diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 1cdce2c29..a6ccf8207 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
     }
     //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d n.%d nValue %.8f (%d %d %d)\n",height,n,dstr(block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue),KOMODO_PAX,komodo_isrealtime(&ht),KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE);
     offset += komodo_scriptitemlen(&opretlen,&script[offset]);
+    //printf("offset.%d opretlen.%d [%02x %02x %02x %02x]\n",offset,opretlen,script[0],script[1],script[2],script[3]);
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
     {
         opcode = 'X';
@@ -1006,8 +1007,8 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
     {
         for (i=0; i<opretlen&&i<100; i++)
             printf("%02x",script[i]);
-        printf(" height.%d checkdeposit n.%d [%02x] [%c] %d len.%d ",height,n,script[0],script[offset],script[offset],opretlen);
-        printf("not proper vout with opreturn format %s ht.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height);
+        printf(" height.%d checkdeposit n.%d [%02x] [%c] %d opcode.%d len.%d ",height,n,script[0],script[offset],script[offset],opcode,opretlen);
+        printf("not proper vout with opreturn format %s ht.%d cmp.%d %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,script[offset] == opcode,(int32_t)block.vtx[0].vout[n-1].scriptPubKey.size());
         return(-1);
     }
     return(0);
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 1131302df..81543a064 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -977,8 +977,10 @@ int32_t komodo_scriptitemlen(int32_t *opretlenp,uint8_t *script)
             opretlen = script[len++];
         else if ( opretlen == 0x4d )
         {
-            opretlen = script[len++];
-            opretlen = (opretlen << 8) | script[len++];
+            opretlen = script[len] + (script[len+1] << 8);
+            len += 2;
+            //opretlen = script[len++];
+            //opretlen = (opretlen << 8) | script[len++];
         }
     }
     *opretlenp = opretlen;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0ba92ebb0..c0414e757 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3552,7 +3552,7 @@ bool TestBlockValidity(CValidationState &state, const CBlock& block, CBlockIndex
     }
     if (!CheckBlock(indexDummy.nHeight,0,block, state, verifier, fCheckPOW, fCheckMerkleRoot))
     {
-        fprintf(stderr,"TestBlockValidity failure B\n");
+        //fprintf(stderr,"TestBlockValidity failure B\n");
         return false;
     }
     if (!ContextualCheckBlock(block, state, pindexPrev))
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index af834fe43..6dd2d4a35 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         return NULL;
     }
     CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block; // pointer for convenience
-    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && chainActive.Tip()->nHeight >= ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && komodo_baseid(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) >= 0 && chainActive.Tip()->nHeight >= ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
     {
         isrealtime = komodo_isrealtime(&kmdheight);
         deposits = komodo_paxtotal();
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
         script[34] = OP_CHECKSIG;
         //scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
     }
-    if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+    if ( 1 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<65; i++)
             fprintf(stderr,"%d ",komodo_minerid(chainActive.Tip()->nHeight-i,0));
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 Mining_height = pindexPrev->nHeight+1;
                 Mining_start = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             }
-            if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+            if ( 1 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
                 fprintf(stderr,"%s create new block ht.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,Mining_height);
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
             CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey);
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
             CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
             if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             {
-                if ( pblock->vtx.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
+                if ( pblock->vtx.size() == 1 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
                 {
                     static uint32_t counter;
                     if ( counter++ < 10 )