diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index c7efc6111..c260bae5f 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -364,15 +364,19 @@ int32_t komodo_notarized_height(int32_t *prevMoMheightp,uint256 *hashp,uint256 *
 
 int32_t komodo_dpowconfs(int32_t txheight,int32_t numconfs)
 {
+    static int32_t hadnotarization;
     char symbol[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN],dest[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN]; struct komodo_state *sp;
     if ( KOMODO_DPOWCONFS != 0 && txheight > 0 && numconfs > 0 && (sp= komodo_stateptr(symbol,dest)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( sp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT > 0 )
         {
+            hadnotarization = 1;
             if ( txheight < sp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT )
                 return(numconfs);
             else return(1);
-        } else return(1);
+        }
+        else if ( hadnotarization != 0 )
+            return(1);
     }
     return(numconfs);
 }