diff --git a/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h b/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
index c7aec72ad..6bac1e1f2 100644
--- a/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
+++ b/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void komodo_nSPVresp(CNode *pfrom,std::vector<uint8_t> response) // received a r
         case NSPV_BROADCASTRESP:
             NSPV_broadcast_purge(&NSPV_broadcastresult);
             NSPV_rwbroadcastresp(0,&response[1],&NSPV_broadcastresult);
-            fprintf(stderr,"got broadcast response %u size.%d\n",timestamp,(int32_t)response.size());
+            fprintf(stderr,"got broadcast response %u size.%d %s retcode.%d\n",timestamp,(int32_t)response.size(),NSPV_broadcastresult.txid.GetHex().c_str(),NSPV_broadcastresult.retcode);
             break;
        default: fprintf(stderr,"unexpected response %02x size.%d at %u\n",response[0],(int32_t)response.size(),timestamp);
                 break;
diff --git a/src/komodo_nSPV_wallet.h b/src/komodo_nSPV_wallet.h
index 8fc0b3ce4..b4d914729 100644
--- a/src/komodo_nSPV_wallet.h
+++ b/src/komodo_nSPV_wallet.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_spend(char *srcaddr,char *destaddr,int64_t satoshis) // what its a
         return(result);
     }
     printf("%s numutxos.%d balance %.8f\n",NSPV_utxosresult.coinaddr,NSPV_utxosresult.numutxos,(double)NSPV_utxosresult.total/COIN);
-    std::vector<uint8_t> data; CScript opret; std::string hex; struct NSPV_utxoresp used[NSPV_MAXVINS]; CMutableTransaction mtx;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> data; CScript opret; std::string hex; struct NSPV_utxoresp used[NSPV_MAXVINS]; CMutableTransaction mtx; CTransaction;
     mtx.fOverwintered = true;
     mtx.nExpiryHeight = 0;
     mtx.nVersionGroupId = SAPLING_VERSION_GROUP_ID;
@@ -276,8 +276,17 @@ UniValue NSPV_spend(char *srcaddr,char *destaddr,int64_t satoshis) // what its a
         hex = NSPV_signtx(mtx,txfee,opret,used);
         if ( hex.size() > 0 )
         {
-            result.push_back(Pair("result","success"));
-            result.push_back(Pair("hex",hex));
+            if ( DecodeHexTx(tx,hex) != 0 )
+            {
+                TxToJSON(tx,uint256(),result);
+                result.push_back(Pair("result","success"));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                result.push_back(Pair("result","error"));
+                result.push_back(Pair("error","couldnt decode"));
+                result.push_back(Pair("hex",hex));
+            }
         }
         else
         {