diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 1b3b9d199..2630450bb 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,33 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
             if ( zflags[i] != 0 )
                 ct[i] = zawy_ctB(ct[i],ts[i] - ts[i+1]);
         }
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW == 1 ) // TSA
+        {
+            arith_uint256 A,B,C; // fix overflow bug on diff stranding
+            if ( tipdiff < 2 )
+                tipdiff = 2;
+            bnTarget = ct[0] / arith_uint256(K*T);
+            A = bnTarget * arith_uint256(T);
+            B = (bnTarget / arith_uint256(360000)) * arith_uint256(tipdiff * zawy_exponential_val360000(tipdiff/2));
+            C = (bnTarget / arith_uint256(360000)) * arith_uint256(T * zawy_exponential_val360000(tipdiff/2));
+            bnTarget = (A + B - C) * arith_uint256(K*T) / arith_uint256(tipdiff);
+            {
+                int32_t z;
+                for (z=31; z>=0; z--)
+                    fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[z]);
+            }
+            fprintf(stderr," ht.%d TSA bnTarget tipdiff.%d\n",height,tipdiff);
+            /*bnTarget = (bnTarget + ct[0] + ct[1] + ct[2]) / arith_uint256(4);
+             {
+             int32_t z;
+             for (z=31; z>=0; z--)
+             fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[z]);
+             }
+             fprintf(stderr," sma\n");*/
+            nbits = bnTarget.GetCompact();
+            nbits = (nbits & 0xfffffffc) | 0;
+            return(nbits);
+        }
     }
     pindexFirst = pindexLast;
     for (i = 0; pindexFirst && i < params.nPowAveragingWindow; i++)
@@ -383,33 +410,6 @@ unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHead
         bnTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(nbits);
         if ( height > (int32_t)(sizeof(ct)/sizeof(*ct)) )
         {
-            if ( ASSETCHAINS_ADAPTIVEPOW == 1 ) // TSA
-            {
-                arith_uint256 A,B,C;
-                if ( tipdiff < 2 )
-                    tipdiff = 2;
-                bnTarget = ct[0] / arith_uint256(K*T);
-                A = bnTarget * arith_uint256(T);
-                B = bnTarget * arith_uint256(tipdiff * zawy_exponential_val360000(tipdiff/2)) / arith_uint256(360000);
-                C = bnTarget * arith_uint256(T * zawy_exponential_val360000(tipdiff/2)) / arith_uint256(360000);
-                bnTarget = (A + B - C) * arith_uint256(K*T) / arith_uint256(tipdiff);
-                {
-                    int32_t z;
-                    for (z=31; z>=0; z--)
-                        fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[z]);
-                }
-                fprintf(stderr," ht.%d TSA bnTarget tipdiff.%d\n",height,tipdiff);
-                /*bnTarget = (bnTarget + ct[0] + ct[1] + ct[2]) / arith_uint256(4);
-                 {
-                 int32_t z;
-                 for (z=31; z>=0; z--)
-                 fprintf(stderr,"%02x",((uint8_t *)&bnTarget)[z]);
-                 }
-                 fprintf(stderr," sma\n");*/
-                //nbits = bnTarget.GetCompact();
-                //nbits = (nbits & 0xfffffffc) | 0;
-                //return(nbits);
-            }
             easy.SetCompact(KOMODO_MINDIFF_NBITS,&fNegative,&fOverflow);
             if ( pblock != 0 )
             {