diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index df9e68727..0036299e2 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ int32_t komodo_parsestatefile(struct komodo_state *sp,FILE *fp,char *symbol,char
             if ( 0 && sp != 0 )
                 printf("%s load[%s.%d] NOTARIZED %d %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,symbol,sp->NUM_NPOINTS,notarized_height,notarized_hash.ToString().c_str());
             //if ( matched != 0 ) global independent states -> inside *sp
-            if ( komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,ht,notarized_height,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
-                printf("error validating notarization\n");
             komodo_eventadd_notarized(sp,symbol,ht,dest,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid,notarized_height);
         }
         else if ( func == 'U' ) // deprecated
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index af2560837..dbbc5a178 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarizedscript(uint8_t *script,int32_t len,uint256 NOTARIZ
 
 int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t NOTARIZED_HEIGHT,uint256 NOTARIZED_HASH,uint256 NOTARIZED_DESTTXID)
 {
-    char params[256],*jsonstr,*hexstr; uint8_t script[8192]; int32_t i,n,len,retval = -1; cJSON *txjson,*vouts,*vout,*skey;
+    char params[256],*jsonstr,*hexstr; uint8_t script[8192]; int32_t i,n,len,retval = -1; cJSON *json,*txjson,*vouts,*vout,*skey;
     params[0] = '[';
     params[1] = '"';
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
@@ -393,10 +393,9 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t
     else return(-1);
     if ( jsonstr != 0 )
     {
-        printf("GOT.(%s)\n",jsonstr);
-        if ( (txjson= cJSON_Parse(jsonstr)) != 0 )
+        if ( (json= cJSON_Parse(jsonstr)) != 0 )
         {
-            if ( (vouts= jarray(&n,txjson,(char *)"vout")) > 0 )
+            if ( (txjson= jobj(json,"result")) != 0 && (vouts= jarray(&n,txjson,(char *)"vout")) > 0 )
             {
                 vout = jitem(vouts,n-1);
                 printf("vout.(%s)\n",jprint(vout,0));
diff --git a/src/komodo_events.h b/src/komodo_events.h
index cb7861107..60fb6ad2c 100644
--- a/src/komodo_events.h
+++ b/src/komodo_events.h
@@ -39,14 +39,19 @@ struct komodo_event *komodo_eventadd(struct komodo_state *sp,int32_t height,char
 void komodo_eventadd_notarized(struct komodo_state *sp,char *symbol,int32_t height,char *dest,uint256 notarized_hash,uint256 notarized_desttxid,int32_t notarizedheight)
 {
     struct komodo_event_notarized N;
-    memset(&N,0,sizeof(N));
-    N.blockhash = notarized_hash;
-    N.desttxid = notarized_desttxid;
-    N.notarizedheight = notarizedheight;
-    strcpy(N.dest,dest);
-    komodo_eventadd(sp,height,symbol,KOMODO_EVENT_NOTARIZED,(uint8_t *)&N,sizeof(N));
-    if ( sp != 0 )
-        komodo_notarized_update(sp,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid);
+    if ( komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,ht,notarized_height,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
+        printf("error validating notarization\n");
+    else
+    {
+        memset(&N,0,sizeof(N));
+        N.blockhash = notarized_hash;
+        N.desttxid = notarized_desttxid;
+        N.notarizedheight = notarizedheight;
+        strcpy(N.dest,dest);
+        komodo_eventadd(sp,height,symbol,KOMODO_EVENT_NOTARIZED,(uint8_t *)&N,sizeof(N));
+        if ( sp != 0 )
+            komodo_notarized_update(sp,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid);
+    }
 }
 
 void komodo_eventadd_pubkeys(struct komodo_state *sp,char *symbol,int32_t height,uint8_t num,uint8_t pubkeys[64][33])