diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 0a00258d4..153779c92 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int32_t komodo_blockindexcheck(CBlockIndex *pindex,uint32_t *nBitsp)
     return(0);
 }
 
-void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,const CBlock& block)
+void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
 {
     char *scriptstr; int32_t i,j,height,txn_count,len,flag = 0;
     // update voting results and official (height, notaries[])
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 481ee75e9..24d29b45e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
 
     int64_t nTime4 = GetTimeMicros(); nTimeCallbacks += nTime4 - nTime3;
     LogPrint("bench", "    - Callbacks: %.2fms [%.2fs]\n", 0.001 * (nTime4 - nTime3), nTimeCallbacks * 0.000001);
-    komodo_connectblock(pindex,block);
+    komodo_connectblock(pindex,*(CBlock *)&block);
 
     return true;
 }