diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 7af71828d..2c1af165f 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ bool verusCheckPOSBlock(int32_t slowflag, CBlock *pblock, int32_t height)
         else
         {
             CBlockHeader bh = pastBlockIndex->GetBlockHeader();
-            uint256 pastHash = bh.GetVerusEntropyHash(height);
+            uint256 pastHash = bh.GetVerusEntropyHash(height - 100);
 
             // if height is over when Nonce is required to be the new format, we check that the new format is correct
             // if over when we have the new POS hash function, we validate that as well
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 86235aa4b..53b69069e 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,18 @@ int32_t waitForPeers(const CChainParams &chainparams)
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+CBlockIndex *get_chainactive(int32_t height)
+{
+    if ( chainActive.Tip() != 0 )
+    {
+        if ( height <= chainActive.Tip()->nHeight )
+            return(chainActive[height]);
+        // else fprintf(stderr,"get_chainactive height %d > active.%d\n",height,chainActive.Tip()->nHeight);
+    }
+    //fprintf(stderr,"get_chainactive null chainActive.Tip() height %d\n",height);
+    return(0);
+}
+
 /*
  * A separate thread to stake, while the miner threads mine.
  */
@@ -959,7 +971,9 @@ void static VerusStaker(CWallet *pwallet)
             printf("staking reward %.8f %s!\n", (double)subsidy / (double)COIN, ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
             arith_uint256 post;
             post.SetCompact(pblock->GetVerusPOSTarget());
-            printf("  hash: %s  \ntarget: %s\n", pblock->vtx[pblock->vtx.size()-1].GetVerusPOSHash(&(pblock->nNonce), 0, Mining_height, pindexPrev->GetBlockHeader().GetVerusEntropyHash(Mining_height)).GetHex().c_str(), ArithToUint256(post).GetHex().c_str());
+            pindexPrev = get_chainactive(Mining_height - 100);
+            printf("  hash: %s  \ntarget: %s\n", 
+                CTransaction::_GetVerusPOSHash(&(pblock->nNonce), pblock->vtx[pblock->vtx.size()-1].vin[0].prevout.hash, 0, Mining_height, pindexPrev->GetBlockHeader().GetVerusEntropyHash(Mining_height - 100), pblock->vtx[pblock->vtx.size()-1].vout[0].nValue).GetHex().c_str(), ArithToUint256(post).GetHex().c_str());
             if (unlockTime > Mining_height && subsidy >= ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE)
                 printf("- timelocked until block %i\n", unlockTime);
             else
diff --git a/src/primitives/block.cpp b/src/primitives/block.cpp
index 39d338959..a638131a0 100644
--- a/src/primitives/block.cpp
+++ b/src/primitives/block.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bool CBlockHeader::GetRawVerusPOSHash(uint256 &value, int32_t nHeight) const
     //                          )
     //    hashWriter << height;
     //    return hashWriter.GetHash();
-    CVerusHashWriter hashWriter  = CVerusHashWriter(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    CVerusHashWriter hashWriter = CVerusHashWriter(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 
     hashWriter << ASSETCHAINS_MAGIC;
     hashWriter << nNonce;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 8c6b1eb50..e12a352a6 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ bool CWallet::VerusSelectStakeOutput(CBlock *pBlock, arith_uint256 &hashResult,
     if (pastBlockIndex = komodo_chainactive(nHeight - 100))
     {
         CBlockHeader bh = pastBlockIndex->GetBlockHeader();
-        uint256 pastHash = bh.GetVerusEntropyHash(nHeight);
+        uint256 pastHash = bh.GetVerusEntropyHash(nHeight - 100);
         CPOSNonce curNonce;
 
         BOOST_FOREACH(COutput &txout, vecOutputs)