diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index f6795661e..25be4227a 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_deposits(CMutableTransaction *txNew,char *base,int32_t to
 
 int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above block is valid pax pricing
 {
-    int32_t i,j,n,num,opretlen,offset=1,errs=0,matched=0,kmdheights[64],otherheights[64]; uint256 hash,txids[64]; char symbol[16],base[16]; uint16_t vouts[64]; int8_t baseids[64]; uint8_t *script,opcode,rmd160s[64*20]; uint64_t available,deposited,issued,withdrawn,approved,redeemed; int64_t values[64],srcvalues[64]; struct pax_transaction *pax;
+    int32_t i,j,n,ht,num,opretlen,offset=1,errs=0,matched=0,kmdheights[64],otherheights[64]; uint256 hash,txids[64]; char symbol[16],base[16]; uint16_t vouts[64]; int8_t baseids[64]; uint8_t *script,opcode,rmd160s[64*20]; uint64_t available,deposited,issued,withdrawn,approved,redeemed; int64_t values[64],srcvalues[64]; struct pax_transaction *pax;
     if ( KOMODO_PAX == 0 )
         return(0);
     memset(baseids,0xff,sizeof(baseids));
@@ -655,9 +655,9 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
                     printf(" kht.%d ht.%d %.8f %.8f blockhash couldnt find vout.[%d]\n",kmdheights[i-1],otherheights[i-1],dstr(values[i-1]),dstr(srcvalues[i]),i);
                 }
             }
-            if ( height <= chainActive.Tip()->nHeight && matched != num )
+            if ( (height < chainActive.Tip()->nHeight || (height >= chainActive.Tip()->nHeight && komodo_isrealtime(&ht) != 0)) && matched != num )
             {
-                printf("WOULD REJECT %s: ht.%d (%c) matched.%d vs num.%d\n",symbol,height,opcode,matched,num);
+                printf("WOULD REJECT %s: ht.%d (%c) matched.%d vs num.%d tip.%d isRT.%d\n",symbol,height,opcode,matched,num,(int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,komodo_isrealtime(&ht));
                 // can easily happen depending on order of loading
                 if ( height > 200000 )
                 {
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
                         isrealtime = 1;
                         RTmask |= (1LL << baseid);
                         memcpy(refsp->RTbufs[baseid+1],buf,sizeof(refsp->RTbufs[baseid+1]));
-                    } else fprintf(stderr,"[%s]: %s not RT %u %u %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,base,buf[0],buf[1],(int32_t)(time(NULL)-buf[2]));
+                    } else if ( (time(NULL)-buf[2]) > 1200 )
+                        fprintf(stderr,"[%s]: %s not RT %u %u %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,base,buf[0],buf[1],(int32_t)(time(NULL)-buf[2]));
                 } //else fprintf(stderr,"%s size error RT\n",base);
                 fclose(fp);
             } //else fprintf(stderr,"%s open error RT\n",base);
diff --git a/src/komodo_pax.h b/src/komodo_pax.h
index 79f01aefe..3885736e0 100644
--- a/src/komodo_pax.h
+++ b/src/komodo_pax.h
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ uint64_t PAX_fiatdest(uint64_t *seedp,int32_t tokomodo,char *destaddr,uint8_t pu
     *seedp = 0;
     if ( (baseid= komodo_baseid(origbase)) < 0 || baseid == MAX_CURRENCIES )
     {
-        printf("[%s] PAX_fiatdest illegal base.(%s)\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,origbase);
+        if ( origbase[0] != 0 )
+            printf("[%s] PAX_fiatdest illegal base.(%s)\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,origbase);
         return(0);
     }
     for (i=0; i<3; i++)
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 0fb829383..5abaae651 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -544,9 +544,9 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
     komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,NOTARY_PUBKEY33);
 
     std::string solver;
-    if ( notaryid >= 0 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+    //if ( notaryid >= 0 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
         solver = "tromp";
-    else solver = "default";
+    //else solver = "default";
     assert(solver == "tromp" || solver == "default");
     LogPrint("pow", "Using Equihash solver \"%s\" with n = %u, k = %u\n", solver, n, k);
     //fprintf(stderr,"Mining with %s\n",solver.c_str());
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
                 };
 
                 // TODO: factor this out into a function with the same API for each solver.
-                if (solver == "tromp" && notaryid >= 0 ) {
+                if (solver == "tromp" ) { //&& notaryid >= 0 ) {
                     // Create solver and initialize it.
                     equi eq(1);
                     eq.setstate(&curr_state);