diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 966dcd6a2..11c9cf7b9 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_
 
 int64_t komodo_checkcommission(CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
 {
-    int64_t checktoshis=0; uint8_t *script;
+    int64_t checktoshis=0; uint8_t *script; int32_t scriptlen,matched = 0;
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 )
     {
         checktoshis = komodo_commission(pblock,height);
@@ -1488,10 +1488,16 @@ int64_t komodo_checkcommission(CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
         else*/ if ( checktoshis != 0 )
         {
             script = (uint8_t *)pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].scriptPubKey.data();
-            if ( script[0] != 33 || script[34] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) != 0 )
+            scriptlen = (int32_t)pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].scriptPubKey.size();
+            if ( scriptlen == 35 && script[0] == 33 && script[34] == OP_CHECKSIG && memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) == 0 )
+                matched = 1;
+            else if ( scriptlen == 25 && script[0] == OP_DUP && script[1] == OP_HASH160 && script[23] == OP_EQUALVERIFY && script[24] == OP_CHECKSIG && memcmp(script+2,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEYHASH,20) == 0 )
+                matched = 2;
+            if ( matched == 0 )
             {
-                if ( script[0] != 25 || script[0] != OP_DUP || script[1] != OP_HASH160 || script[23] != OP_EQUALVERIFY || script[24] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+2,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEYHASH,20) != 0 )
+                fprintf(stderr,"payment to wrong pubkey\n");
                 return(-1);
+         
             }
             if ( pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].nValue != checktoshis )
             {