diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 020b2b073..d66eecaff 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1454,7 +1454,8 @@ void komodo_args()
     extern int64_t MAX_MONEY;
     std::string name,addn; char *dirname,fname[512],magicstr[9]; uint8_t magic[4]; FILE *fp; int32_t i,baseid,len;
     IS_KOMODO_NOTARY = GetBoolArg("-notary", false);
-    KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET = GetBoolArg("-exchange", false);
+    if ( (KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET= GetBoolArg("-exchange", false)) != 0 )
+        fprintf(stderr,"KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET mode active\n");
     NOTARY_PUBKEY = GetArg("-pubkey", "");
     if ( strlen(NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str()) == 66 )
     {
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index ac8e50c59..e7034f851 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const vector<CRecipient>& vecSend,
                 }
                 if ( KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET != 0 )
                 {
-                    fprintf(stderr,"KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET disable interest sum %.8f, interest2 %.8f\n",(double)interest/COIN,(double)interest2/COIN);
+                    //fprintf(stderr,"KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET disable interest sum %.8f, interest2 %.8f\n",(double)interest/COIN,(double)interest2/COIN);
                     interest = 0;
                 }
                 CAmount nChange = (nValueIn - nValue + interest);