diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/cryptoconditions.py b/qa/rpc-tests/cryptoconditions.py
index 7dc8c2d07..24bd2925b 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/cryptoconditions.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/cryptoconditions.py
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ class CryptoConditionsTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         # Begin actual CC tests
         faucet  = rpc.faucetaddress()
         assert_equal(faucet['result'], 'success')
-        assert_equal(faucet['myaddress'][0], 'R')
+        # verify all keys look like valid AC addrs, could be better
+        for x in ['myCCaddress', 'FaucetCCaddress', 'Faucetmarker', 'myaddress']:
+            assert_equal(faucet[x][0], 'R')
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     CryptoConditionsTest ().main ()
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index 2c63a9b23..856ae5a05 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ def start_node(i, dirname, extra_args=None, rpchost=None, timewait=None, binary=
 
     cmd = os.getenv("BITCOINCLI", "komodo-cli")
     print("cmd=" + cmd)
-    #TODO: this will only work on the regtest AC, and probably breaks non-CC tests
     cmd_args = ' '.join(extra_args) + " -rpcwait getblockcount "
     if os.getenv("PYTHON_DEBUG", ""):
         print "start_node: komodod started, calling : " + cmd + " " + cmd_args
@@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ def start_node(i, dirname, extra_args=None, rpchost=None, timewait=None, binary=
         print "start_node: calling komodo-cli -rpcwait getblockcount returned"
     devnull.close()
     #url = "http://rt:rt@%s:%d" % (rpchost or '127.0.0.1', rpc_port(i))
+    #TODO: this breaks non CC tests
     url = "http://rt:rt@%s:%d" % (rpchost or '127.0.0.1', 64368)
     print("connecting to " + url)
     if timewait is not None: