reveal'}
         
+        '''
         if not BLOCKSTACK_TEST:
             # if we're *NOT* testing, then we also require that the reveal key be absent from the blockchain.
             utxos = get_utxos(reveal_address, utxo_client=utxo_client, config_path=config_path, min_confirmations=0)
             if len(utxos) > 0:
                 return {'error': 'Reveal key must not have been used prior to namespace reveal'}
-
+        '''
         return {'status': True}
 
     def _register_can_change_zonefile_hash(zonefile_hash):
diff --git a/blockstack_client/version.py b/blockstack_client/version.py
index 022c81da5..0824fad6e 100644
--- a/blockstack_client/version.py
+++ b/blockstack_client/version.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 __version_major__ = '0'
 __version_minor__ = '17'
 __version_patch__ = '0'
-__version__ = '{}.{}.{}.6'.format(__version_major__, __version_minor__, __version_patch__)
+__version__ = '{}.{}.{}.7'.format(__version_major__, __version_minor__, __version_patch__)