diff --git a/src/crosschain_authority.cpp b/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
index 10145013b..6b4f1d7ad 100644
--- a/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
+++ b/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool CheckTxAuthority(const CTransaction &tx, CrosschainAuthority auth)
 
 const CrosschainAuthority auth_STAKED = [&](){
     CrosschainAuthority auth;
-    auth.size = (int32_t)(sizeof(notaries_STAKED)/sizeof(*notaries_STAKED));
+    auth.size = num_notaries_STAKED;
     auth.requiredSigs = 3;
     for (int n=0; n<auth.size; n++)
         for (size_t i=0; i<33; i++)
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 7bec772b1..cf485e41f 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestam
             {
 	       if ( (strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "STKD", 4) == 0) || (strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "STAKED", 6) == 0) )
                {
-                  n1 = (int32_t)(sizeof(notaries_STAKED)/sizeof(*notaries_STAKED));
+                  n1 = num_notaries_STAKED;
                   for (i=0; i<n1; i++)
                       decode_hex(elected_pubkeys1[i],33,(char *)notaries_STAKED[i][1]);
                   did1 = 1;
diff --git a/src/notaries_STAKED.cpp b/src/notaries_STAKED.cpp
index 2038f6897..41b106066 100644
--- a/src/notaries_STAKED.cpp
+++ b/src/notaries_STAKED.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ const char *notaries_STAKED[][2] =
 };
 
 bool is_STAKED() {
-  int32_t STAKED = 0;
+  bool STAKED = 0;
   if ( (strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "STKD", 4) == 0) || (strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "STAKED", 6) == 0) )
     STAKED = 1;
   return(STAKED)
 };
+
+int num_notaries_STAKED = (int32_t)(sizeof(notaries_STAKED)/sizeof(*notaries_STAKED));
diff --git a/src/notaries_STAKED.h b/src/notaries_STAKED.h
index f6be14222..23e58e1ee 100644
--- a/src/notaries_STAKED.h
+++ b/src/notaries_STAKED.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define NOTARIES_STAKED_H
 
 extern const char *notaries_STAKED[][2];
+extern int num_notaries_STAKED;
 
 bool is_STAKED();