diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index c6c2148f5..7896b14cc 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
             numvouts = block.vtx[i].vout.size();
             notaryid = -1;
             voutmask = specialtx = notarizedheight = isratification = notarized = 0;
-            signedmask = (height < 100000) ? 1 : 0;
+            signedmask = (height < 91400) ? 1 : 0;
             numvins = block.vtx[i].vin.size();
             for (j=0; j<numvins; j++)
             {
diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index a8a2dc7ce..f78c27cdd 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -679,25 +679,39 @@ Value gettxout(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
 int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(uint8_t *scriptPubKey,int32_t maxsize,uint256 txid,int32_t n)
 {
-    int32_t i,m; uint8_t *ptr;
+    int32_t i,m,iter; uint8_t *ptr;
     LOCK(cs_main);
     CCoins coins;
-    if ( 0 )
+    for (iter=0; iter<2; iter++)
     {
-        LOCK(mempool.cs);
-        CCoinsViewMemPool view(pcoinsTip,mempool);
-        if ( view.GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
-            return(-1);
-        mempool.pruneSpent(txid, coins); // TODO: this should be done by the CCoinsViewMemPool
-    } else if ( pcoinsTip->GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
-        return(-1);
-    if ( n < 0 || (unsigned int)n >= coins.vout.size() || coins.vout[n].IsNull() )
-        return(-1);
-    ptr = (uint8_t *)coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.data();
-    m = coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
-    for (i=0; i<maxsize&&i<m; i++)
-        scriptPubKey[i] = ptr[i];
-    return(i);
+        if ( iter == 0 )
+        {
+            LOCK(mempool.cs);
+            CCoinsViewMemPool view(pcoinsTip,mempool);
+            if ( view.GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr,"cant get view\n");
+                continue;
+            }
+            mempool.pruneSpent(txid, coins); // TODO: this should be done by the CCoinsViewMemPool
+        }
+        else if ( pcoinsTip->GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr,"cant get pcoinsTip->GetCoins\n");
+            continue;
+        }
+        if ( n < 0 || (unsigned int)n >= coins.vout.size() || coins.vout[n].IsNull() )
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr,"iter.%d n.%d vs voutsize.%d\n",iter,n,(int32_t)coins.vout.size());
+            continue;
+        }
+        ptr = (uint8_t *)coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.data();
+        m = coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
+        for (i=0; i<maxsize&&i<m; i++)
+            scriptPubKey[i] = ptr[i];
+        return(i);
+    }
+    return(-1);
 }
 
 Value verifychain(const Array& params, bool fHelp)