diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 7896b14cc..e82c4b429 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
             numvins = block.vtx[i].vin.size();
             for (j=0; j<numvins; j++)
             {
+                if ( i == 0 && j == 0 )
+                    continue;
                 if ( (scriptlen= gettxout_scriptPubKey(scriptPubKey,sizeof(scriptPubKey),block.vtx[i].vin[j].prevout.hash,block.vtx[i].vin[j].prevout.n)) > 0 )
                 {
                     if ( (k= komodo_notarycmp(scriptPubKey,scriptlen,pubkeys,numnotaries,rmd160)) >= 0 )
diff --git a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
index d8c3eaf08..313cfea2c 100644
--- a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(uint8_t *scriptPubKey,int32_t maxsize,uint256 txid
         m = tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
         for (i=0; i<maxsize&&i<m; i++)
             scriptPubKey[i] = ptr[i];
-        fprintf(stderr,"got scriptPubKey via rawtransaction\n");
+        //fprintf(stderr,"got scriptPubKey via rawtransaction\n");
         return(i);
     }
     return(-1);