diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index c2ba5e78e..a33085820 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             if ( (siglen= komodo_staked(txStaked,pblock->nBits,&blocktime,&txtime,&utxotxid,&utxovout,&utxovalue,utxosig)) > 0 )
             {
                 CAmount txfees = 0;
+                if ( GetAdjustedTime() < pblock->nTime-30 )
+                    return(0);
                 pblock->vtx.push_back(txStaked);
                 pblocktemplate->vTxFees.push_back(txfees);
                 pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps.push_back(GetLegacySigOpCount(txStaked));
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 702466c74..4cc79cfdb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4625,7 +4625,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
             for (i=0; i<siglen; i++)
                 utxosig[i] = ptr[i];//, fprintf(stderr,"%02x",ptr[i]);
             //fprintf(stderr," siglen.%d\n",siglen);
-            fprintf(stderr,"best %u from %u, gap %d lag.%d\n",earliest,*blocktimep,(int32_t)(earliest - *blocktimep),(int32_t)(time(NULL) - *blocktimep));
+            //fprintf(stderr,"best %u from %u, gap %d lag.%d\n",earliest,*blocktimep,(int32_t)(earliest - *blocktimep),(int32_t)(time(NULL) - *blocktimep));
             *blocktimep = earliest;
         }
     }