diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 4e036f69a..5be8da5e2 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -434,20 +434,6 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t
         {
             if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
                 jsonstr = komodo_issuemethod(KMDUSERPASS,(char *)"getrawtransaction",params,7771);
-            else
-            {
-                CTransaction tx; uint256 hashBlock; int32_t numvouts,len; uint8_t *ptr;
-                if ( GetTransaction(NOTARIZED_DESTTXID,tx,hashBlock,true) == 0 )
-                    return(-1);
-                if ( (numvouts= tx.vout.size()) > 0 )
-                {
-                    ptr = (uint8_t *)tx.vout[numvouts - 1].scriptPubKey.data();
-                    len = tx.vout[numvouts - 1].scriptPubKey.size();
-                    retval = komodo_verifynotarizedscript(height,ptr,len,NOTARIZED_HASH);
-                    printf("direct verify ht.%d -> %d\n",height,retval);
-                    return(retval);
-                }
-            }
         }
         //else jsonstr = _dex_getrawtransaction();
         else return(0); // need universal way to issue DEX* API, since notaries mine most blocks, this ok
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 5e13283e1..06fe8cd1b 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -1147,7 +1147,9 @@ const char *komodo_opreturn(int32_t height,uint64_t value,uint8_t *opretbuf,int3
                 {
                     if ( baseids[i] < 0 )
                     {
-                        printf("%d of %d illegal baseid.%d\n",i,n,baseids[i]);
+                        static uint32_t counter;
+                        if ( counter++ < 3 )
+                            printf("%d of %d illegal baseid.%d, this can be ignored\n",i,n,baseids[i]);
                         continue;
                     }
                     bitcoin_address(coinaddr,60,&rmd160s[i*20],20);
@@ -1384,6 +1386,8 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
         return;
     }*/
     starttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+    if ( lasttime == 0 )
+        limit = 10;
     if ( 0 && starttime == lasttime )
     {
         usleep(1000);
diff --git a/src/komodo_kv.h b/src/komodo_kv.h
index e121a793e..d4f6dcca2 100644
--- a/src/komodo_kv.h
+++ b/src/komodo_kv.h
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ void komodo_kvupdate(uint8_t *opretbuf,int32_t opretlen,uint64_t value)
     key = &opretbuf[13];
     if ( keylen+13 > opretlen )
     {
-        printf("komodo_kvupdate: keylen.%d + 13 > opretlen.%d\n",keylen,opretlen);
+        static uint32_t counter;
+        if ( counter++ < 3 )
+            printf("komodo_kvupdate: keylen.%d + 13 > opretlen.%d, this can be ignored\n",keylen,opretlen);
         return;
     }
     valueptr = &key[keylen];