diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 0395f3d65..83f7eb446 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int32_t komodo_parsestatefile(struct komodo_state *sp,FILE *fp,char *symbol,char
                 errs++;
             if ( fread(&notarized_desttxid,1,sizeof(notarized_desttxid),fp) != sizeof(notarized_desttxid) )
                 errs++;
-            if ( 0 && sp != 0 )
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && sp != 0 )
                 printf("%s load[%s.%d] NOTARIZED %d %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,symbol,sp->NUM_NPOINTS,notarized_height,notarized_hash.ToString().c_str());
             //if ( matched != 0 ) global independent states -> inside *sp
             komodo_eventadd_notarized(sp,symbol,ht,dest,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid,notarized_height);
diff --git a/src/komodo_events.h b/src/komodo_events.h
index 0ee3aa1f3..886854fd6 100644
--- a/src/komodo_events.h
+++ b/src/komodo_events.h
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ void komodo_eventadd_notarized(struct komodo_state *sp,char *symbol,int32_t heig
     struct komodo_event_notarized N;
     if ( komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
     {
-        if ( height > 50000 )
+        if ( height > 50000 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             printf("[%s] error validating notarization ht.%d notarized_height.%d, if on a pruned %s node this can be ignored\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight,dest);
     }
     else
     {
-        //fprintf(stderr,"validated %s ht.%d notarized %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight);
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+            fprintf(stderr,"validated [%s] ht.%d notarized %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight);
         memset(&N,0,sizeof(N));
         N.blockhash = notarized_hash;
         N.desttxid = notarized_desttxid;
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 80de01629..73100a7df 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ void komodo_notarized_update(struct komodo_state *sp,int32_t nHeight,int32_t not
         printf("komodo_notarized_update REJECT notarized_height %d > %d nHeight\n",notarized_height,nHeight);
         return;
     }
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+        printf("[%s] komodo_notarized_update nHeight.%d notarized_height.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,nHeight,notarized_height);
     portable_mutex_lock(&komodo_mutex);
     sp->NPOINTS = (struct notarized_checkpoint *)realloc(sp->NPOINTS,(sp->NUM_NPOINTS+1) * sizeof(*sp->NPOINTS));
     np = &sp->NPOINTS[sp->NUM_NPOINTS++];