diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index b57421a5d..619f7e556 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -348,13 +348,20 @@ char *komodo_issuemethod(char *userpass,char *method,char *params,uint16_t port)
 
 uint256 komodo_getblockhash(int32_t height)
 {
-    uint256 hash; char params[128],*hexstr;
+    uint256 hash; char params[128],*hexstr,*jsonstr;
     memset(&hash,0,sizeof(hash));
     sprintf(params,"[%d]",height);
-    if ( (hexstr= komodo_issuemethod(KMDUSERPASS,(char *)"getblockhash",params,7771)) != 0 )
+    if ( (jsonstr= komodo_issuemethod(KMDUSERPASS,(char *)"getblockhash",params,7771)) != 0 )
     {
-        if ( is_hexstr(hexstr,0) == 64 )
-            decode_hex((uint8_t *)&hash,32,hexstr);
+        if ( (result= cJSON_Parse(jsonstr)) != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( (hexstr= jstr(result,"result")) != 0 )
+            {
+                if ( is_hexstr(hexstr,0) == 64 )
+                    decode_hex((uint8_t *)&hash,32,hexstr);
+            }
+            free_json(result);
+        }
         printf("KMD hash.%d (%s)\n",height,hexstr);
         free(hexstr);
     }