diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 3eed9f2d7..52de0c960 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -643,8 +643,11 @@ int32_t komodo_eligiblenotary(int32_t *mids,int32_t *nonzpkeysp,int32_t height)
         if ( pindex != 0 )
         {
             komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height-i);
-            if ( (mids[i]= komodo_minerid(height-i,pubkey33) | (pindex->nHeight<<8)) >= 0 )
+            if ( (mids[i]= komodo_minerid(height-i,pubkey33)) >= 0 )
+            {
+                mids[i] = *(int32_t *)pubkey33;
                 (*nonzpkeysp)++;
+            }
             if ( mids[0] >= 0 && i > 0 && mids[i] == mids[0] )
                 duplicate++;
             pindex = pindex->pprev;