diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index f0055d7fd..a356e20a7 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
 {
     int32_t i,height; bool fShutdown = ShutdownRequested(); const uint256 zeroid;
     // Tell the main threads to shutdown.
-    if (komodo_currentheight()>100 && KOMODO_EARLYTXID!=zeroid && ((height=tx_height(KOMODO_EARLYTXID))==0 || height>100))
+    if (komodo_currentheight()>KOMODO_EARLYTXID_HEIGHT && KOMODO_EARLYTXID!=zeroid && ((height=tx_height(KOMODO_EARLYTXID))==0 || height>KOMODO_EARLYTXID_HEIGHT))
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"error: earlytx must be before block height 100 or tx does not exist\n");
         StartShutdown();
diff --git a/src/komodo_defs.h b/src/komodo_defs.h
index 06ed750a5..001ee0dce 100644
--- a/src/komodo_defs.h
+++ b/src/komodo_defs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define KOMODO_DEFS_H
 #include "komodo_nk.h"
 
+#define KOMODO_EARLYTXID_HEIGHT 200
 #define ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT 128
 #define ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS 7
 #define KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP 2000