diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 36fea57bf..f05b522fa 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
         }
         else
         {
-            komodo_interestsum();
+            //komodo_interestsum();
             komodo_longestchain();
             MilliSleep(20000);
         }
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 379224b48..400ded593 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -1380,7 +1380,8 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
     }
     if ( komodo_chainactive_timestamp() > lastinterest )
     {
-        komodo_interestsum();
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
+            komodo_interestsum();
         komodo_longestchain();
         lastinterest = komodo_chainactive_timestamp();
     }
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 4b5ef8a1f..5f5cb5b28 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ UniValue listunspent(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 uint64_t komodo_interestsum()
 {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if ( GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false) == 0 )
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 && GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false) == 0 )
     {
         uint64_t interest,sum = 0; int32_t txheight; uint32_t locktime;
         vector<COutput> vecOutputs;