diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 27ac64234..17ab7353e 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 // Update nNonce and nTime
                 pblock->nNonce = ArithToUint256(UintToArith256(pblock->nNonce) + 1);
                 pblock->nBits = savebits;
-                if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 0 )
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 0 || NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] == 0 )
                     UpdateTime(pblock, chainparams.GetConsensus(), pindexPrev);
                 if (chainparams.GetConsensus().fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks)
                 {