diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index fb8f6584f..380919979 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
             exit(1);
         }
         extern int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY;
+        extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
         IS_KOMODO_NOTARY = GetBoolArg("-notary", false);
+        NOTARY_PUBKEY = GetArg("-pubkey", "");
+
 #ifndef WIN32
         fDaemon = GetBoolArg("-daemon", false);
         if (fDaemon)
diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index a70fed925..44a41cdd6 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY;
+std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 
 int32_t komodo_is_notaryblock(void *block)
 {
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 25ee1cb65..c7b3a1768 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -405,14 +405,22 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
 //
 // Internal miner
 //
+extern int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY;
+extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 
 CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
 {
     CPubKey pubkey;
-    if (!reservekey.GetReservedKey(pubkey))
-        return NULL;
-
-    CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+    if ( IS_KOMODO_NOTARY == 0 )
+    {
+        if (!reservekey.GetReservedKey(pubkey))
+            return NULL;
+        CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(NOTARY_PUBKEY.get_str()) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+    }
     return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
 }
 
@@ -429,7 +437,8 @@ static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& rese
     }
 
     // Remove key from key pool
-    reservekey.KeepKey();
+    if ( IS_KOMODO_NOTARY == 0 )
+        reservekey.KeepKey();
 
     // Track how many getdata requests this block gets
     {