diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 7948fd0cd..cbefcbc41 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
             if (scriptPubKeyIn.IsPayToScriptHash() || scriptPubKeyIn.IsPayToCryptoCondition())
             {
                 fprintf(stderr,"CreateNewBlock: attempt to add timelock to pay2sh or pay2cc\n");
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ||  (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && !isStake) )
+                {
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_main);
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(mempool.cs);
+                }
                 return 0;
             }
 
@@ -639,6 +644,11 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32_t gpucount,
             else
             {
                 fprintf(stderr,"error adding notaryvin, need to create 0.0001 utxos\n");
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ||  (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && !isStake) )
+                {
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_main);
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(mempool.cs);
+                }
                 return(0);
             }
         }