diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 9064e37d7..8b637db0a 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const char *Notaries_genesis[][2] =
     { "titomane_SH", "035f49d7a308dd9a209e894321f010d21b7793461b0c89d6d9231a3fe5f68d9960" },
 };
 
-#define KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP 1000
+#define KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP 2000
 #define KOMODO_PUBKEYS_HEIGHT(height) ((int32_t)(((((height)+KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP*.5)/KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) + 1) * KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP))
 
 struct nutxo_entry { UT_hash_handle hh; uint256 txhash; uint64_t voutmask; int32_t notaryid,height; } *NUTXOS;
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 86118816d..c3665fa51 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
         }
         if ( nonz == 0 )
             return(true); // will come back via different path with pubkey set
-        if ( height > 65500 )
+        if ( height > 65800 )
         {
             if ( notaryid >= 0 )
             {