diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 6aadde9b8..d459678f9 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1247,9 +1247,9 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
 int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_uint256 bnTarget)
 {
     CBlockIndex *previndex; char voutaddr[64],destaddr[64]; uint256 txid; uint32_t txtime,prevtime=0; int32_t vout,txn_count,eligible,isPoS = 0; uint64_t value; CTxDestination voutaddress;
-    txn_count = pblock->vtx.size();
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 100 && height < 1000 )
         return(1);
+    txn_count = pblock->vtx.size();
     if ( txn_count > 1 && pblock->vtx[txn_count-1].vin.size() == 1 && pblock->vtx[txn_count-1].vout.size() == 1 )
     {
         if ( prevtime == 0 )
@@ -1277,8 +1277,9 @@ int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_
                     isPoS = 1; // close enough for a pre-filter
                 else fprintf(stderr,"komodo_is_PoSblock ht.%d (%s) != (%s) or %.8f != %.8f\n",height,destaddr,voutaddr,dstr(value),dstr(pblock->vtx[txn_count-1].vout[0].nValue));
             } else fprintf(stderr,"komodo_is_PoSblock ht.%d couldnt extract voutaddress\n",height);
-        } else return(-1);
+        } //else return(-1);
     }
+    //fprintf(stderr,"slow.%d ht.%d isPoS.%d\n",slowflag,height,isPoS);
     return(isPoS);
 }