diff --git a/src/cc/dilithium.c b/src/cc/dilithium.c
index cf52a98c2..bb6b06e91 100644
--- a/src/cc/dilithium.c
+++ b/src/cc/dilithium.c
@@ -3237,13 +3237,18 @@ bool dilithium_validate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,int32_t height,Eval *eval,con
         return eval->Invalid("illegal normal vin0");
     else if ( myGetTransaction(tx.vin[0].prevout.hash,vintx,hashBlock) != 0 && (numvouts= vintx.vout.size()) > 1 )
     {
+        fprintf(stderr,"inside\n");
         if ( dilithium_sendopretdecode(destpubtxid,vintx.vout[numvouts-1].scriptPubKey) == 'x' )
         {
+            fprintf(stderr,"about to spendopret\n");
             if ( dilithium_spendopretdecode(checktxid,sig,tx.vout[tx.vout.size()-1].scriptPubKey) == 'y' )
             {
-                if ( destpubtxid == checktxid )
+                fprintf(stderr,"checktxid.%s vs %s\n",destpubtxid.GetHex().c_str(),checktxid.GetHex().c_str());
+                if ( destpubtxid == checktxid && sig.size() == CRYPTO_BYTES+32 )
                 {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"call prevoutmsg\n");
                     musig_prevoutmsg(msg,tx.vin[0].prevout.hash,tx.vout[0].scriptPubKey);
+                    fprintf(stderr,"call dilithium_bigpubget\n");
                     if ( dilithium_bigpubget(handle,destpub33,pk,destpubtxid) < 0 )
                         return eval->Invalid("couldnt get bigpub");
                     else if ( _dilithium_verify(msg2,&mlen,&sig[0],(int32_t)sig.size(),pk) < 0 )
@@ -3251,7 +3256,7 @@ bool dilithium_validate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,int32_t height,Eval *eval,con
                     else if ( mlen != 32 || memcmp(msg,msg2,32) != 0 )
                         return eval->Invalid("failed dilithium msg verify");
                     else return eval->Invalid("this is actually success!");
-                } else return eval->Invalid("destpubtxid didnt match send opret");
+                } else return eval->Invalid("destpubtxid or sig size didnt match send opret");
             } else return eval->Invalid("failed decode dilithium spendopret");
         } else return eval->Invalid("couldnt decode send opret");
     } else return eval->Invalid("couldnt find vin0 tx");