diff --git a/src/komodo-tx.cpp b/src/komodo-tx.cpp
index 2408dc076..084d99c80 100644
--- a/src/komodo-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/komodo-tx.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "komodo_interest.h"
 
 CKey NSPV_key;
-char NSPV_pubkeystr[67];
+char NSPV_pubkeystr[67],NSPV_wifstr[64];
 uint64_t komodo_accrued_interest(int32_t *txheightp,uint32_t *locktimep,uint256 hash,int32_t n,int32_t checkheight,uint64_t checkvalue,int32_t tipheight)
 {
     return(0);
diff --git a/src/script/sign.cpp b/src/script/sign.cpp
index 7a9bb4052..5ede7987b 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.cpp
+++ b/src/script/sign.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 typedef vector<unsigned char> valtype;
 extern uint8_t ASSETCHAINS_TXPOW;
-extern CKey NSPV_key;
 extern char NSPV_wifstr[];
 extern int32_t KOMODO_NSPV;
 uint256 SIG_TXHASH;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ bool TransactionSignatureCreator::CreateSig(std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig,
     }
     SIG_TXHASH = hash;
     if ( KOMODO_NSPV != 0 )
-        key = NSPV_key;
+        key = DecodeSecret(wifstr);
     else if (pprivKey)
         key = *pprivKey;
     else if (!keystore || !keystore->GetKey(address, key))
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ bool TransactionSignatureCreator::CreateSig(std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig,
         fprintf(stderr,"keystore.%p error\n",keystore);
         return false;
     }
-    fprintf(stderr,"privkey (%s) for %s\n",NSPV_wifstr,EncodeDestination(NSPV_key.GetPubKey().GetID()).c_str());
+    fprintf(stderr,"privkey (%s) for %s\n",NSPV_wifstr,EncodeDestination(key.GetPubKey().GetID()).c_str());
 
     if (scriptCode.IsPayToCryptoCondition())
     {