diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5090b94fa..7292781cb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -729,11 +729,11 @@ int32_t komodo_validate_interest(uint32_t *expiredp,const CTransaction& tx,int32
         }
         if ( prevblocktime != 0 )
             cmptime = prevblocktime + 600;
-        else
+        else if ( txheight > 246748 )
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"couldnt get cmptime for [%d] t%u\n",txheight,prevblocktime);
             return(-1);
-        }
+        } else return(0);
         /* uint32_t prevblocktime=0,cmptime=0,txheighttime=0,tiptime=0,locktime=0;
         prevblocktime = 0;
         locktime = komodo_interest_args(&txheighttime,&txheight,&tiptime,&value,tx.GetHash(),0);