diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index e4efead95..f0ee61080 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(const CBlock& block) // verify above block is valid
     int32_t i,n,scriptlen,num,iter,matchflag; uint256 txids[64]; uint8_t shortflag; char base[16]; uint16_t vouts[64]; uint8_t *script; queue_t *Q; struct pax_transaction *ptr; struct queueitem *item;
     n = block.vtx[0].vout.size();
     script = (uint8_t *)block.vtx[0].vout[n-1].scriptPubKey.data();
-    if ( script[0] == 0x6a )
+    if ( n > 2 && script[0] == 0x6a )
     {
         scriptlen = block.vtx[0].vout[n-1].scriptPubKey.size();
-        if ( (num= komodo_issued_opreturn(&shortflag,base,txids,vouts,script,scriptlen)) > 0 && num == n-2 )
+        if ( (num= komodo_issued_opreturn(&shortflag,base,txids,vouts,script,scriptlen)) > 0 )
         {
             for (i=1; i<n-1; i++)
             {