diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 6c9a98840..62ae3f010 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -708,6 +708,11 @@ void komodo_index2pubkey33(uint8_t *pubkey33,CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
     memset(pubkey33,0,33);
     if ( pindex != 0 )
     {
+        if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] == 2 || pindex->pubkey33[0] == 3 )
+        {
+            memcpy(pubkey33,pindex->pubkey33,33);
+            return;
+        }
         if ( komodo_blockload(block,pindex) == 0 )
         {
             komodo_block2pubkey33(pubkey33,block);
@@ -747,7 +752,7 @@ void komodo_index2pubkey33(uint8_t *pubkey33,CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
 int8_t komodo_minerid(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
 {
     int32_t num,i,numnotaries; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint32_t timestamp=0; uint8_t _pubkey33[33],pubkeys[64][33];
-    if ( pubkey33 == 0 && (pindex= chainActive[height]) != 0 )
+    if ( (pindex= chainActive[height]) != 0 )
     {
         timestamp = pindex->GetBlockTime();
         if ( pubkey33 == 0 )
@@ -755,6 +760,8 @@ int8_t komodo_minerid(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
             pubkey33 = _pubkey33;
             komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height);
         }
+        if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] == 2 || pindex->pubkey33[0] == 3 )
+            return(pindex->notaryid);
         if ( (num= komodo_notaries(pubkeys,height,timestamp)) > 0 )
         {
             for (i=0; i<num; i++)
@@ -807,9 +814,9 @@ int32_t komodo_minerids(uint8_t *minerids,int32_t height,int32_t width)
 
 int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33],uint32_t timestamp)
 {
-    int32_t i,notaryid=0,minerid,limit,nid; uint8_t _pubkey33[33];
+    int32_t i,notaryid=0,minerid,limit,nid; //uint8_t _pubkey33[33];
     if ( height >= 225000 )
-        komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height,_pubkey33,timestamp);
+        komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height,pubkey33,timestamp);
     if ( height >= 34000 && notaryid >= 0 )
     {
         if ( height < 79693 )
@@ -819,7 +826,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33],uint32_t timestamp
         else limit = 66;
         for (i=1; i<limit; i++)
         {
-            komodo_chosennotary(&nid,height-i,_pubkey33,timestamp);
+            komodo_chosennotary(&nid,height-i,pubkey33,timestamp);
             if ( nid == notaryid ) //komodo_minerid(height-i,_pubkey33)
             {
                 if ( (0) && notaryid > 0 )
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 4911b21d9..638327e81 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,
 {
     // -1 if not notary, 0 if notary, 1 if special notary
     struct knotary_entry *kp; int32_t numnotaries=0,htind,modval = -1;
-    komodo_init(0);
     *notaryidp = -1;
     if ( height < 0 )//|| height >= KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS )
     {
@@ -356,6 +355,8 @@ int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,
     }
     if ( height >= 250000 )
         return(-1);
+    if ( Pubkeys == 0 )
+        komodo_init(0);
     htind = height / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP;
     if ( htind >= KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP )
         htind = (KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) - 1;
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index cc0c2423c..e820c42e5 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 extern uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[33];
 uint32_t Mining_start,Mining_height;
 int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint32_t timestamp);
-int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33],uint32_t timestamp);
 int32_t komodo_pax_opreturn(int32_t height,uint8_t *opret,int32_t maxsize);
 uint64_t komodo_paxtotal();
 int32_t komodo_baseid(char *origbase);
@@ -549,12 +548,6 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
         script[34] = OP_CHECKSIG;
         //scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
     }
-    if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
-    {
-        for (i=0; i<65; i++)
-            fprintf(stderr,"%d ",komodo_minerid(chainActive.Tip()->nHeight-i,0));
-        fprintf(stderr," minerids.special %d from ht.%d\n",komodo_is_special(chainActive.Tip()->nHeight+1,NOTARY_PUBKEY33,chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockTime()),chainActive.Tip()->nHeight);
-    }
     return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
 }
 
@@ -762,7 +755,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
             savebits = pblock->nBits;
             arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
             roundrobin_delay = ROUNDROBIN_DELAY;
-            if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 && notaryid >= 0 )//komodo_is_special(pindexPrev->nHeight+1,NOTARY_PUBKEY33) > 0 )
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 && notaryid >= 0 )
             {
                 j = 65;
                 if ( (Mining_height >= 235300 && Mining_height < 236000) || (Mining_height % KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) > 64 || (Mining_height % KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) == 0 )