diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index c434e33a3..2ef99c5e3 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1333,20 +1333,29 @@ int32_t komodo_checkPOW(int32_t slowflag,CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
         } else if ( is_PoSblock < 0 )
             return(-1);
     }
-    if ( failed == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 )
+    if ( failed == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
     {
-        checktoshis = komodo_commission(pblock);
-        if ( checktoshis > 10000 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() != 2 )
-            return(-1);
-        else if ( checktoshis != 0 )
+        if ( height == 1 )
         {
-            script = (uint8_t *)pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].scriptPubKey.data();
+            script = (uint8_t *)pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].scriptPubKey.data();
             if ( script[0] != 33 || script[34] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) != 0 )
                 return(-1);
-            if ( pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].nValue != checktoshis )
-            {
-                fprintf(stderr,"checktoshis %.8f vs actual vout[1] %.8f\n",dstr(checktoshis),dstr(pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].nValue));
+        }
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 )
+        {
+            checktoshis = komodo_commission(pblock);
+            if ( checktoshis > 10000 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() != 2 )
                 return(-1);
+            else if ( checktoshis != 0 )
+            {
+                script = (uint8_t *)pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].scriptPubKey.data();
+                if ( script[0] != 33 || script[34] != OP_CHECKSIG || memcmp(script+1,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33) != 0 )
+                    return(-1);
+                if ( pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].nValue != checktoshis )
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"checktoshis %.8f vs actual vout[1] %.8f\n",dstr(checktoshis),dstr(pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].nValue));
+                    return(-1);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/komodo_port.c b/src/komodo_port.c
index e92da3af1..991be2013 100644
--- a/src/komodo_port.c
+++ b/src/komodo_port.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ uint16_t komodo_calcport(char *name,uint64_t supply,uint64_t endsubsidy,uint64_t
         decay = 0;
         printf("decay cant be more than 100000000\n");
     }
-    if ( endsubsidy != 0 || reward != 0 || halving != 0 || decay != 0 || commission != 0 || cc != 0 || staked != 0 )
+    if ( endsubsidy != 0 || reward != 0 || halving != 0 || decay != 0 || commission != 0 || cc != 0 || staked != 0 || ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
     {
         //printf("end.%llu reward.%llu halving.%llu decay.%llu perc.%llu\n",(long long)endsubsidy,(long long)reward,(long long)halving,(long long)decay,(long long)commission);
         extraptr = extrabuf;
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 36766a1f7..119c4d6f4 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
             ASSETCHAINS_DECAY = 0;
             printf("ASSETCHAINS_DECAY cant be more than 100000000\n");
         }
-        if ( strlen(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY.c_str()) == 66 && ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION > 0 && ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION <= 100000000 )
+        if ( strlen(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY.c_str()) == 66 )
             decode_hex(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33,33,(char *)ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY.c_str());
         else if ( ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 )
         {
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 264a6e2d4..ff93ca91c 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* pblock, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams,
 extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_SEED,IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY,KOMODO_CHOSEN_ONE,ASSETCHAIN_INIT,KOMODO_INITDONE,KOMODO_ON_DEMAND,KOMODO_INITDONE,KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE;
 extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_REWARD,ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION,ASSETCHAINS_STAKED;
 extern char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN];
-extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
+extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY;
+
 extern uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[33];
 uint32_t Mining_start,Mining_height;
 int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint32_t timestamp);
@@ -582,10 +583,14 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
 // Internal miner
 //
 
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey,int32_t nHeight)
 {
     CPubKey pubkey; CScript scriptPubKey; uint8_t *script,*ptr; int32_t i;
-    if ( USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY != 0 )
+    if ( nHeight == 1 && ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
+    {
+        scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+    }
+    else if ( USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY != 0 )
     {
         //fprintf(stderr,"use notary pubkey\n");
         scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex(NOTARY_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
@@ -787,7 +792,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 sleep(3);
             }
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-            CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey);
+            CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey,pindexPrev->nHeight+1);
 #else
             CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey();
 #endif