diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 783a3bafc..b91a6666e 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int32_t KOMODO_INSYNC,KOMODO_LASTMINED,prevKOMODO_LASTMINED,KOMODO_CCACTIVATE,JU
 std::string ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_ADDRESS,NOTARY_ADDRESS,NOTARY_PUBKEY,ASSETCHAINS_NOTARIES,ASSETCHAINS_,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY,DONATION_PUBKEY;
 uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_PUBLIC,ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE,ASSETCHAINS_TXPOW;
 
-char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN],ASSETCHAINS_USERPASS[4096],NOTARYADDRS[64][18];
+char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN],ASSETCHAINS_USERPASS[4096],NOTARYADDRS[64][36];
 uint16_t ASSETCHAINS_P2PPORT,ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT;
 uint32_t ASSETCHAIN_INIT,ASSETCHAINS_CC,KOMODO_STOPAT,KOMODO_DPOWCONFS = 1;
 uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_MAGIC = 2387029918;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 53067481e..ea4bc1234 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ bool CheckTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state,
         return true;
     }
 }
-extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][18];
+extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][36];
 
 int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr) // from ac_private chains only
 {
diff --git a/src/notaries_staked.cpp b/src/notaries_staked.cpp
index 23b1eaa9c..790fe5ece 100644
--- a/src/notaries_staked.cpp
+++ b/src/notaries_staked.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "cc/CCinclude.h"
 #include <cstring>
 
-extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][18];
+extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][36];
 extern std::string NOTARY_ADDRESS,NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 extern int32_t STAKED_ERA,IS_STAKED_NOTARY,IS_KOMODO_NOTARY;
 extern pthread_mutex_t staked_mutex;
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ int8_t numStakedNotaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int8_t era) {
                   pthread_mutex_lock(&staked_mutex);
                   pubkey2addr((char *)NOTARYADDRS[i],(uint8_t *)staked_pubkeys1[i]);
                   pthread_mutex_unlock(&staked_mutex);
+                  fprintf(stderr, "copied address [%d]: %s\n",i,NOTARYADDRS[i]);
 #endif
               }
               didstaked1 = 1;
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ int8_t numStakedNotaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int8_t era) {
               didstaked4 = 0;
               printf("%s is a STAKED chain in era 1 \n",ChainName);
           }
+
           memcpy(pubkeys,staked_pubkeys1,num_notaries_STAKED1 * 33);
           retval = num_notaries_STAKED1;
           break;