diff --git a/src/deprecation.h b/src/deprecation.h
index 427234b4a..dde45e22c 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.h
+++ b/src/deprecation.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 // * Shut down WEEKS_UNTIL_DEPRECATION weeks' worth of blocks after the estimated release block height.
 // * A warning is shown during the DEPRECATION_WARN_LIMIT worth of blocks prior to shut down.
 static const int WEEKS_UNTIL_DEPRECATION = 52;
-static const int DEPRECATION_HEIGHT = 1600000;
+static const int DEPRECATION_HEIGHT = 2200000;
 static const int APPROX_RELEASE_HEIGHT = DEPRECATION_HEIGHT - (WEEKS_UNTIL_DEPRECATION * 7 * 24 * 60);
 
 // Number of blocks before deprecation to warn users
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 1fafcc856..1455c34b3 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -2017,8 +2017,10 @@ int32_t get_stockprices(uint32_t now,uint32_t *prices,std::vector<std::string> s
 {
     char url[32768],*symbol,*timestr; cJSON *json,*obj; int32_t i,n=0,retval=-1; uint32_t uprice,timestamp;
     sprintf(url,"https://api.iextrading.com/1.0/tops/last?symbols=%s",GetArg("-ac_stocks","").c_str());
+    fprintf(stderr,"url.(%s)\n",url);
     if ( (json= get_urljson(url)) != 0 ) //if ( (json= send_curl(url,(char *)"iex")) != 0 ) //
     {
+        fprintf(stderr,"stocks.(%s)\n",jprint(json,0));
         if ( (n= cJSON_GetArraySize(json)) > 0 )
         {
             retval = n;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 73d27cae4..7b3ea9285 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1373,9 +1373,10 @@ bool CheckTransaction(uint32_t tiptime,const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState
     }
 }
 
-int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr) // from ac_private chains only
+int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr,uint32_t tiptime) // from ac_private chains only
 {
     static int32_t didinit; static char notaryaddrs[sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1) + 1][64];
+    //use normal notary functions
     int32_t i;
     if ( didinit == 0 )
     {
@@ -1484,7 +1485,7 @@ bool CheckTransactionWithoutProofVerification(uint32_t tiptime,const CTransactio
                 //
                 char destaddr[65];
                 Getscriptaddress(destaddr,txout.scriptPubKey);
-                if ( komodo_isnotaryvout(destaddr) == 0 )
+                if ( komodo_isnotaryvout(destaddr,tiptime) == 0 )
                 {
                     invalid_private_taddr = 1;
                     //return state.DoS(100, error("CheckTransaction(): this is a private chain, no public allowed"),REJECT_INVALID, "bad-txns-acprivacy-chain");
diff --git a/src/rpc/crosschain.cpp b/src/rpc/crosschain.cpp
index 35409323d..bf0dbea4c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/crosschain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/crosschain.cpp
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@ UniValue getwalletburntransactions(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
                 UnmarshalBurnTx(*pwtx, targetSymbol, &targetCCid, payoutsHash, rawproof)) {
                 UniValue entry(UniValue::VOBJ);
                 entry.push_back(Pair("txid", pwtx->GetHash().GetHex()));
+
                 if (vopret.begin()[0] == EVAL_TOKENS) {
                     // get burned token value
                     std::vector<std::pair<uint8_t, vscript_t>>  oprets;
@@ -1460,6 +1461,12 @@ UniValue getwalletburntransactions(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
                 }
                 else 
                     entry.push_back(Pair("burnedAmount", ValueFromAmount(pwtx->vout.back().nValue)));   // coins
+
+                // check for corrupted strings (look for non-printable chars) from some older versions 
+                // which caused "couldn't parse reply from server" error on client:
+                if (std::find_if(targetSymbol.begin(), targetSymbol.end(), [](int c) {return !std::isprint(c);}) != targetSymbol.end()) 
+                    targetSymbol = "<value corrupted>";
+                
                 entry.push_back(Pair("targetSymbol", targetSymbol));
                 entry.push_back(Pair("targetCCid", std::to_string(targetCCid)));
                 if (mytxid_inmempool(pwtx->GetHash()))
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 8311a1b44..d2d994896 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const std::string ADDR_TYPE_SAPLING = "sapling";
 extern UniValue TxJoinSplitToJSON(const CTransaction& tx);
 uint32_t komodo_segid32(char *coinaddr);
 int32_t komodo_dpowconfs(int32_t height,int32_t numconfs);
-int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr); // from ac_private chains only
+int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr,uint32_t tiptime); // from ac_private chains only
 CBlockIndex *komodo_getblockindex(uint256 hash);
 
 int64_t nWalletUnlockTime;
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ static void SendMoney(const CTxDestination &address, CAmount nValue, bool fSubtr
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error: The transaction was rejected! This might happen if some of the coins in your wallet were already spent, such as if you used a copy of wallet.dat and coins were spent in the copy but not marked as spent here.");
 }
 
-int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr);
 
 UniValue sendtoaddress(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ UniValue sendtoaddress(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE != 0 && AmountFromValue(params[1]) > 0 )
     {
-        if ( komodo_isnotaryvout((char *)params[0].get_str().c_str()) == 0 )
+        if ( komodo_isnotaryvout((char *)params[0].get_str().c_str(),chainActive.LastTip()->nTime) == 0 )
         {
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid " + strprintf("%s",komodo_chainname()) + " address");
         }