diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 72136427c..2174a8d80 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarizedscript(int32_t height,uint8_t *script,int32_t len,
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
         ((uint8_t *)&hash)[i] = script[2+i];
     if ( hash == NOTARIZED_HASH )
-        return(0);
+        return(1);
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
         printf("%02x",((uint8_t *)&NOTARIZED_HASH)[i]);
     printf(" notarized, ");
diff --git a/src/komodo_events.h b/src/komodo_events.h
index 54e2b7f8c..324e97436 100644
--- a/src/komodo_events.h
+++ b/src/komodo_events.h
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ struct komodo_event *komodo_eventadd(struct komodo_state *sp,int32_t height,char
 
 void komodo_eventadd_notarized(struct komodo_state *sp,char *symbol,int32_t height,char *dest,uint256 notarized_hash,uint256 notarized_desttxid,int32_t notarizedheight,uint256 MoM,int32_t MoMdepth)
 {
-    static uint32_t counter; char *coin; struct komodo_event_notarized N;
+    static uint32_t counter; int32_t verified=0; char *coin; struct komodo_event_notarized N;
     coin = (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0) ? (char *)"KMD" : ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL;
-    if ( counter < 10 && NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 && strcmp(symbol,coin) == 0 && komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
+    if ( counter < 100 && NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 && (verified= komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid)) < 0 )
     {
-        if ( height > 50000 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+        //if ( height > 50000 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             printf("[%s] error validating notarization ht.%d notarized_height.%d, if on a pruned %s node this can be ignored\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight,dest);
         counter++;
     }
-    else
+    else if ( strcmp(symbol,coin) == 0 )
     {
-        if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+        if ( verified != 0 )
             fprintf(stderr,"validated [%s] ht.%d notarized %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight);
         memset(&N,0,sizeof(N));
         N.blockhash = notarized_hash;