diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 90e890ebd..ce398c02d 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
 //
 // Start
 //
-extern int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY;
+extern int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY,ASSETCHAIN_INIT;
 extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 
 bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
         void komodo_args();
         fprintf(stderr,"call komodo_args\n");
         komodo_args();
+        while ( ASSETCHAIN_INIT == 0 )
+        {
+            sleep(1);
+        }
         if (!boost::filesystem::is_directory(GetDataDir(false)))
         {
             fprintf(stderr, "Error: Specified data directory \"%s\" does not exist.\n", mapArgs["-datadir"].c_str());
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index f495865b8..31dbc4090 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1318,9 +1318,5 @@ void komodo_args()
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             komodo_configfile(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,ASSETCHAINS_PORT + 1);
     } else ASSETCHAINS_PORT = 8777;
-    while ( ASSETCHAIN_INIT == 0 )
-    {
-        sleep(1);
-    }
     fprintf(stderr,"%s chain params initialized\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
 }
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