diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8dd3688fc..a82f42fbb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2585,13 +2585,16 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     LogPrint("bench", "      - Connect %u transactions: %.2fms (%.3fms/tx, %.3fms/txin) [%.2fs]\n", (unsigned)block.vtx.size(), 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart), 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart) / block.vtx.size(), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart) / (nInputs-1), nTimeConnect * 0.000001);
 
     CAmount blockReward = nFees + GetBlockSubsidy(pindex->nHeight, chainparams.GetConsensus());
-    //if (block.vtx[0].vout[0].nValue > blockReward)
-    if (block.vtx[0].GetValueOut() > blockReward)
-        return state.DoS(100,
+    if ( block.vtx[0].GetValueOut() > blockReward)
+    {
+        if ( nHeight < KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT1 || block.vtx[0].vout[0].nValue > blockReward )
+        {
+            return state.DoS(100,
                          error("ConnectBlock(): coinbase pays too much (actual=%d vs limit=%d)",
                                block.vtx[0].GetValueOut(), blockReward),
                                REJECT_INVALID, "bad-cb-amount");
-
+        } else fprintf(stderr,"nHeight.%d coinbase %.8f vs %.8f\n",(int32_t)nHeight,dstr(block.vtx[0].GetValueOut()),dstr(blockReward));
+    }
     if (!control.Wait())
         return state.DoS(100, false);
     int64_t nTime2 = GetTimeMicros(); nTimeVerify += nTime2 - nTimeStart;