diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index ba7c1d91e..16db74f05 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
 
     // Find the first block in the averaging interval
     const CBlockIndex* pindexFirst = pindexLast;
-    arith_uint256 ct[64],bnTmp,bnTarget,bnTarget6,bnTarget12,bnTot {0};
+    arith_uint256 ct[64],bnTmp,bnPrev,bnTarget,bnTarget6,bnTarget12,bnTot {0};
     uint32_t nbits,blocktime,ts[sizeof(ct)/sizeof(*ct)]; int32_t i,diff,height=0,mult = 0,tipdiff = 0;
     memset(ts,0,sizeof(ts));
     memset(ct,0,sizeof(ct));
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
     {
         tipdiff = (pblock->nTime - pindexFirst->nTime);
         mult = tipdiff - 7 * ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME;
+        bnPrev.SetCompact(pindexFirst->nBits);
         for (i=0; pindexFirst != 0 && i<(int32_t)(sizeof(ct)/sizeof(*ct)); i++)
         {
             ct[i].SetCompact(pindexFirst->nBits);
             ts[i] = pindexFirst->nTime;
             pindexFirst = pindexFirst->pprev;
         }
-        //bnPrev.SetCompact(pindexFirst->nBits);
     }
     pindexFirst = pindexLast;
     for (i = 0; pindexFirst && i < params.nPowAveragingWindow; i++)
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
     {
         bnTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(nbits);
         easy.SetCompact(KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS,&fNegative,&fOverflow);
+        origtarget = bnTarget;
         if ( mult > 1 ) // e^mult case, jl777:  test of mult > 1 failed when it was int64_t???
         {
-            origtarget = bnTarget;
             bnTarget = zawy_exponential(bnTarget,mult);
             if ( bnTarget < origtarget || bnTarget > easy )
             {
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
             else bnTmp = bnTarget12;
             if ( 0 && bnTmp < bnTarget )
                 bnTarget = bnTmp;
+            if ( pindexLast->GetHeight()+1 >= 230 )
+            {
+                if ( bnTarget < origtarget )
+                    bnTarget = (origtarget + bnTarget + bnPrev) / arith_uint256(3);
+                else bnTarget = origtarget;
+            }
         }
         nbits = bnTarget.GetCompact();
     }