diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 7e4666d4b..50641b589 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -751,10 +751,10 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
                     {
                         fprintf(stderr,"checktoshis %.8f vs actual vout[1] %.8f\n",dstr(checktoshis),dstr(block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue));
                         return(-1);
-                    }
+                    } else return(0);
                 }
             }
-            else if ( overflow != 0 || total > 0 )
+            if ( overflow != 0 || total > 0 )
                 return(-1);
         }
         return(0);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f45ad7bad..a0b4084e8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2585,6 +2585,16 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     LogPrint("bench", "      - Connect %u transactions: %.2fms (%.3fms/tx, %.3fms/txin) [%.2fs]\n", (unsigned)block.vtx.size(), 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart), 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart) / block.vtx.size(), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : 0.001 * (nTime1 - nTimeStart) / (nInputs-1), nTimeConnect * 0.000001);
 
     CAmount blockReward = nFees + GetBlockSubsidy(pindex->nHeight, chainparams.GetConsensus()) + sum;
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION != 0 && block.vtx[0].vout.size() > 1 )
+    {
+        uint64_t checktoshis;
+        if ( (checktoshis = komodo_commission(block)) != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( block.vtx[0].vout.size() == 2 && block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue == checktoshis )
+            {
+            } else fprintf(stderr,"checktoshis %.8f vs actual vout[1] %.8f\n",dstr(checktoshis),dstr(block.vtx[0].vout[1].nValue));
+        }
+    }
     if ( block.vtx[0].GetValueOut() > blockReward+1 )
     {
         if ( pindex->nHeight >= KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT1 || block.vtx[0].vout[0].nValue > blockReward )
@@ -2593,7 +2603,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
                          error("ConnectBlock(): coinbase pays too much (actual=%d vs limit=%d)",
                                block.vtx[0].GetValueOut(), blockReward),
                                REJECT_INVALID, "bad-cb-amount");
-        } else if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
+        } //else if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] != 0 )
             fprintf(stderr,"allow nHeight.%d coinbase %.8f vs %.8f interest %.8f\n",(int32_t)pindex->nHeight,dstr(block.vtx[0].GetValueOut()),dstr(blockReward),dstr(sum));
     }
     if (!control.Wait())