diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index a40a174b1..a476e70e5 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1886,6 +1886,12 @@ uint64_t komodo_checknotarypay(CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
             }
         }
     }
+    // check a notary didnt sign twice (this would be an invalid notarisation later on and cause problems)
+    std::set<int> checkdupes( NotarisationNotaries.begin(), NotarisationNotaries.end() );
+    if ( checkdupes.size() != NotarisationNotaries.size() ) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Possible notarisation is signed multiple times by same notary. It is invalid.\n");
+        return(0);
+    }
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     const Consensus::Params &consensusParams = chainparams.GetConsensus();
     uint64_t totalsats = 0;
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 10bdb643f..e3eb8d262 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,14 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(CPubKey _pk,const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32
                     dPriority += (double)nValueIn * nConf;
                 }
                 if ( numSN != 0 && numNotaryVins >= numSN / 5 )
-                    fNotarisation = true;
+                {
+                    // check a notary didnt sign twice (this would be an invalid notarisation later on and cause problems)
+                    std::set<int> checkdupes( NotarisationNotaries.begin(), NotarisationNotaries.end() );
+                    if ( checkdupes.size() != NotarisationNotaries.size() ) {
+                        NotarisationNotaries.clear();
+                        fprintf(stderr, "possible notarisation is signed multiple times by same notary, passed as normal transaction.\n");
+                    } else fNotarisation = true;
+                }
                 else 
                     NotarisationNotaries.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 1e0e33c27..b60809da1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ UniValue getiguanajson(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
     json.push_back(Pair("port",iguanaPort));
     json.push_back(Pair("BTCminsigs",BTCminsigs));
-    json.push_back(Pair("minsigs",2));
-    json.push_back(Pair("seeds", seeds));
+    json.push_back(Pair("minsigs",minsigs));
+    json.push_back(Pair("seeds",seeds));
     json.push_back(Pair("notaries",notaries));
     return json;
 }