diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index d0e1075be..95691f33d 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ int32_t komodo_voutupdate(int32_t *isratificationp,int32_t notaryid,uint8_t *scr
                         komodo_stateupdate(height,0,0,0,txhash,0,0,0,0,0,0,value,&scriptbuf[len],opretlen-len+4+3+(scriptbuf[1] == 0x4d),j,zero,0);
                     }
                 }
-            } else //if ( height >= sp->CURRENT_HEIGHT-64 )//KOMODO_MAINNET_START )
+            } else if ( *notarizedheightp != sp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT )
                 printf("validated.%d notarized.%d %llx reject ht.%d NOTARIZED.%d prev.%d %s.%s DESTTXID.%s (%s) len.%d opretlen.%d\n",validated,notarized,(long long)signedmask,height,*notarizedheightp,sp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0]==0?"KMD":ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,srchash.ToString().c_str(),desttxid.ToString().c_str(),(char *)&scriptbuf[len],len,opretlen);
         }
         else if ( i == 0 && j == 1 && opretlen == 149 )
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f69adbd50..6f4dd89fa 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3610,8 +3610,14 @@ bool ContextualCheckBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, CValidationState& sta
     {
         // Check that the block chain matches the known block chain up to a checkpoint
         if (!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(chainParams.Checkpoints(), nHeight, hash))
-            return state.DoS(100, error("%s: rejected by checkpoint lock-in at %d", __func__, nHeight),REJECT_CHECKPOINT, "checkpoint mismatch");
-
+        {
+            CBlockIndex *heightblock = chainActive[nHeight];
+            if ( heightblock != 0 && heightblock->GetBlockHash() == hash )
+            {
+                //fprintf(stderr,"got a pre notarization block that matches height.%d\n",(int32_t)nHeight);
+                return true;
+            } return state.DoS(100, error("%s: rejected by checkpoint lock-in at %d", __func__, nHeight),REJECT_CHECKPOINT, "checkpoint mismatch");
+        }
         // Don't accept any forks from the main chain prior to last checkpoint
         CBlockIndex* pcheckpoint = Checkpoints::GetLastCheckpoint(chainParams.Checkpoints());
         int32_t notarized_height;