diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 008bd3197..a9d1223ab 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2593,6 +2593,12 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     
     // verify that the view's current state corresponds to the previous block
     uint256 hashPrevBlock = pindex->pprev == NULL ? uint256() : pindex->pprev->GetBlockHash();
+    if ( hashPrevBlock != view.GetBestBlock() )
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr,"ConnectBlock(): hashPrevBlock != view.GetBestBlock()\n");
+        return state.DoS(1, error("ConnectBlock(): hashPrevBlock != view.GetBestBlock()"),
+                         REJECT_INVALID, "hashPrevBlock-not-bestblock");
+    }
     assert(hashPrevBlock == view.GetBestBlock());
     
     // Special case for the genesis block, skipping connection of its transactions
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 3bd4b1c66..204047a57 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock)
         return error("KomodoMiner: ProcessNewBlock, block not accepted");
     
     TrackMinedBlock(pblock->GetHash());
-    if ( vNodes.size() < KOMODO_LIMITED_NETWORKSIZE*2 )
+    //if ( vNodes.size() < KOMODO_LIMITED_NETWORKSIZE*2 )
     {
         int32_t n = 1;
         //fprintf(stderr,"broadcast new block t.%u\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL));
@@ -648,7 +648,8 @@ static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock)
                 if ( (rand() % n) == 0 )
                 {
                     pnode->PushMessage("block", *pblock);
-                    n++;
+                    if ( n++ > 8 )
+                        break;
                 }
             }
         }