diff --git a/src/cheatcatcher.cpp b/src/cheatcatcher.cpp
index 8cdfa9718..ab4af2141 100644
--- a/src/cheatcatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/cheatcatcher.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,40 @@ bool CCheatList::IsCheatInList(const CTransaction &tx, CTransaction *cheatTx)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool CCheatList::IsUTXOInList(COutPoint _utxo, uint32_t height)
+{
+    // for a tx to be cheat, it needs to spend the same UTXO and be for a different prior block
+    // the list should be pruned before this call
+    // we return the first valid cheat we find
+    CVerusHashWriter hw = CVerusHashWriter(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+
+    hw << _utxo.hash;
+    hw << _utxo.n;
+    uint256 utxo = hw.GetHash();
+
+    pair<multimap<const uint256, CTxHolder *>::iterator, multimap<const uint256, CTxHolder *>::iterator> range;
+    CStakeParams p, s;
+
+    LOCK(cs_cheat);
+    range = indexedCheatCandidates.equal_range(utxo);
+
+    for (auto it = range.first; it != range.second; it++)
+    {
+        CTransaction &cTx = it->second->tx;
+        //printf("cTx::opret : %s\n", cTx.vout[1].scriptPubKey.ToString().c_str());
+
+        // need both parameters to check
+        if (GetStakeParams(cTx, s))
+        {
+            if (s.blkHeight >= height)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool CCheatList::Add(const CTxHolder &txh)
 {
     if (NetworkUpgradeActive(txh.height, Params().GetConsensus(), Consensus::UPGRADE_SAPLING))
diff --git a/src/cheatcatcher.h b/src/cheatcatcher.h
index dfce7a1db..7ae6c4e54 100644
--- a/src/cheatcatcher.h
+++ b/src/cheatcatcher.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ class CCheatList
         // check to see if a transaction that could be a cheat for the passed transaction is in our list
         bool IsCheatInList(const CTransaction &tx, CTransaction *pcheatTx);
 
+        // checks if the out point is in the list
+        bool IsUTXOInList(COutPoint _utxo, uint32_t height);
+
         // check to see if there are cheat candidates of the same or greater block height in list
         bool IsHeightOrGreaterInList(uint32_t height);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index f7af5ee50..3d89507b6 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1346,7 +1346,8 @@ bool CWallet::VerusSelectStakeOutput(CBlock *pBlock, arith_uint256 &hashResult,
             if (txout.fSpendable && (UintToArith256(txout.tx->GetVerusPOSHash(&(pBlock->nNonce), txout.i, nHeight, pastHash)) <= target) && (txout.nDepth >= VERUS_MIN_STAKEAGE))
             {
                 if ((!pwinner || UintToArith256(curNonce) > UintToArith256(pBlock->nNonce)) &&
-                    (Solver(txout.tx->vout[txout.i].scriptPubKey, whichType, vSolutions) && (whichType == TX_PUBKEY || whichType == TX_PUBKEYHASH)))
+                    (Solver(txout.tx->vout[txout.i].scriptPubKey, whichType, vSolutions) && (whichType == TX_PUBKEY || whichType == TX_PUBKEYHASH)) &&
+                    !cheatList.IsUTXOInList(COutPoint(txout.tx->GetHash(), txout.i), nHeight <= 100 ? 1 : nHeight-100))
                 {
                     //printf("Found PoS block\nnNonce:    %s\n", pBlock->nNonce.GetHex().c_str());
                     pwinner = &txout;