diff --git a/src/chain.h b/src/chain.h
index 7ed6c4b4d..4e5d7e48d 100644
--- a/src/chain.h
+++ b/src/chain.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class CChainPower;
 #include "pow.h"
 #include "tinyformat.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
+extern int8_t is_STAKED(const char *chain_name);
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ class CChainPower;
 static const int SPROUT_VALUE_VERSION = 1001400;
 static const int SAPLING_VALUE_VERSION = 1010100;
 extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS;
+extern char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[65];
+//extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY;
 
 struct CDiskBlockPos
 {
@@ -532,11 +535,6 @@ public:
         READWRITE(nBits);
         READWRITE(nNonce);
         READWRITE(nSolution);
-        
-        // LABS extra blockindex stuff. 
-        //  only read/write nNotaryPay if it has a value. This should be backwards compatible with all existing chains.
-        if ( nNotaryPay != 0 )
-            READWRITE(nNotaryPay);
 
         // Only read/write nSproutValue if the client version used to create
         // this index was storing them.
@@ -549,6 +547,11 @@ public:
         if ((s.GetType() & SER_DISK) && (nVersion >= SAPLING_VALUE_VERSION)) {
             READWRITE(nSaplingValue);
         }
+        if ( (s.GetType() & SER_DISK) && (is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 0) )
+        {
+            READWRITE(nNotaryPay);
+            READWRITE(segid);
+        }
     }
 
     uint256 GetBlockHash() const
diff --git a/src/komodo_nk.h b/src/komodo_nk.h
index 3c9034dde..ed994c13f 100644
--- a/src/komodo_nk.h
+++ b/src/komodo_nk.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef KOMODO_NK_H
 #define KOMODO_NK_H
 
-#define ASSETCHAINS_N 96
-#define ASSETCHAINS_K 5
+#define ASSETCHAINS_N 77
+#define ASSETCHAINS_K 3
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b8861bf9a..f5b57b364 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3714,11 +3714,11 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
 
     //FlushStateToDisk();
     komodo_connectblock(false,pindex,*(CBlock *)&block);  // dPoW state update.
-    if ( ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY[0] != 0 && pindex->GetHeight() > 10 )
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY[0] != 0 )
     {
       // Update the notary pay with the latest payment.
       pindex->nNotaryPay = pindex->pprev->nNotaryPay + notarypaycheque;
-      fprintf(stderr, "total notary pay.%li\n", pindex->nNotaryPay);
+      //fprintf(stderr, "total notary pay.%li\n", pindex->nNotaryPay);
     }
     return true;
 }