diff --git a/src/cryptoconditions/src/internal.h b/src/cryptoconditions/src/internal.h
index 8082f9b75..3010a0bb2 100644
--- a/src/cryptoconditions/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/cryptoconditions/src/internal.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 
-#define BUF_SIZE 1024 * 1024
+#define BUF_SIZE 65536  // does it really need to be 1 MB?? 1024 * 1024
 
 typedef char bool;
 
diff --git a/src/cryptoconditions/src/secp256k1.c b/src/cryptoconditions/src/secp256k1.c
index cbf4dfd32..75d7f2690 100644
--- a/src/cryptoconditions/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/src/cryptoconditions/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ void initVerify() {
 
 static unsigned char *secp256k1Fingerprint(const CC *cond) {
     Secp256k1FingerprintContents_t *fp = calloc(1, sizeof(Secp256k1FingerprintContents_t));
-    fprintf(stderr,"secpfinger %p %p\n",fp,cond->publicKey);
+    fprintf(stderr,"secpfinger %p %p size %d vs %d\n",fp,cond->publicKey,(int32_t)sizeof(Secp256k1FingerprintContents_t),(int32_t)SECP256K1_PK_SIZE);
     OCTET_STRING_fromBuf(&fp->publicKey, cond->publicKey, SECP256K1_PK_SIZE);
+    fprintf(stderr,"got octet\n");
     return hashFingerprintContents(&asn_DEF_Secp256k1FingerprintContents, fp);
 }