diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 6927de309..bda5b47b1 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -351,14 +351,14 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarizedscript(uint8_t *script,int32_t len,uint256 NOTARIZ
     int32_t i; uint256 hash; char params[256];
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
         ((uint8_t *)&hash)[i] = script[2+i];
-    if ( hash == NOTARIZED_HASH )
-        return(0);
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
         printf("%02x",((uint8_t *)&NOTARIZED_HASH)[i]);
     printf(" notarized, ");
     for (i=0; i<32; i++)
         printf("%02x",((uint8_t *)&hash)[i]);
     printf(" opreturn\n");
+    if ( hash == NOTARIZED_HASH )
+        return(0);
     return(-1);
 }