diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 4051eb095..988a8251c 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1575,14 +1575,25 @@ int32_t komodo_checkPOW(int32_t slowflag,CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
     }
     if ( failed == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
     {
-        if ( height == 1 || ASSETCHAINS_STREAM != 0 )
+        if ( height == 1 )
         {
             script = (uint8_t *)pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].scriptPubKey.data();
             if ( script[0] != 33 || script[34] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) != 0 ) {
                 return(-1);
             }
         }
-        else
+        else if ( ASSETCHAINS_STREAM != 0 ) {
+            int lasttx = ( pblock->vtx.size() -1 );
+            uint256 hash; CTransaction tx; CTxIn& txin;
+            txin = pblock->vtx[lasttx];
+            if (GetTransaction(txin.prevout.hash,tx,hash,false))
+            {
+                script = (uint8_t *)tx.vout[txin.prevout.n].scriptPubKey.data();
+                if ( script[0] != 33 || script[34] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) != 0 ) {
+                    return(-1);
+                }
+            }
+        } else
         {
             if ( komodo_checkcommission(pblock,height) < 0 )
                 return(-1);
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 668c5127f..a36a33a17 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -626,10 +626,17 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
 CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey,int32_t nHeight,int32_t gpucount)
 {
     CPubKey pubkey; CScript scriptPubKey; uint8_t *script,*ptr; int32_t i;
-    if ( (nHeight == 1 || ASSETCHAINS_STREAM != 0 ) && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
+    if ( nHeight == 1 && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
     {
         scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
     }
+    else if ( ASSETCHAINS_STREAM != 0 )
+    {
+        if ( nHeight < 128 )
+          scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+        else
+          scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(CRYPTO777_PUBSECPSTR) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+    }
     else if ( USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY != 0 )
     {
         //fprintf(stderr,"use notary pubkey\n");