diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 0a2b56ca9..efd5be36f 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 #endif
     }
 
-    std::string strMode = "template";
     UniValue lpval = NullUniValue;
     // TODO: Re-enable coinbasevalue once a specification has been written
     bool coinbasetxn = true;
+    std::string strMode;
     if (params.size() > 0)
     {
         const UniValue& oparam = params[0].get_obj();
@@ -530,12 +530,15 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             strMode = modeval.get_str();
         else if (modeval.isNull())
         {
-            /* Do nothing */
+            strMode = "template";
         }
         else
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Invalid mode");
         lpval = find_value(oparam, "longpollid");
 
+        if (strMode == "disablecb")
+            coinbasetxn = false;
+
         if (strMode == "proposal")
         {
             const UniValue& dataval = find_value(oparam, "data");
@@ -567,9 +570,6 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         }
     }
 
-    if (strMode != "template")
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Invalid mode");
-
     if (vNodes.empty())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_NOT_CONNECTED, "Komodo is not connected!");
 
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         uint256 txHash = tx.GetHash();
         setTxIndex[txHash] = i++;
 
-        if (tx.IsCoinBase() && !coinbasetxn)
-            continue;
+        //if (tx.IsCoinBase() && !coinbasetxn)
+        //    continue;
 
         UniValue entry(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         entry.push_back(Pair("fee", pblocktemplate->vTxFees[index_in_template]));
         entry.push_back(Pair("sigops", pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps[index_in_template]));
 
-        if (tx.IsCoinBase()) {
+        if (tx.IsCoinBase() && coinbasetxn == true ) {
             // Show founders' reward if it is required
             //if (pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() > 1) {
                 // Correct this if GetBlockTemplate changes the order
@@ -729,10 +729,10 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (coinbasetxn) {
         assert(txCoinbase.isObject());
         result.push_back(Pair("coinbasetxn", txCoinbase));
-    } else {
-        result.push_back(Pair("coinbaseaux", aux));
-        result.push_back(Pair("coinbasevalue", (int64_t)pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].nValue));
-    }
+    } // else {
+      //  result.push_back(Pair("coinbaseaux", aux));
+      //  result.push_back(Pair("coinbasevalue", (int64_t)pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].nValue));
+    //}
     result.push_back(Pair("longpollid", chainActive.LastTip()->GetBlockHash().GetHex() + i64tostr(nTransactionsUpdatedLast)));
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 )
     {
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     return result;
 }
 
+
 class submitblock_StateCatcher : public CValidationInterface
 {
 public: