diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 97abb9429..b2489f814 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int32_t komodo_block2height(CBlock *block)
             //for (i=0; i<6; i++)
             //    printf("%02x",ptr[i]);
             n = ptr[0];
-            for (i=0; i<4; i++)
+            for (i=0; i<n; i++) // looks strange but this works
             {
                 //03bb81000101(bb 187) (81 48001) (00 12288256)  <- coinbase.6 ht.12288256
                 height += ((uint32_t)ptr[i+1] << (i*8));
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ int32_t komodo_validate_interest(const CTransaction &tx,int32_t txheight,uint32_
             {
                 if ( tx.nLockTime != 1477258935 || dispflag != 0 )
                 {
-                    //fprintf(stderr,"komodo_validate_interest.%d reject.%d [%d] locktime %u cmp2.%u\n",dispflag,txheight,(int32_t)(tx.nLockTime - (cmptime-3600)),(uint32_t)tx.nLockTime,cmptime);
+                    fprintf(stderr,"komodo_validate_interest.%d reject.%d [%d] locktime %u cmp2.%u\n",dispflag,txheight,(int32_t)(tx.nLockTime - (cmptime-3600)),(uint32_t)tx.nLockTime,cmptime);
                 }
                 return(-1);
             }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6e85b208a..0cd831b5b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3539,7 +3539,7 @@ bool CheckBlock(int32_t height,CBlockIndex *pindex,const CBlock& block, CValidat
     // Check transactions
     BOOST_FOREACH(const CTransaction& tx, block.vtx)
     {
-        if ( komodo_validate_interest(tx,komodo_block2height((CBlock *)&block),block.nTime,1) < 0 )
+        if ( komodo_validate_interest(tx,height == 0 ? komodo_block2height((CBlock *)&block) : height,block.nTime,1) < 0 )
              return error("CheckBlock: komodo_validate_interest failed");
         if (!CheckTransaction(tx, state, verifier))
             return error("CheckBlock(): CheckTransaction failed");