diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b3e31681c..f432eca29 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1047,17 +1047,21 @@ bool CheckTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state,
 
 int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr) // from ac_private chains only
 {
-    char notaryaddrs[num_notaries_STAKED1 + 1][64];
+    static int32_t didinit; static char notaryaddrs[17 + 1][64];
     int32_t i;
-    uint8_t pubkey33[33];
-    for (i=0; i<=num_notaries_STAKED1; i++)
-      {
-        if ( i < num_notaries_STAKED1 )
-            decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)notaries_STAKED1[i][1]);
-        else decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)CRYPTO777_PUBSECPSTR);
-        pubkey2addr((char *)notaryaddrs[i],(uint8_t *)pubkey33);
-      }
-    for (i=0; i<=num_notaries_STAKED1; i++)
+    if ( didinit == 0 )
+    {
+        uint8_t pubkey33[33];
+        for (i=0; i<=17; i++)
+        {
+            if ( i < 17 )
+                decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)notaries_STAKED1[i][1]);
+            else decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)CRYPTO777_PUBSECPSTR);
+            pubkey2addr((char *)notaryaddrs[i],(uint8_t *)pubkey33);
+        }
+        didinit = 1;
+    }
+    for (i=0; i<=17; i++)
         if ( strcmp(coinaddr,notaryaddrs[i]) == 0 )
             return(1);
     return(0);