diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 9a1303c06..9fd437eac 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ extern int32_t KOMODO_CHOSEN_ONE;
 
 bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Consensus::Params& params)
 {
+    extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
     bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,nonz=0,special,special2,notaryid,flag = 0;
     arith_uint256 bnTarget;
 
@@ -146,13 +147,14 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
     if ( UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget )
     {
         int32_t i;
-        for (i=0; i<32; i++)
+        for (i=31; i>=0; i--)
             printf("%02x",((uint8_t *)&hash)[i]);
         printf(" hash vs ");
-        for (i=0; i<32; i++)
+        for (i=31; i>=0; i--)
             printf("%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[i]);
-        printf(" special.%d notaryid.%d ht.%d mod.%d error\n",special,notaryid,height,(height % 35));
-        return error("CheckProofOfWork(): hash doesn't match nBits");
+        printf(" REWIND.%d special.%d notaryid.%d ht.%d mod.%d error\n",KOMODO_REWIND,special,notaryid,height,(height % 35));
+        if ( height <= KOMODO_REWIND )
+            return error("CheckProofOfWork(): hash doesn't match nBits");
     }
     return true;
 }