diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 7072781ba..856e22e7d 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -580,6 +580,32 @@ uint32_t komodo_txtime(uint64_t *valuep,uint256 hash,int32_t n,char *destaddr)
     return(tx.nLockTime);
 }
 
+uint32_t komodo_txtime2(uint64_t *valuep,uint256 hash,int32_t n,char *destaddr)
+{
+    CTxDestination address; CBlockIndex *pindex; CTransaction tx; uint256 hashBlock; uint32_t txtime = 0;
+    *valuep = 0;
+    if (!GetTransaction(hash, tx,
+#ifndef KOMODO_ZCASH
+                        Params().GetConsensus(),
+#endif
+                        hashBlock, true))
+    {
+        //fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: %s/v%d locktime.%u\n",hash.ToString().c_str(),n,(uint32_t)tx.nLockTime);
+        return(0);
+    }
+    if ( (pindex= mapBlockIndex[hashBlock]) != 0 )
+        txtime = pindex->nTime;
+    else txtime = tx.nLockTime;
+    //fprintf(stderr,"%s/v%d locktime.%u\n",hash.ToString().c_str(),n,(uint32_t)tx.nLockTime);
+    if ( n < tx.vout.size() )
+    {
+        *valuep = tx.vout[n].nValue;
+        if (ExtractDestination(tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey, address))
+            strcpy(destaddr,CBitcoinAddress(address).ToString().c_str());
+    }
+    return(txtime);
+}
+
 void komodo_disconnect(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
 {
     char symbol[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN],dest[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN]; struct komodo_state *sp;
@@ -1138,9 +1164,8 @@ int32_t komodo_segids(uint8_t *hashbuf,int32_t height,int32_t n)
 
 uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeight,uint256 txid,int32_t vout,uint32_t blocktime,uint32_t prevtime,char *destaddr)
 {
-    CBlockIndex *pindex; bool fNegative,fOverflow; uint8_t hashbuf[256]; char address[64]; bits256 addrhash; arith_uint256 hashval,mindiff,ratio; uint256 hash,pasthash; int64_t diff=0; int32_t segid,minage,i,iter=0; uint32_t txtime,winner = 0 ; uint64_t value,coinage,supply = ASSETCHAINS_SUPPLY + nHeight*ASSETCHAINS_REWARD/SATOSHIDEN;
-    txtime = komodo_txtime(&value,txid,vout,address);
-    txtime -= KOMODO_MAXMEMPOOLTIME;
+    bool fNegative,fOverflow; uint8_t hashbuf[256]; char address[64]; bits256 addrhash; arith_uint256 hashval,mindiff,ratio; uint256 hash,pasthash; int32_t diff=0,segid,minage,i,iter=0; uint32_t txtime,winner = 0 ; uint64_t value,coinage;
+    txtime = komodo_txtime2(&value,txid,vout,address);
     if ( validateflag == 0 && blocktime < GetAdjustedTime() )
         blocktime = GetAdjustedTime();
     if ( blocktime < prevtime+3 )
@@ -1157,7 +1182,6 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeigh
     ratio = (mindiff / bnTarget);
     if ( (minage= nHeight*3) > 6000 ) // about 100 blocks
         minage = 6000;
-    pindex = 0;
     vcalc_sha256(0,(uint8_t *)&addrhash,(uint8_t *)address,(int32_t)strlen(address));
     segid = ((nHeight + addrhash.uints[0]) & 0x3f);
     komodo_segids(hashbuf,nHeight-101,100);
@@ -1168,13 +1192,18 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeigh
     for (iter=0; iter<3600; iter++)
     {
         diff = (iter + blocktime - txtime - minage);
-        if ( diff > 3600*24*30 )
+        if ( diff < 0 )
+            diff = 60;
+        else if ( diff > 3600*24*30 )
+        {
+            //printf("diff.%d (iter.%d blocktime.%u txtime.%u minage.%d)\n",(int32_t)diff,iter,blocktime,txtime,(int32_t)minage);
             diff = 3600*24*30;
+        }
         if ( iter > 0 )
             diff += segid*2;
         if ( blocktime+iter+segid*2 < txtime+minage )
             continue;
-        coinage = (value * diff) * ((diff >> 16) + 1);
+        coinage = (value * diff);
         hashval = ratio * (UintToArith256(hash) / arith_uint256(coinage+1));
         if ( hashval <= bnTarget )
         {
@@ -1188,27 +1217,24 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeigh
         }
         if ( validateflag != 0 )
         {
-            /*for (i=31; i>=0; i--)
-                fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&ratio)[i]);
-            fprintf(stderr," ratio -> ");
             for (i=31; i>=24; i--)
                 fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&hashval)[i]);
-            fprintf(stderr," vs target ");
+            fprintf(stderr," vs ");
             for (i=31; i>=24; i--)
                 fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[i]);
-            fprintf(stderr," segid.%d iter.%d winner.%d coinage.%llu %d ht.%d gap.%d %.8f diff.%d\n",segid,iter,winner,(long long)coinage,(int32_t)(blocktime - txtime),nHeight,(int32_t)(blocktime - prevtime),dstr(value),(int32_t)diff);*/
+            fprintf(stderr," segid.%d iter.%d winner.%d coinage.%llu %d ht.%d t.%u v%d diff.%d\n",segid,iter,winner,(long long)coinage,(int32_t)(blocktime - txtime),nHeight,blocktime,(int32_t)value,(int32_t)diff);
             break;
         }
     }
     //fprintf(stderr,"iterated until i.%d winner.%d\n",i,winner);
-    if ( 1 )
+    if ( 0 )
     {
         for (i=31; i>=24; i--)
             fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&hashval)[i]);
         fprintf(stderr," vs ");
         for (i=31; i>=24; i--)
             fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[i]);
-        fprintf(stderr," segid.%d iter.%d winner.%d coinage.%llu %d ht.%d t.%u %.8f diff.%d\n",segid,iter,winner,(long long)coinage,(int32_t)(blocktime - txtime),nHeight,blocktime,dstr(value),(int32_t)diff);
+        fprintf(stderr," segid.%d iter.%d winner.%d coinage.%llu %d ht.%d t.%u v%d diff.%d\n",segid,iter,winner,(long long)coinage,(int32_t)(blocktime - txtime),nHeight,blocktime,(int32_t)value,(int32_t)diff);
     }
     if ( nHeight < 10 )
         return(blocktime);