diff --git a/src/cc/payments.cpp b/src/cc/payments.cpp
index b6e85480c..be4d63271 100644
--- a/src/cc/payments.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/payments.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ bool PaymentsValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &
             fIsMerge = true;
         else if ( DecodePaymentsReleaseOpRet(ccopret,createtxid,amountReleased) != 'R' )
             return(eval->Invalid("could not decode ccopret"));
+        if ( tx.vout.back().scriptPubKey.IsOpReturn() )
+            fHasOpret = true;
         mpz_set_si(mpzCheckamount,amountReleased); 
     } else return(eval->Invalid("could not decode ccopret"));
     
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 6a8f9fdea..0821017ff 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
             fprintf(stderr,"-ac_script and -ac_marmara are mutually exclusive\n");
             StartShutdown();
         }
-        if ( ASSETCHAINS_ENDSUBSIDY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_DECAY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_PUBLIC != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_TXPOW != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_FOUNDERS != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size() > 1 || ASSETCHAINS_SELFIMPORT.size() > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE != _ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKOFF|| ASSETCHAINS_ALGO != ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH || ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_BEAMPORT != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_CODAPORT != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_MARMARA != 0 || nonz > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_CCLIB.size() > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_FOUNDERS_REWARD != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME != 60 || ASSETCHAINS_CBOPRET != 0 || Mineropret.size() != 0 || (ASSETCHAINS_NK[0] != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_NK[1] != 0) || KOMODO_SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT != 0 )
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_ENDSUBSIDY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_DECAY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_PUBLIC != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_TXPOW != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_FOUNDERS != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size() > 1 || ASSETCHAINS_SELFIMPORT.size() > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE != _ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKOFF|| ASSETCHAINS_ALGO != ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH || ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_BEAMPORT != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_CODAPORT != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_MARMARA != 0 || nonz > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_CCLIB.size() > 0 || ASSETCHAINS_FOUNDERS_REWARD != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_NOTARY_PAY[0] != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME != 60 || ASSETCHAINS_CBOPRET != 0 || Mineropret.size() != 0 || (ASSETCHAINS_NK[0] != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_NK[1] != 0) || KOMODO_SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_CBMATURITY != 0)
         {
             fprintf(stderr,"perc %.4f%% ac_pub=[%02x%02x%02x...] acsize.%d\n",dstr(ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION)*100,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[1],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[2],(int32_t)ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size());
             extraptr = extrabuf;