diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 935252936..d88947f36 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,18 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
     nbits = CalculateNextWorkRequired(bnAvg, pindexLast->GetMedianTimePast(), pindexFirst->GetMedianTimePast(), params);
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW > 0 && block12diff != 0 && block7diff != 0 && block4diff != 0 )
     {
+        block3sum = (block4diff - tipdiff);
+        block6sum = (block7diff - tipdiff);
+        block11sum = (block12diff - tipdiff);
         origtarget = bnTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(nbits);
         easy.SetCompact(KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS,&fNegative,&fOverflow);
+        if ( block3sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME/5 || block6sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME || block11sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*5 )
+        {
+            bnTarget /= arith_uint256(100);
+            fprintf(stderr,"booster triggered 100x\n");
+            nbits = bnTarget.GetCompact();
+            return(nbits);
+        }
         bnSum4 = zawy_targetMA(easy,bnSum4,4,block4diff * 5,1);
         bnSum7 = zawy_targetMA(easy,bnSum7,7,block7diff * 3,1);
         bnSum12 = zawy_targetMA(easy,bnSum12,12,block12diff * 2,1);
@@ -164,27 +174,28 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
         else bnTmp = bnSum7;
         if ( bnSum12 < bnTmp )
             bnTmp = bnSum12;
-        if ( bnTmp < bnTarget )
+        if ( flag == 0 && bnTmp < bnTarget )
         {
             bnTarget = (bnTmp + bnPrev) / arith_uint256(2);
             fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d block12diff %d vs %d, make harder\n",(int32_t)pindexLast->GetHeight()+1,block12diff,ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*11);
-            block3sum = (block4diff - tipdiff);
-            block6sum = (block7diff - tipdiff);
-            block11sum = (block12diff - tipdiff);
-            if ( block3sum > 0 && block3sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME/5 )
-                divisor = 15;
-            else if ( block6sum > 0 && block6sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*2 )
-                divisor = 3;
-            else if ( block11sum > 0 && block11sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*5 )
-                divisor = 2;
-            if ( divisor != 0 )
+            if ( 0 )
             {
-                bnTarget /= arith_uint256(divisor);
-                fprintf(stderr,"special booster block3sum.%d block6sum.%d tipdiff.%d -> %d, divisor.%d\n",block3sum,block6sum,tipdiff,1000*tipdiff/60,divisor);
-                if ( 0 && 1000*tipdiff/60 < 1000 )
+
+                if ( block3sum > 0 && block3sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME/5 )
+                    divisor = 15;
+                else if ( block6sum > 0 && block6sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*2 )
+                    divisor = 3;
+                else if ( block11sum > 0 && block11sum < ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME*5 )
+                    divisor = 2;
+                if ( divisor != 0 )
                 {
-                    fprintf(stderr,"special booster block3sum.%d block6sum.%d tipdiff.%d -> %d\n",block3sum,block6sum,tipdiff,1000*tipdiff/60);
-                    bnTarget = bnTarget * arith_uint256(1000*tipdiff/60) / arith_uint256(1000);
+                    bnTarget /= arith_uint256(divisor);
+                    fprintf(stderr,"special booster block3sum.%d block6sum.%d tipdiff.%d -> %d, divisor.%d\n",block3sum,block6sum,tipdiff,1000*tipdiff/60,divisor);
+                    if ( 0 && 1000*tipdiff/60 < 1000 )
+                    {
+                        fprintf(stderr,"special booster block3sum.%d block6sum.%d tipdiff.%d -> %d\n",block3sum,block6sum,tipdiff,1000*tipdiff/60);
+                        bnTarget = bnTarget * arith_uint256(1000*tipdiff/60) / arith_uint256(1000);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             flag = 1;