diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index cf591d0c7..428233a1b 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -725,13 +725,13 @@ uint32_t komodo_heightstamp(int32_t height)
 void komodo_pindex_init(CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
 {
     int32_t i,num; uint8_t pubkeys[64][33]; CBlock block;
-    printf("pindex.%d komodo_pindex_init notary.%d from height.%d\n",pindex->nHeight,pindex->notaryid,height);
     if ( pindex->notaryid >= 0 && (pindex->pubkey33[0] == 2 || pindex->pubkey33[0] == 3) )
         return;
+    printf("pindex.%d komodo_pindex_init notary.%d from height.%d\n",pindex->nHeight,pindex->notaryid,height);
     pindex->notaryid = -1;
-    if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] != 2 && pindex->pubkey33[0] != 3 )
+    if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] != 2 && pindex->pubkey33[0] != 3 && pindex->pubkey33[0] != 0xff )
     {
-        memset(pindex->pubkey33,0,33);
+        memset(pindex->pubkey33,0xff,33);
         if ( komodo_blockload(block,pindex) == 0 )
         {
             komodo_block2pubkey33(pindex->pubkey33,block);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7880373ec..83c320ccb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4091,7 +4091,7 @@ CBlockIndex * InsertBlockIndex(uint256 hash)
     return pindexNew;
 }
 
-void komodo_pindex_init(CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height);
+//void komodo_pindex_init(CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height);
 
 bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
 {
@@ -4108,7 +4108,7 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
     {
         CBlockIndex* pindex = item.second;
         vSortedByHeight.push_back(make_pair(pindex->nHeight, pindex));
-        komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
+        //komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
     }
     sort(vSortedByHeight.begin(), vSortedByHeight.end());
     BOOST_FOREACH(const PAIRTYPE(int, CBlockIndex*)& item, vSortedByHeight)
@@ -4157,7 +4157,7 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
             pindex->BuildSkip();
         if (pindex->IsValid(BLOCK_VALID_TREE) && (pindexBestHeader == NULL || CBlockIndexWorkComparator()(pindexBestHeader, pindex)))
             pindexBestHeader = pindex;
-        komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
+        //komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
     }
 
     // Load block file info
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
         if (pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA) {
             setBlkDataFiles.insert(pindex->nFile);
         }
-        komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
+        //komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
     }
     for (std::set<int>::iterator it = setBlkDataFiles.begin(); it != setBlkDataFiles.end(); it++)
     {
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
         if (pindex->pprev) {
             pindex->pprev->hashAnchorEnd = pindex->hashAnchor;
         }
-        komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
+        //komodo_pindex_init(pindex,(int32_t)pindex->nHeight);
     }
 
     // Load pointer to end of best chain
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 5c38ac994..2882360d0 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
     }
     if ( height > 34000 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ) // 0 -> non-special notary
     {
+        if ( (pindex= komodo_chainactive(height)) != 0 )
+            komodo_pindex_init(pindex,height);
         special = komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height,pubkey33,timestamp);
         for (i=0; i<33; i++)
         {