diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index bbc45807b..55d8a9357 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -731,7 +731,9 @@ void komodo_pindex_init(CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
     pindex->notaryid = -1;
     if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] != 2 && pindex->pubkey33[0] != 3 && pindex->pubkey33[0] != 0xff )
     {
-        memset(pindex->pubkey33,0xff,33);
+        if ( KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 )
+            memset(pindex->pubkey33,0xff,33);
+        else memset(pindex->pubkey33,0,33);
         if ( komodo_blockload(block,pindex) == 0 )
         {
             komodo_block2pubkey33(pindex->pubkey33,block);
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 5b022b644..b6c7d2b31 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
         for (i=0; i<66; i++)
             printf("%d ",mids[i]);
         printf(" minerids from ht.%d pindex.%p\n",height,pindex);
-        //if ( KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 )
+        if ( KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 )
             return false;
     }
     return true;