diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 24b32a720..042d1d9fd 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
         uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Activating best chain..."));
         // scan for better chains in the block chain database, that are not yet connected in the active best chain
         CValidationState state;
-        if ( !ActivateBestChain(state))
+        if ( !ActivateBestChain(true,state))
             strErrors << "Failed to connect best block";
     }
     std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> vImportFiles;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0ebc5c892..f1e586337 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4231,7 +4231,7 @@ static void PruneBlockIndexCandidates() {
  * Try to make some progress towards making pindexMostWork the active block.
  * pblock is either NULL or a pointer to a CBlock corresponding to pindexMostWork.
  */
-static bool ActivateBestChainStep(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexMostWork, CBlock *pblock) {
+static bool ActivateBestChainStep(bool fSkipdpow, CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexMostWork, CBlock *pblock) {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     bool fInvalidFound = false;
     const CBlockIndex *pindexOldTip = chainActive.Tip();
@@ -4241,7 +4241,7 @@ static bool ActivateBestChainStep(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexMo
     // stay on the same chain tip! 
     int32_t notarizedht,prevMoMheight; uint256 notarizedhash,txid;
     notarizedht = komodo_notarized_height(&prevMoMheight,&notarizedhash,&txid);
-    if ( pindexFork != 0 && pindexFork->GetHeight() < notarizedht )
+    if ( !fSkipdpow && pindexFork != 0 && pindexFork->GetHeight() < notarizedht )
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"pindexFork->GetHeight().%d is < notarizedht %d, so ignore it\n",(int32_t)pindexFork->GetHeight(),notarizedht);
         return state.DoS(100, error("ActivateBestChainStep(): pindexFork->GetHeight().%d is < notarizedht %d, so ignore it",(int32_t)pindexFork->GetHeight(),notarizedht),
@@ -4366,7 +4366,7 @@ static bool ActivateBestChainStep(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexMo
  * or an activated best chain. pblock is either NULL or a pointer to a block
  * that is already loaded (to avoid loading it again from disk).
  */
-bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, CBlock *pblock) {
+bool ActivateBestChain(bool fSkipdpow, CValidationState &state, CBlock *pblock) {
     CBlockIndex *pindexNewTip = NULL;
     CBlockIndex *pindexMostWork = NULL;
     const CChainParams& chainParams = Params();
@@ -4382,7 +4382,7 @@ bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, CBlock *pblock) {
             if (pindexMostWork == NULL || pindexMostWork == chainActive.Tip())
                 return true;
 
-            if (!ActivateBestChainStep(state, pindexMostWork, pblock && pblock->GetHash() == pindexMostWork->GetBlockHash() ? pblock : NULL))
+            if (!ActivateBestChainStep(fSkipdpow, state, pindexMostWork, pblock && pblock->GetHash() == pindexMostWork->GetBlockHash() ? pblock : NULL))
                 return false;
             pindexNewTip = chainActive.Tip();
             fInitialDownload = IsInitialBlockDownload();
@@ -5542,7 +5542,7 @@ bool ProcessNewBlock(bool from_miner,int32_t height,CValidationState &state, CNo
         //else fprintf(stderr,"added block %s %p\n",pindex->GetBlockHash().ToString().c_str(),pindex->pprev);
     }
 
-    if (futureblock == 0 && !ActivateBestChain(state, pblock))
+    if (futureblock == 0 && !ActivateBestChain(false, state, pblock))
         return error("%s: ActivateBestChain failed", __func__);
     //fprintf(stderr,"finished ProcessBlock %d\n",(int32_t)chainActive.LastTip()->GetHeight());
 
@@ -6319,7 +6319,7 @@ bool InitBlockIndex() {
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex(): couldnt add to block index");
             if (!ReceivedBlockTransactions(block, state, pindex, blockPos))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex(): genesis block not accepted");
-            if (!ActivateBestChain(state, &block))
+            if (!ActivateBestChain(true, state, &block))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex(): genesis block cannot be activated");
             // Force a chainstate write so that when we VerifyDB in a moment, it doesn't check stale data
             return FlushStateToDisk(state, FLUSH_STATE_ALWAYS);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 0cdb0b7a8..e5f042c31 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ std::string GetWarnings(const std::string& strFor);
 /** Retrieve a transaction (from memory pool, or from disk, if possible) */
 bool GetTransaction(const uint256 &hash, CTransaction &tx, uint256 &hashBlock, bool fAllowSlow = false);
 /** Find the best known block, and make it the tip of the block chain */
-bool ActivateBestChain(CValidationState &state, CBlock *pblock = NULL);
+bool ActivateBestChain(bool fSkipdpow, CValidationState &state, CBlock *pblock = NULL);
 CAmount GetBlockSubsidy(int nHeight, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 78b7e45ef..83fcd8cad 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ UniValue invalidateblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     }
 
     if (state.IsValid()) {
-        ActivateBestChain(state);
+        ActivateBestChain(true,state);
     }
 
     if (!state.IsValid()) {
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ UniValue reconsiderblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     }
 
     if (state.IsValid()) {
-        ActivateBestChain(state);
+        ActivateBestChain(true,state);
     }
 
     if (!state.IsValid()) {