diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 10a95d3f7..2db96544e 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1145,6 +1145,8 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
 {
     CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 bnTarget,hashval,sum,ave; bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,n,ht,percPoS,diff,val;
     *percPoSp = percPoS = 0;
+    if ( height < 3 )
+        return(target);
     sum = arith_uint256(0);
     ave = sum;
     for (i=n=0; i<100; i++)