diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 25646a438..cf591d0c7 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -815,8 +815,9 @@ int32_t komodo_eligiblenotary(uint8_t pubkeys[66][33],int32_t *mids,int32_t *non
             }
             else
             {
-                komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height-i);
-                memcpy(pubkeys[i],pubkey33,33);
+                pindex_komodo_init(pindex,height-i);
+                //komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height-i);
+                memcpy(pubkeys[i],pindex->pubkey33,33);
                 if ( (mids[i]= komodo_minerid(height-i,pubkey33)) >= 0 )
                 {
                     //mids[i] = *(int32_t *)pubkey33;
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index f5cbc3c96..5c38ac994 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Consensus::Params& params)
 {
     extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
-    bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,nonzpkeys=0,nonz=0,special=0,special2=0,notaryid=-1,flag = 0, mids[66]; uint32_t timestamp = 0;
+    bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,nonzpkeys=0,nonz=0,special=0,special2=0,notaryid=-1,flag = 0, mids[66]; uint32_t timestamp = 0; CBlockIndex *pindex;
     arith_uint256 bnTarget; uint8_t pubkeys[66][33];
     timestamp = komodo_chainactive_timestamp();
     bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ 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\n",height);
-        if ( KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 )
+        //if ( KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 )
             return false;
     }
     return true;