diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 9f1713584..6ce8c5355 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -698,25 +698,15 @@ uint32_t komodo_heightstamp(int32_t height)
     return(0);
 }
 
-int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestamp);
-int32_t komodo_electednotary(int32_t *numnotariesp,uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height,uint32_t timestamp);
-
 void komodo_index2pubkey33(uint8_t *pubkey33,CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
 {
-    CBlock block; int32_t numnotaries;
+    CBlock block;
     //komodo_init(height);
     memset(pubkey33,0,33);
     if ( pindex != 0 )
     {
-        if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] == 0 )
-        {
-            if ( komodo_blockload(block,pindex) == 0 )
-            {
-                komodo_block2pubkey33(pindex->pubkey33,block);
-                pindex->notaryid = komodo_electednotary(&numnotaries,pindex->pubkey33,height,pindex->nTime);
-            }
-        }
-        memcpy(pubkey33,pindex->pubkey33,33);
+        if ( komodo_blockload(block,pindex) == 0 )
+            komodo_block2pubkey33(pubkey33,block);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -732,54 +722,47 @@ void komodo_index2pubkey33(uint8_t *pubkey33,CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
         komodo_connectblock(pindex,block);
 }*/
 
+int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestamp);
+int32_t komodo_electednotary(int32_t *numnotariesp,uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height,uint32_t timestamp);
 
 int8_t komodo_minerid(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
 {
     int32_t num,i,numnotaries; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint32_t timestamp=0; uint8_t _pubkey33[33],pubkeys[64][33];
-    if ( (pindex= chainActive[height]) != 0 )
+    if ( pubkey33 == 0 && (pindex= chainActive[height]) != 0 )
     {
-        if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] == 0 )
+        timestamp = pindex->GetBlockTime();
+        if ( pubkey33 == 0 )
         {
-            timestamp = pindex->GetBlockTime();
-            if ( pubkey33 == 0 )
-                pubkey33 = _pubkey33;
+            pubkey33 = _pubkey33;
             komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height);
-            pindex->notaryid = komodo_electednotary(&numnotaries,pindex->pubkey33,height,pindex->nTime);
-            /*if ( (num= komodo_notaries(pubkeys,height,timestamp)) > 0 )
-            {
-                for (i=0; i<num; i++)
-                    if ( memcmp(pubkeys[i],pubkey33,33) == 0 )
-                        return(i);
-            }*/
         }
-        return(pindex->notaryid);
+        if ( (num= komodo_notaries(pubkeys,height,timestamp)) > 0 )
+        {
+            for (i=0; i<num; i++)
+                if ( memcmp(pubkeys[i],pubkey33,33) == 0 )
+                    return(i);
+        }
     }
     return(komodo_electednotary(&numnotaries,pubkey33,height,timestamp));
 }
 
 int32_t komodo_eligiblenotary(uint8_t pubkeys[66][33],int32_t *mids,int32_t *nonzpkeysp,int32_t height)
 {
-    int32_t i,j,duplicate,numnotaries; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint8_t pubkey33[33];
+    int32_t i,j,duplicate; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint8_t pubkey33[33];
     memset(mids,-1,sizeof(*mids)*66);
     for (i=duplicate=0; i<66; i++)
     {
         if ( (pindex= komodo_chainactive(height-i)) != 0 )
         {
-            if ( pindex->pubkey33[0] == 0 )
+            komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height-i);
+            //for (j=0; j<33; j++)
+            //    pubkeys[i][j] = pubkey33[j];
+            memcpy(pubkeys[i],pubkey33,33);
+            if ( (mids[i]= komodo_minerid(height-i,pubkey33)) >= 0 )
             {
-                komodo_index2pubkey33(pubkey33,pindex,height-i);
-                pindex->notaryid = komodo_electednotary(&numnotaries,pindex->pubkey33,height,pindex->nTime);
-                //for (j=0; j<33; j++)
-                //    pubkeys[i][j] = pubkey33[j];
-                /*if ( (mids[i]= komodo_minerid(height-i,pubkey33)) >= 0 )
-                {
-                    //mids[i] = *(int32_t *)pubkey33;
-                    (*nonzpkeysp)++;
-                }*/
-            }
-            memcpy(pubkeys[i],pindex->pubkey33,33);
-            if ( (mids[i]= pindex->notaryid) >= 0 )
+                //mids[i] = *(int32_t *)pubkey33;
                 (*nonzpkeysp)++;
+            }
             if ( mids[0] >= 0 && i > 0 && mids[i] == mids[0] )
                 duplicate++;
         }
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 961c1e866..4911b21d9 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestam
     htind = height / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP;
     if ( htind >= KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP )
         htind = (KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) - 1;
+    if ( Pubkeys == 0 )
+    {
+        komodo_init(height);
+        printf("Pubkeys.%p htind.%d vs max.%d\n",Pubkeys,htind,KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP);
+    }
     pthread_mutex_lock(&komodo_mutex);
     n = Pubkeys[htind].numnotaries;
     if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
@@ -288,7 +293,7 @@ void komodo_notarysinit(int32_t origheight,uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t num)
     static int32_t hwmheight;
     int32_t k,i,htind,height; struct knotary_entry *kp; struct knotaries_entry N;
     if ( Pubkeys == 0 )
-        Pubkeys = (struct knotaries_entry *)calloc(KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP,sizeof(*Pubkeys));
+        Pubkeys = (struct knotaries_entry *)calloc(1 + (KOMODO_MAXBLOCKS / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP),sizeof(*Pubkeys));
     memset(&N,0,sizeof(N));
     if ( origheight > 0 )
     {