diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7797376f0..305dbc4ba 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -716,11 +716,11 @@ int32_t komodo_validate_interest(uint32_t *expiredp,const CTransaction& tx,uint3
         prevblocktime = 0;
         if ( (locktime= komodo_interest_args(&txheighttime,&txheight,&tiptime,&value,tx.GetHash(),0)) != 0 && txheight > 0 )
         {
+            if ( txheight == 0 )
+                txheight = (int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 1;
             if ( (prev= komodo_chainactive(txheight-1)) != 0 )
                 prevblocktime = prev->nTime;
         }
-        if ( txheight == 0 )
-            txheight = (int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 1;
         if ( tiptime == 0 )
             tiptime = (int32_t)chainActive.Tip()->nTime;
         if ( txheighttime == 0 )