diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 479edff45..e31dbd396 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ UniValue getblocktemplate(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         result.push_back(Pair("origtarget", hashTarget.GetHex()));
     }
     else if ( ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW != 0 )
-        result.push_back(Pair("target",komodo_adaptivepow_target((int32_t)(pindexPrev->GetHeight()+1),hashTarget,pblock->nTime)));
+        result.push_back(Pair("target",komodo_adaptivepow_target((int32_t)(pindexPrev->GetHeight()+1),hashTarget,pblock->nTime).GetHex()));
     else result.push_back(Pair("target", hashTarget.GetHex()));
     result.push_back(Pair("mintime", (int64_t)pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast()+1));
     result.push_back(Pair("mutable", aMutable));