diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7292781cb..6b430e387 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ void UpdateBlockAvailability(NodeId nodeid, const uint256 &hash) {
     CNodeState *state = State(nodeid);
     assert(state != NULL);
 
-    ProcessBlockAvailability(nodeid);
+    /*ProcessBlockAvailability(nodeid);
 
     BlockMap::iterator it = mapBlockIndex.find(hash);
-    if (it->second != 0 && it != mapBlockIndex.end() && it->second->nChainWork > 0) {
+    if (it != mapBlockIndex.end() && it->second->nChainWork > 0) {
         // An actually better block was announced.
         if (state->pindexBestKnownBlock == NULL || it->second->nChainWork >= state->pindexBestKnownBlock->nChainWork)
             state->pindexBestKnownBlock = it->second;
-    } else
+    } else*/
     {
         // An unknown block was announced; just assume that the latest one is the best one.
         state->hashLastUnknownBlock = hash;
@@ -723,17 +723,23 @@ int32_t komodo_validate_interest(uint32_t *expiredp,const CTransaction& tx,int32
             if ( (pindex= mapBlockIndex[hashBlock]) != 0 )
             {
                 txheight = pindex->nHeight;
+                prevblocktime = pindex->nTime;
                 if ( (previndex= pindex->pprev) != 0 )
                     prevblocktime = previndex->nTime;
             }
         }
-        if ( prevblocktime != 0 )
-            cmptime = prevblocktime + 600;
-        else if ( txheight > 246748 )
+        if ( prevblocktime == 0 )
         {
-            //fprintf(stderr,"couldnt get cmptime for [%d] t%u\n",txheight,prevblocktime);
-            return(-1);
-        } else return(0);
+            if ( chainActive.Tip() != 0 && txheight == chainActive.Tip()->nHeight+1 )
+                prevblocktime = chainActive.Tip()->nTime;
+            else
+            {
+                prevblocktime = chainActive.Tip()->nTime;
+                fprintf(stderr,"couldnt get prevblocktime for [%d] use tiptime.%u\n",txheight,prevblocktime);
+                //return(-1);
+            }
+        }
+        cmptime = prevblocktime + 600;
         /* uint32_t prevblocktime=0,cmptime=0,txheighttime=0,tiptime=0,locktime=0;
         prevblocktime = 0;
         locktime = komodo_interest_args(&txheighttime,&txheight,&tiptime,&value,tx.GetHash(),0);