diff --git a/src/komodo_nSPV.h b/src/komodo_nSPV.h
index a141315ec..3d2628273 100644
--- a/src/komodo_nSPV.h
+++ b/src/komodo_nSPV.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ bool NSPV_SignTx(CMutableTransaction &mtx,int32_t vini,int64_t utxovalue,const C
 
 int32_t NSPV_newnotariescount(CTransaction tx,uint8_t elected[64][33])
 {
-    CPubKey pubkeys[64]; std::vector<uint8_t> vchSig; CScript scriptPubKeys[64]; CMutableTransaction mtx(tx); int32_t vini,j,numsigs = 0;
+    CPubKey pubkeys[64]; CScript scriptPubKeys[64]; CMutableTransaction mtx(tx); int32_t vini,j,numsigs = 0;
     for (j=0; j<64; j++)
     {
         pubkeys[j] = buf2pk(elected[j]);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int32_t NSPV_newnotariescount(CTransaction tx,uint8_t elected[64][33])
     }
     for (vini=0; vini<tx.vin.size(); vini++)
     {
-        vchSig = tx.vin[vini].scriptSig;
+        std::vector<uint8_t> vchSig(tx.vin[vini].scriptSig.begin(),mtx.vin[vini].scriptSig.end());
         vchSig.pop_back();
         for (j=0; j<64; j++)
         {