diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 9176bffe1..3ef2c91c4 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ const char *komodo_opreturn(int32_t height,uint64_t value,uint8_t *opretbuf,int3
     }
     else if ( opretbuf[0] == 'W' )//&& opretlen >= 38 )
     {
-        if ( komodo_baseid((char *)&opretbuf[opretlen-4]) >= 0 && strcmp("KMD",(char *)&opretbuf[opretlen-4]) != 0 )
+        if ( komodo_baseid((char *)&opretbuf[opretlen-4]) >= 0 && strcmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,(char *)&opretbuf[opretlen-4]) == 0 )
         {
             for (i=0; i<opretlen; i++)
                 printf("%02x",opretbuf[i]);
diff --git a/src/komodo_pax.h b/src/komodo_pax.h
index 80f2a75b6..4740436f2 100644
--- a/src/komodo_pax.h
+++ b/src/komodo_pax.h
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ uint64_t komodo_paxprice(uint64_t *seedp,int32_t height,char *base,char *rel,uin
     int32_t i,nonz=0; int64_t diff; uint64_t price,seed,sum = 0;
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 && chainActive.Tip() != 0 && height > chainActive.Tip()->nHeight )
     {
-        if ( height < 1381319936 )
+        if ( height < 100000000 )
             printf("height.%d vs tip.%d\n",height,chainActive.Tip()->nHeight);
         return(0);
     }
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 26166a416..042bda961 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
     //else solver = "default";
     assert(solver == "tromp" || solver == "default");
     LogPrint("pow", "Using Equihash solver \"%s\" with n = %u, k = %u\n", solver, n, k);
-    //fprintf(stderr,"Mining with %s\n",solver.c_str());
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+        fprintf(stderr,"Mining with %s\n",solver.c_str());
     std::mutex m_cs;
     bool cancelSolver = false;
     boost::signals2::connection c = uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip.connect(
@@ -563,7 +564,8 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
     );
 
     try {
-        //fprintf(stderr,"try %s Mining with %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,solver.c_str());
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+            fprintf(stderr,"try %s Mining with %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,solver.c_str());
         while (true)
         {
             if (chainparams.MiningRequiresPeers())
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
                 Mining_height = pindexPrev->nHeight+1;
                 Mining_start = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             }
-            if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
                 fprintf(stderr,"%s create new block ht.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,Mining_height);
 
             unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey));
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             } else Mining_start = 0;
             while (true)
             {
-                if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
                 {
                     fprintf(stderr,"skip generating %s on-demand block, no tx avail\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
                     sleep(10);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 48bacd562..05a18c8cf 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2384,6 +2384,11 @@ bool CWallet::SelectCoinsMinConf(const CAmount& nTargetValue, int nConfMine, int
                 //fprintf(stderr,"count.%d %.8f\n",count,(double)pcoin->vout[i].interest/COIN);
                 interests[count++] = pcoin->vout[i].interest;
             }
+            if ( nTotalLower > 2*nTargetValue + CENT )
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr,"why bother with all the utxo if we have double what is needed?\n");
+                break;
+            }
         }
         else if (n < coinLowestLarger.first)
         {