diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index adaed6b2e..56ac5f777 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ UniValue getdatafromblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     return chainActive.Height();
     */
     UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    signed int firstseqid,lastseqid,i,did1;
+    signed int firstseqid,lastseqid;
+    int i = 0;
+    int did1 = 0;
     static std::string streamid,firsttxid;
     std::string blockdata;
     fprintf(stderr, "number of tx in block: %ld\n", block.vtx.size());
@@ -332,9 +334,8 @@ UniValue getdatafromblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             // ignore first and last TX and any TX that does not have 3 vouts.
             if ( (i == 0) || (i == (block.vtx.size() -1)) || (tx.vout.size() != 3) )
             {
-              fprintf(stderr, "skipped tx number: %d \n",i);
+              fprintf(stderr, "skipped tx number: %d\n,i";
             } else {
-              fprintf(stderr, "added tx number: %d \n",i);
               std::string opretstr = HexStr(tx.vout[2].scriptPubKey.begin(), tx.vout[2].scriptPubKey.end());
               if ( opretstr.size() > 81 ) {
                   std::string idstr = opretstr.substr (8,64);     // stream ID or txid