diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 62b544da6..a8fd34e5d 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -591,8 +591,6 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_deposits(CMutableTransaction *txNew,char *base,int32_t to
 int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above block is valid pax pricing
 {
     int32_t i,j,n,ht,num,opretlen,offset=1,errs=0,matched=0,kmdheights[64],otherheights[64]; uint256 hash,txids[64]; char symbol[16],base[16]; uint16_t vouts[64]; int8_t baseids[64]; uint8_t *script,opcode,rmd160s[64*20]; uint64_t available,deposited,issued,withdrawn,approved,redeemed; int64_t values[64],srcvalues[64]; struct pax_transaction *pax; struct komodo_state *sp;
-    if ( KOMODO_PAX == 0 || komodo_isrealtime(&ht) == 0 || KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE == 0 )
-        return(0);
     memset(baseids,0xff,sizeof(baseids));
     memset(values,0,sizeof(values));
     memset(srcvalues,0,sizeof(srcvalues));
@@ -601,8 +599,19 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
     memset(otherheights,0,sizeof(otherheights));
     n = block.vtx[0].vout.size();
     script = (uint8_t *)block.vtx[0].vout[n-1].scriptPubKey.data();
-    if ( n <= 2 || script[0] != 0x6a )
+    //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d n.%d nValue %.8f\n",height,n,dstr(block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue));
+    if ( KOMODO_PAX == 0 || komodo_isrealtime(&ht) == 0 || KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE == 0 )
         return(0);
+    if ( n <= 2 || script[0] != 0x6a )
+    {
+        if ( n == 2 && block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue != 0 )
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d illegal nonz output %.8f n.%d\n",height,dstr(block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue),n);
+            if ( height > 236000 )
+                return(-1);
+        }
+        return(0);
+    }
     offset += komodo_scriptitemlen(&opretlen,&script[offset]);
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
     {
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 372c74235..b727d3f58 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void komodo_notarysinit(int32_t origheight,uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t num)
         memcpy(kp->pubkey,pubkeys[k],33);
         kp->notaryid = k;
         HASH_ADD_KEYPTR(hh,N.Notaries,kp->pubkey,33,kp);
-        if ( 1 && height > 10000 )
+        if ( 0 && height > 10000 )
         {
             for (i=0; i<33; i++)
                 printf("%02x",pubkeys[k][i]);