diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index b11f5508c..b81ffc32f 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
     // Tell the main threads to shutdown.
     while (!fShutdown)
     {
-        MilliSleep(16000);
+        MilliSleep(10000);
         komodo_passport_iteration();
         fShutdown = ShutdownRequested();
     }
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 3df6fddf6..2f244cf07 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -466,8 +466,17 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_deposits(CMutableTransaction *txNew,char *base,int32_t to
     if ( tokomodo == 0 )
     {
         opcode = 'I';
-        if ( komodo_isrealtime(&ht) == 0 )
+        for (i=0; i<10; i++)
+        {
+            if ( komodo_isrealtime(&ht) != 0 )
+                break;
+            sleep(1);
+        }
+        if ( i == 10 )
+        {
+            printf("%s not realtime ht.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,ht);
             return(0);
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -484,6 +493,8 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_deposits(CMutableTransaction *txNew,char *base,int32_t to
             if ( kmdsp != 0 && (kmdsp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT >= pax->height || kmdsp->CURRENT_HEIGHT > pax->height+30) ) // assumes same chain as notarize
                 pax->validated = pax->komodoshis; //kmdsp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT;
             else pax->validated = pax->ready = 0;
+#else
+            pax->validated = pax->komodoshis;
 #endif
         }
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && (pax_fiatstatus(&available,&deposited,&issued,&withdrawn,&approved,&redeemed,symbol) != 0 || available < pax->fiatoshis) )
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index bae222120..58a96d300 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             {
                 //fprintf(stderr,"INITDONE.%d RT.%d deposits %.8f ht.%d\n",KOMODO_INITDONE,isrealtime,(double)deposits/COIN,kmdheight);
             }
-            else if ( deposits != 0 || (int32_t)mempool.GetTotalTxSize() > 0 )
+            else if ( komodo_isrealtime(&kmdheight) != 0 && (deposits != 0 || (int32_t)mempool.GetTotalTxSize() > 0) )
             {
                 fprintf(stderr,"start CreateNewBlock %s initdone.%d deposit %.8f mempool.%d RT.%u KOMODO_ON_DEMAND.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,KOMODO_INITDONE,(double)komodo_paxtotal()/COIN,(int32_t)mempool.GetTotalTxSize(),isrealtime,KOMODO_ON_DEMAND);
                 break;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         else if ( komodo_is_issuer() != 0 )
         {
             komodo_gateway_deposits(&txNew,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,0);
-            if ( txNew.vout.size() > 1 )
+            //if ( txNew.vout.size() > 1 )
                 fprintf(stderr,"%s txNew numvouts.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,(int32_t)txNew.vout.size());
         }
         pblock->vtx[0] = txNew;