diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index c07c1d8a1..62357a332 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -582,10 +582,13 @@ const char *komodo_opreturn(int32_t height,uint64_t value,uint8_t *opretbuf,int3
                             pax->marked = pax2->marked = pax->height;
                             if ( pax2->didstats == 0 )
                             {
-                                basesp->issued += pax2->fiatoshis;
-                                pax2->didstats = 1;
-                                if ( strcmp(str,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 )
-                                    printf("########### %p issued %s += %.8f kmdheight.%d %.8f other.%d\n",basesp,str,dstr(pax->fiatoshis),pax->height,dstr(pax->komodoshis),pax->otherheight);
+                                if ( (basesp= komodo_stateptrget(base)) != 0 )
+                                {
+                                    basesp->issued += pax2->fiatoshis;
+                                    pax2->didstats = 1;
+                                    if ( strcmp(base,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 )
+                                        printf("########### %p issued %s += %.8f kmdheight.%d %.8f other.%d\n",basesp,str,dstr(pax->fiatoshis),pax->height,dstr(pax->komodoshis),pax->otherheight);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }