diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index d8376d15c..3c708989f 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -831,6 +831,9 @@ void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
         txn_count = block.vtx.size();
         for (i=0; i<txn_count; i++)
         {
+            if ((is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 0) && (STAKED_era(pindex->GetBlockTime()) != 0))
+                printf("ERA 0 SKIP %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
+                continue;
             txhash = block.vtx[i].GetHash();
             numvouts = block.vtx[i].vout.size();
             notaryid = -1;
@@ -857,7 +860,7 @@ void komodo_connectblock(CBlockIndex *pindex,CBlock& block)
             numvalid = bitweight(signedmask);
             if ( (((height < 90000 || (signedmask & 1) != 0) && numvalid >= KOMODO_MINRATIFY) ||
                   (numvalid >= KOMODO_MINRATIFY && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0) ||
-                  numvalid > (numnotaries/5)) )
+                  numvalid > (numnotaries/5)))
             {
                 if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0)
                 {
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 352316e77..de343e184 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestam
           return(ns4);
         } else if (staked_era == 0)
         {
-          // this means we are in a gap, so we set the array of pubkeys to zero, so all notarizations are invalid.
+          // this means we are in a gap, so we set the array of pubkeys to zero, this does't seem to correctly work, so added exeption to komodo.h aswell.
           for (i=0; i<1; i++)
               decode_hex(null_pubkeys[i],33,(char *)notaries_STAKED1[i][1]);
-          printf("%s IS A STAKED CHAIN and is in an ERA GAP, so we ignored it.\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
+          printf("%s IS A STAKED CHAIN and is in an ERA GAP, so we zeroed the pubkeys.\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
           memcpy(pubkeys,null_pubkeys,64 * 33);
-          return(2);
+          return(64);
         }
       }
     }