diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 813fafe2a..d1f348b64 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 static uint32_t counter;
                 if ( counter++ < 100 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 0 )
                     fprintf(stderr,"created illegal block, retry\n");
-                sleep(1);
+                sleep(3);
                 continue;
             }
             unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(ptr);
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 010f51319..c6b5557cd 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4537,7 +4537,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
             for (i=0; i<siglen; i++)
                 utxosig[i] = ptr[i];//, fprintf(stderr,"%02x",ptr[i]);
             //fprintf(stderr," siglen.%d\n",siglen);
-            fprintf(stderr,"best %u from %u, gap %d\n",earliest,*blocktimep,(int32_t)(earliest - *blocktimep));
+            fprintf(stderr,"best %u from %u, gap %d lag.%d\n",earliest,*blocktimep,(int32_t)(earliest - *blocktimep),(int32_t)(time(NULL) - *blocktimep));
             *blocktimep = earliest;
         }
     }