diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index fd9b6e4b8..41e3fbfd5 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeigh
 
 arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t height,int32_t goalperc)
 {
-    CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 bnTarget,hashval,sum,ave; bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,n,ht,percPoS,diff;
+    CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 bnTarget,hashval,sum,ave,factor; bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,n,ht,percPoS,diff;
     *percPoSp = percPoS = 0;
     sum = arith_uint256(0);
     ave = sum;
@@ -1170,8 +1170,9 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
     } else return(target);
     if ( percPoS < goalperc ) // increase PoW diff -> lower bnTarget
     {
-        bnTarget = (ave * arith_uint256(goalperc)) / arith_uint256(percPoS + goalperc);
-        if ( 0 )
+        factor = arith_uint256(goalperc)) / arith_uint256(percPoS + goalperc);
+        bnTarget = (ave * factor * factor);
+        if ( 1 )
         {
             for (i=31; i>=24; i--)
                 fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&ave)[i]);