diff --git a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
index b563bd09a..3c4c6c67c 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/CCutils.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@ bool IsCCInput(CScript const& scriptSig)
 
 bool CheckTxFee(const CTransaction &tx, uint64_t txfee, uint32_t height, uint64_t blocktime)
 {
+    LOCK(mempool.cs);
+    CCoinsView dummy;
+    CCoinsViewCache view(&dummy);
     int64_t interest; uint64_t valuein;
-    CCoinsViewCache &view = *pcoinsTip;
+    CCoinsViewMemPool viewMemPool(pcoinsTip, mempool);
+    view.SetBackend(viewMemPool);
     valuein = view.GetValueIn(height,&interest,tx,blocktime);
     if ( valuein-tx.GetValueOut() > txfee )
     {
diff --git a/src/cc/payments.cpp b/src/cc/payments.cpp
index 3e4666f47..526fea52f 100644
--- a/src/cc/payments.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/payments.cpp
@@ -199,11 +199,10 @@ bool PaymentsValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &
         {
             if ( lockedblocks < 0 || minrelease < 0 || totalallocations <= 0 || txidoprets.size() < 2 )
                 return(eval->Invalid("negative values"));    
-            if ( !CheckTxFee(tx, PAYMENTS_TXFEE, chainActive.LastTip()->GetHeight(), chainActive.LastTip()->nTime) )
-                return eval->Invalid("txfee is too high");
             Paymentspk = GetUnspendable(cp,0);
             //fprintf(stderr, "lockedblocks.%i minrelease.%i totalallocations.%i txidopret1.%s txidopret2.%s\n",lockedblocks, minrelease, totalallocations, txidoprets[0].ToString().c_str(), txidoprets[1].ToString().c_str() );
-            
+            if ( !CheckTxFee(tx, PAYMENTS_TXFEE+1, chainActive.LastTip()->GetHeight(), chainActive.LastTip()->nTime) )
+                return eval->Invalid("txfee is too high");
             // Get all the script pubkeys and allocations
             std::vector<int64_t> allocations;
             std::vector<CScript> scriptPubKeys;
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ bool PaymentsValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &
                 int64_t test = allocations[n];
                 test *= checkamount;
                 test /= totalallocations;
-                if ( test != tx.vout[i].nValue )
+                if ( test != tx.vout[i].nValue && test != tx.vout[i].nValue-1 )
                 {
                     fprintf(stderr, "vout.%i test.%li vs nVlaue.%li\n",i, test, tx.vout[i].nValue);
                     return(eval->Invalid("amounts do not match"));
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@ UniValue PaymentsRelease(struct CCcontract_info *cp,char *jsonstr)
                         newamount += (PAYMENTS_TXFEE - mtx.vout[i+1].nValue);
                         mtx.vout[i+1].nValue = PAYMENTS_TXFEE;
                     }
-                }
+                } 
                 if ( (inputsum= AddPaymentsInputs(cp,mtx,txidpk,newamount+2*PAYMENTS_TXFEE,CC_MAXVINS/2,createtxid,latestheight)) >= newamount+2*PAYMENTS_TXFEE )
                 {
                     std::string rawtx;
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index b09ccf7c3..b8b2998b7 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ void *chainparams_commandline(void *ptr)
             mainParams.SetNValue(ASSETCHAINS_NK[0]);
             mainParams.SetKValue(ASSETCHAINS_NK[1]);
         }
+        if ( KOMODO_TESTNODE != 0 )
+            mainParams.SetMiningRequiresPeers(false);
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT == 0 )
             ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT = ASSETCHAINS_P2PPORT + 1;
         mainParams.pchMessageStart[0] = ASSETCHAINS_MAGIC & 0xff;
diff --git a/src/chainparams.h b/src/chainparams.h
index 3b1ad1f72..daa16af8c 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/chainparams.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public:
     void SetCheckpointData(CCheckpointData checkpointData);
     void SetNValue(uint64_t n) { nEquihashN = n; }
     void SetKValue(uint64_t k) { nEquihashK = k; }
+    void SetMiningRequiresPeers(bool flag) { fMiningRequiresPeers = flag; }
 
     //void setnonce(uint32_t nonce) { memcpy(&genesis.nNonce,&nonce,sizeof(nonce)); }
     //void settimestamp(uint32_t timestamp) { genesis.nTime = timestamp; }
diff --git a/src/komodo_defs.h b/src/komodo_defs.h
index 964ec852d..ecaf7339a 100644
--- a/src/komodo_defs.h
+++ b/src/komodo_defs.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern std::string DONATION_PUBKEY;
 extern uint8_t ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE;
 extern int32_t USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY;
 extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][64];
+extern int32_t KOMODO_TESTNODE;
 int tx_height( const uint256 &hash );
 extern std::vector<std::string> vWhiteListAddress;
 void komodo_netevent(std::vector<uint8_t> payload);
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 6070e9326..dc8cbda35 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ uint64_t PENDING_KOMODO_TX;
 extern int32_t KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS;
 unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;
 
+int32_t KOMODO_TESTNODE;
+
 struct komodo_kv *KOMODO_KV;
 pthread_mutex_t KOMODO_KV_mutex,KOMODO_CC_mutex;
 
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 4a1080cc1..88efb0264 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1710,6 +1710,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
     DONATION_PUBKEY = GetArg("-donation", "");
     NOTARY_PUBKEY = GetArg("-pubkey", "");
     KOMODO_DEALERNODE = GetArg("-dealer",0);
+    KOMODO_TESTNODE = GetArg("-testnode",0);
     if ( strlen(NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str()) == 66 )
     {
         decode_hex(NOTARY_PUBKEY33,33,(char *)NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str());
diff --git a/src/wallet-utility.cpp b/src/wallet-utility.cpp
index 655a3cab4..0b664ecb3 100644
--- a/src/wallet-utility.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet-utility.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ int32_t ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS = 0;
 int32_t VERUS_BLOCK_POSUNITS = 1000;
 int32_t ASSETCHAINS_OVERWINTER = 227520;
 int32_t ASSETCHAINS_SAPLING = 227520;
+int32_t KOMODO_TESTNODE = 0;
 
 unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;