diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index a1510a34e..292d5f8df 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ bool komodo_appendACscriptpub()
                      ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.pop_back(); ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.pop_back(); // remove last 2 chars. 
                       // get OP_RETURN from txid and append the HexStr of it to scriptpub 
                       // encoded opreturn incorrectly on TESTHC chain, once we no longer need this it can be changed to a straight +1 to drop OP_RETURN opcode.
-                     ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.append(HexStr(tx.vout[i].scriptPubKey.begin()+(strcmp("TESTHC",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 ? 3 : 1), tx.vout[i].scriptPubKey.end()));
+                     ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.append(HexStr(tx.vout[i].scriptPubKey.begin()+3, tx.vout[i].scriptPubKey.end()));
                      //fprintf(stderr, "ac_script.%s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.c_str());
                      didinit = true;
                      return true;
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 754ec5318..888c60e0e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -8045,14 +8045,21 @@ UniValue opreturn_burn(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 	int64_t normalInputs = AddNormalinputs(mtx, myPubkey, nAmount, 60);
 	if (normalInputs < nAmount)
 		throw runtime_error("not enough normals\n");
-
-    CScript opret; uint8_t *ptr;
+        
+    CScript opret; uint8_t scripthex[8192];
+          
+    decode_hex(scripthex,strHex.size()/2,(char *)strHex.c_str());
+    std::string test;
+    test.append((char*)scripthex);
+    std::vector<uint8_t> opretdata(test.begin(), test.end());
+    opret << OP_RETURN << E_MARSHAL(ss << opretdata);
+    /*CScript opret; uint8_t *ptr;
     opret << OP_RETURN << 0;
     int32_t len = strlen(strHex.c_str());
     len >>=1;
     opret.resize(len+2);
     ptr = (uint8_t *)&opret[1];
-    decode_hex(ptr,len,(char *)strHex.c_str());
+    decode_hex(ptr,len,(char *)strHex.c_str()); */
 	mtx.vout.push_back(CTxOut(nAmount,opret));
     ret.push_back(Pair("hex",FinalizeCCTx(0, cp, mtx, myPubkey, 10000, CScript())));
 	return(ret);