diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index c290930a0..3b6e2c799 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ int32_t komodo_minerids(uint8_t *minerids,int32_t height,int32_t width)
 int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33])
 {
     int32_t i,notaryid,minerid,limit; uint8_t _pubkey33[33];
-    komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height,_pubkey33);
     if ( height >= 34000 && notaryid >= 0 )
     {
         if ( height < 79693 )
@@ -658,7 +657,8 @@ int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33])
         else limit = 66;
         for (i=1; i<limit; i++)
         {
-            if ( komodo_minerid(height-i,0) == notaryid )
+            komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height-i,_pubkey33);
+            if ( komodo_minerid(height-i,_pubkey33) == notaryid )
             {
                 //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d notaryid.%d already mined -i.%d\n",height,notaryid,i);
                 return(-1);