diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 52b7972b0..372c74235 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const char *Notaries_elected[][2] =
 
 int32_t komodo_electednotary(uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height)
 {
-    char pubkeystr[67]; int32_t i;
+    char pubkeystr[67]; int32_t i; uint8_t legacy33[33];
     for (i=0; i<33; i++)
         sprintf(&pubkeystr[i*2],"%02x",pubkey33[i]);
     pubkeystr[66] = 0;
@@ -137,6 +137,20 @@ int32_t komodo_electednotary(uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height)
             return(i);
         }
     }
+    /*if ( height < 300000 )
+    {
+        for (i=0; i<sizeof(Notaries_genesis)/sizeof(*Notaries_genesis); i++)
+        {
+            if ( strcmp(pubkeystr,(char *)Notaries_genesis[i][1]) == 0 )
+            {
+                //printf("i.%d -> elected %s\n",i,(char *)Notaries_elected[i][1]);
+                return(i+64);
+            }
+        }
+        decode_hex(legacy33,33,(char *)"0252b6185bf8ea7efe8bbc345ddc8da87329149f30233088387abd716d4aa9e974");
+        if ( memcmp(pubkey33,legacy33,33) == 0 )
+            return(128);
+    }*/
     return(-1);
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +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 ( 0 && height > 10000 )
+        if ( 1 && height > 10000 )
         {
             for (i=0; i<33; i++)
                 printf("%02x",pubkeys[k][i]);
@@ -246,6 +260,8 @@ int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
             return(modval);
         }
     }
+    if ( height >= 300000 )
+        return(-1);
     htind = height / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP;
     pthread_mutex_lock(&komodo_mutex);
     HASH_FIND(hh,Pubkeys[htind].Notaries,pubkey33,33,kp);
@@ -258,7 +274,7 @@ int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
             modval = ((height % numnotaries) == kp->notaryid);
             //printf("found notary.%d ht.%d modval.%d\n",kp->notaryid,height,modval);
         } else printf("unexpected zero notaries at height.%d\n",height);
-    }
+    } //else printf("cant find kp at htind.%d ht.%d\n",htind,height);
     //int32_t i; for (i=0; i<33; i++)
     //    printf("%02x",pubkey33[i]);
     //printf(" ht.%d notary.%d special.%d htind.%d num.%d\n",height,*notaryidp,modval,htind,numnotaries);
@@ -352,7 +368,7 @@ void komodo_init(int32_t height)
         //    Minerids[i] = -2;
         didinit = 1;
     }
-    else if ( height == KOMODO_MAINNET_START )
+    else if ( 0 && height == KOMODO_MAINNET_START )
     {
         n = (int32_t)(sizeof(Notaries_elected)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected));
         for (k=0; k<n; k++)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 25d74eb1a..4adbc26a5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3872,6 +3872,7 @@ bool LoadBlockIndex()
         return false;
     }
     KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS = 0;
+    fprintf(stderr,"finished loading blocks\n");
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index c53cfd56e..334d18090 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ Value kvsearch(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
 Value minerids(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
-    Object ret; Array a; uint8_t minerids[2000],pubkeys[64][33]; int32_t i,j,n,numnotaries,tally[65];
+    Object ret; Array a; uint8_t minerids[2000],pubkeys[65][33]; int32_t i,j,n,numnotaries,tally[129];
     if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
         throw runtime_error("minerids needs height\n");
     LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Value minerids(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             for (i=0; i<n; i++)
             {
                 if ( minerids[i] >= numnotaries )
-                    tally[64]++;
+                    tally[128]++;
                 else tally[minerids[i]]++;
             }
             for (i=0; i<64; i++)
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ Value minerids(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             }
             Object item;
             item.push_back(Pair("pubkey", (char *)"external miners"));
-            item.push_back(Pair("blocks", tally[64]));
+            item.push_back(Pair("blocks", tally[128]));
             a.push_back(item);
         }
         ret.push_back(Pair("mined", a));