diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 474184e5c..292302a55 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeight,uint256 txid,int32_
 {
     CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 hashval; uint256 hash; int32_t minage,i,iter=0; uint32_t txtime,winner = 0; uint64_t diff,value,coinage,supply = ASSETCHAINS_SUPPLY + nHeight*ASSETCHAINS_REWARD/SATOSHIDEN;
     txtime = komodo_txtime(&value,txid,vout);
-    fprintf(stderr,"%s/v%d %.8f txtime.%u\n",txid.ToString().c_str(),vout,dstr(value),txtime);
-    //if ( value == 0 )
-    //    return(0);
+    //fprintf(stderr,"%s/v%d %.8f txtime.%u\n",txid.ToString().c_str(),vout,dstr(value),txtime);
+    if ( value == 0 )
+        return(0);
     if ( txtime == 0 )
         txtime = prevtime;
     if ( (minage= nHeight*3) > 6000 )
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 4817da0ba..2b658d5ee 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_deposits(CMutableTransaction *txNew,char *symbol,int32_t
 int32_t komodo_isrealtime(int32_t *kmdheightp);
 int32_t komodo_validate_interest(const CTransaction &tx,int32_t txheight,uint32_t nTime,int32_t dispflag);
 uint64_t komodo_commission(const CBlock &block);
-int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint256 *utxotxidp,int32_t *utxovoutp,uint64_t *utxovaluep,uint8_t *utxosig);
+int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint256 *utxotxidp,int32_t *utxovoutp,uint64_t *utxovaluep,uint8_t *utxosig);
 
 CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
 {
@@ -391,10 +391,11 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
         {
             uint64_t txfees,utxovalue; uint32_t txtime; uint256 utxotxid,revtxid; int32_t i,siglen,numsigs,utxovout; uint8_t utxosig[128],*ptr;
-            if ( (siglen= komodo_staked(pblock->nBits,&blocktime,&txtime,&utxotxid,&utxovout,&utxovalue,utxosig)) > 0 )
+            CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), chainActive.Height() + 1);
+            if ( (siglen= komodo_staked(txStaked,pblock->nBits,&blocktime,&txtime,&utxotxid,&utxovout,&utxovalue,utxosig)) > 0 )
             {
-                CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(chainparams.GetConsensus(), nHeight);
                 CAmount txfees = 0;
+                /*CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(chainparams.GetConsensus(), nHeight);
                 txStaked.vin.resize(1);
                 txStaked.vout.resize(1);
                 for (i=0; i<32; i++)
@@ -407,12 +408,11 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
                     ptr[i] = utxosig[i];
                 txStaked.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(NOTARY_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
                 txStaked.vout[0].nValue = utxovalue - txfees;
-                txStaked.nLockTime = blocktime;
+                txStaked.nLockTime = blocktime;*/
                 
                 pblock->vtx.push_back(txStaked);
-                numsigs = GetLegacySigOpCount(txStaked);
                 pblocktemplate->vTxFees.push_back(txfees);
-                pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps.push_back(numsigs);
+                pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps.push_back(GetLegacySigOpCount(txStaked));
                 nFees += txfees;
                 pblock->nTime = blocktime;
             } else fprintf(stderr,"no utxos eligible for staking\n");
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 71c2025ed..5a56a16f4 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4441,7 +4441,7 @@ int32_t decode_hex(uint8_t *bytes,int32_t n,char *hex);
 extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 uint32_t komodo_stake(arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeight,uint256 hash,int32_t n,uint32_t blocktime,uint32_t prevtime);
 
-int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint256 *utxotxidp,int32_t *utxovoutp,uint64_t *utxovaluep,uint8_t *utxosig)
+int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint256 *utxotxidp,int32_t *utxovoutp,uint64_t *utxovaluep,uint8_t *utxosig)
 {
     set<CBitcoinAddress> setAddress;  int32_t i,siglen=0,nMinDepth = 1,nMaxDepth = 9999999; vector<COutput> vecOutputs; uint32_t eligible,earliest = 0; CScript best_scriptPubKey; arith_uint256 bnTarget; bool fNegative,fOverflow;
     bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
@@ -4504,7 +4504,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint
                     *txtimep = (uint32_t)out.tx->nLockTime;
                 }
             }
-            fprintf(stderr,"(%s) %s/v%d nValue %.8f locktime.%u txheight.%d\n",CBitcoinAddress(address).ToString().c_str(),out.tx->GetHash().GetHex().c_str(),out.i,(double)nValue/COIN,locktime,txheight);
+            //fprintf(stderr,"(%s) %s/v%d nValue %.8f locktime.%u txheight.%d\n",CBitcoinAddress(address).ToString().c_str(),out.tx->GetHash().GetHex().c_str(),out.i,(double)nValue/COIN,locktime,txheight);
         }
     }
     if ( earliest != 0 )
@@ -4512,7 +4512,6 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint
         bool signSuccess; SignatureData sigdata; uint64_t txfee; uint8_t *ptr; uint256 revtxid,utxotxid;
         auto consensusBranchId = CurrentEpochBranchId(chainActive.Height() + 1, Params().GetConsensus());
         const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
-        CMutableTransaction txNew = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), chainActive.Height() + 1);
         txNew.vin.resize(1);
         txNew.vout.resize(1);
         txfee = 0;
@@ -4529,6 +4528,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blocktimep,uint32_t *txtimep,uint
             fprintf(stderr,"failed to create signature\n");
         else
         {
+            UpdateTransaction(txNew,0,sigdata);
             ptr = (uint8_t *)sigdata.scriptSig.data();
             siglen = sigdata.scriptSig.size();
             for (i=0; i<siglen; i++)