diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index f3d21d634..02253950e 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void komodo_stateupdate(int32_t height,uint8_t notarypubs[][33],uint8_t numnotar
         komodo_statefname(fname,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,(char *)"komodostate");
         if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"rb+")) != 0 )
         {
-            if ( (retval= komodo_faststateinit(sp,fname,symbol,dest)) == 0 )
+            if ( (retval= komodo_faststateinit(sp,fname,symbol,dest)) > 0 )
                 fseek(fp,0,SEEK_END);
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 673f37a7c..e4d368a34 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ long komodo_stateind_validate(struct komodo_state *sp,char *indfname,uint8_t *fi
     *indcounterp = *prevpos100p = 0;
     if ( (inds= OS_fileptr(&fsize,indfname)) != 0 )
     {
+        fprintf(stderr,"validate %s fsize.%ld datalen.%ld n.%ld\n",indfname,fsize,datalen,fsize / sizeof(uint32_t));
         if ( (fsize % sizeof(uint32_t)) == 0 )
         {
             n = (int32_t)(fsize / sizeof(uint32_t));
@@ -1419,7 +1420,7 @@ long komodo_stateind_validate(struct komodo_state *sp,char *indfname,uint8_t *fi
             {
                 memcpy(&tmp,&inds[i * sizeof(uint32_t)],sizeof(uint32_t));
                 if ( i > n-10 )
-                    printf("%d: tmp.%08x prevpos100.%u\n",i,tmp,prevpos100);
+                    printf("%d: tmp.%08x [%c] prevpos100.%u\n",i,tmp,tmp&0xff,prevpos100);
                 if ( (i % 100) == 0 )
                     prevpos100 = tmp;
                 else