diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index cf9b1c20c..e293d6926 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
             ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW = 1;
             fprintf(stderr,"default activate adaptivepow\n");
         } else fprintf(stderr,"height1 time %u vs %u\n",pindex->nTime,ADAPTIVEPOW_CHANGETO_DEFAULTON);
-    } else fprintf(stderr,"cant find height 1\n");
+    } //else fprintf(stderr,"cant find height 1\n");
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_CBOPRET != 0 )
         komodo_pricesinit();
     while (!fShutdown)
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 95f609483..84a84935b 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1424,8 +1424,8 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_adaptivepow_target(int32_t height,arith_uint256 bnTarget,ui
         diff = (nTime - tipindex->GetMedianTimePast());
         tipdiff = (nTime - tipindex->nTime);
         if ( tipdiff > 13*ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME )
-            diff = 13*ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME;
-        if ( diff > 13 * ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME )
+            diff = tipdiff;
+        if ( diff >= 13 * ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME )
         {
             mult = diff - 12 * ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME;
             mult = (mult / ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME) * ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME + ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME / 2;
@@ -1435,10 +1435,10 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_adaptivepow_target(int32_t height,arith_uint256 bnTarget,ui
             if ( bnTarget < origtarget || bnTarget > easy ) // deal with overflow
             {
                 bnTarget = easy;
-                fprintf(stderr,"miner overflowed mult.%lld, set to mindiff\n",(long long)mult);
-            } else fprintf(stderr,"miner elapsed %d, adjust by factor of %lld\n",diff,(long long)mult);
-        } else fprintf(stderr,"diff %d, vs 120\n",diff);
-    } else fprintf(stderr,"cant find height.%d\n",height);
+                fprintf(stderr,"tipdiff.%d diff.%d height.%d miner overflowed mult.%lld, set to mindiff\n",tipdiff,diff,height,(long long)mult);
+            } else fprintf(stderr,"tipdiff.%d diff.%d height.%d miner elapsed %d, adjust by factor of %lld\n",tipdiff,diff,height,diff,(long long)mult);
+        } //else fprintf(stderr,"height.%d tipdiff.%d diff %d, vs %d\n",height,tipdiff,diff,13*ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME);
+    } else fprintf(stderr,"adaptive cant find height.%d\n",height);
     return(bnTarget);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 05a24ca2f..6d404161f 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -2041,7 +2041,10 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                     pblock->nNonce = ArithToUint256(UintToArith256(pblock->nNonce) + 1);
                     pblock->nBits = savebits;
                     if ( ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW > 0 )
+                    {
                         UpdateTime(pblock, chainparams.GetConsensus(), pindexPrev);
+                        hashTarget = HASHTarget_POW = komodo_adaptivepow_target(Mining_height,HASHTarget,pblock->nTime);
+                    }
                     /*if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] == 0 )
                     {
                         int32_t percPoS;