diff --git a/src/cc/dilithium.c b/src/cc/dilithium.c
index c0661b64a..e81425674 100644
--- a/src/cc/dilithium.c
+++ b/src/cc/dilithium.c
@@ -3063,17 +3063,22 @@ char *dilithium_hexstr(char *str,uint8_t *buf,int32_t len)
 int32_t dilithium_bigpubget(std::string &handle,CPubKey &pk33,uint8_t *pk,uint256 pubtxid)
 {
     CTransaction tx; uint8_t funcid; uint256 hashBlock; int32_t numvouts=0; std::vector<uint8_t> bigpub;
-    if ( myGetTransaction(pubtxid,tx,hashBlock) != 0 && (numvouts= tx.vout.size()) > 1 )
+    fprintf(stderr,"inside bigpubget\n");
+    if ( myGetTransaction(pubtxid,tx,hashBlock) != 0 )
     {
-        if ( (funcid= dilithium_registeropretdecode(handle,pk33,bigpub,tx.vout[numvouts-1].scriptPubKey)) == 'R' && bigpub.size() == CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES )
+        fprintf(stderr,"got tx\n");
+        if ( (numvouts= tx.vout.size()) > 1 )
         {
-            memcpy(pk,&bigpub[0],CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
-            return(0);
+            if ( (funcid= dilithium_registeropretdecode(handle,pk33,bigpub,tx.vout[numvouts-1].scriptPubKey)) == 'R' && bigpub.size() == CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES )
+            {
+                memcpy(pk,&bigpub[0],CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+                return(0);
+            }
+            fprintf(stderr,"%s funcid.(%c) size.%d vs %d\n",handle.c_str(),funcid,(int32_t)bigpub.size(),CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+            return(-2);
         }
-        fprintf(stderr,"%s funcid.(%c) size.%d vs %d\n",handle.c_str(),funcid,(int32_t)bigpub.size(),CRYPTO_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
-        return(-2);
-    }
-    fprintf(stderr,"numvouts.%d\n",numvouts);
+        fprintf(stderr,"numvouts.%d\n",numvouts);
+    } else fprintf(stderr,"no tx\n");
     return(-1);
 }