diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index e85252367..4a92b6e5a 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -693,7 +693,10 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeight,uint256 txid,int32_
         coinage = (((value * diff) / supply) * diff);
         hashval = arith_uint256(supply * 64) * (UintToArith256(hash) / arith_uint256(coinage+1));
         if ( hashval <= bnTarget )
+        {
             winner = 1;
+            blocktime += segid;
+        }
         else
         {
             for (iter=1; iter<3600*8; iter++)
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index be2c5a0aa..692db8ce6 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         {
             uint64_t txfees,utxovalue; uint32_t txtime; uint256 utxotxid,revtxid; int32_t i,siglen,numsigs,utxovout; uint8_t utxosig[128],*ptr;
             CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), chainActive.Height() + 1);
+            blocktime += 2;
             if ( (siglen= komodo_staked(txStaked,pblock->nBits,&blocktime,&txtime,&utxotxid,&utxovout,&utxovalue,utxosig)) > 0 )
             {
                 CAmount txfees = 0;