diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index fbc088d5f..147c68872 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ CAmount CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx) const
     CAmount nResult = 0;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tx.vin.size(); i++)
     {
-        //fprintf(stderr,"i.%d time.%u\n",i,komodo_txtime(tx.vin[i].prevout.hash));
+        fprintf(stderr,"i.%d time.%u\n",i,komodo_txtime(tx.vin[i].prevout.hash));
         nResult += GetOutputFor(tx.vin[i]).nValue;
     }
     nResult += tx.GetJoinSplitValueIn();
diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 807309d7a..90e2527c8 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ uint32_t komodo_txtime(uint256 hash)
     uint256 hashBlock;
     if (!GetTransaction(hash, tx, hashBlock, true))
     {
-        printf("null GetTransaction\n");
-        return(0);
+        //printf("null GetTransaction\n");
+        return(tx.nLockTime);
     }
     if (!hashBlock.IsNull()) {
         BlockMap::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(hashBlock);
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ uint32_t komodo_txtime(uint256 hash)
             if (chainActive.Contains(pindex))
                 return(pindex->GetBlockTime());
         }
-        printf("cant find in iterator\n");
+        //printf("cant find in iterator\n");
     }
-    printf("null hashBlock\n");
-    return(0);
+    //printf("null hashBlock\n");
+    return(tx.nLockTime);
 }
 
 void komodo_nutxoadd(int32_t addflag,int32_t height,int32_t notaryid,uint256 txhash,uint64_t voutmask,int32_t numvouts)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8331c9f1a..29afc109e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ bool IsFinalTx(const CTransaction &tx, int nBlockHeight, int64_t nBlockTime)
         return true;
     if ((int64_t)tx.nLockTime < ((int64_t)tx.nLockTime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD ? (int64_t)nBlockHeight : nBlockTime))
         return true;
+    if ( (int64_t)tx.nLockTime >= LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD && (int64_t)tx.nLockTime < nBlockTime-3600 )
+        return(false); // need to prevent pastdating tx
     BOOST_FOREACH(const CTxIn& txin, tx.vin)
         if (!txin.IsFinal())
             return false;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 1a865a966..b33888a29 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2411,27 +2411,34 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const vector<CRecipient>& vecSend,
     wtxNew.BindWallet(this);
     CMutableTransaction txNew;
 
-    // Discourage fee sniping.
-    //
-    // However because of a off-by-one-error in previous versions we need to
-    // neuter it by setting nLockTime to at least one less than nBestHeight.
-    // Secondly currently propagation of transactions created for block heights
-    // corresponding to blocks that were just mined may be iffy - transactions
-    // aren't re-accepted into the mempool - we additionally neuter the code by
-    // going ten blocks back. Doesn't yet do anything for sniping, but does act
-    // to shake out wallet bugs like not showing nLockTime'd transactions at
-    // all.
-    txNew.nLockTime = std::max(0, chainActive.Height() - 10);
-
-    // Secondly occasionally randomly pick a nLockTime even further back, so
-    // that transactions that are delayed after signing for whatever reason,
-    // e.g. high-latency mix networks and some CoinJoin implementations, have
-    // better privacy.
-    if (GetRandInt(10) == 0)
-        txNew.nLockTime = std::max(0, (int)txNew.nLockTime - GetRandInt(100));
-
-    assert(txNew.nLockTime <= (unsigned int)chainActive.Height());
-    assert(txNew.nLockTime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD);
+    if ( 0 )
+    {
+        // Discourage fee sniping.
+        //
+        // However because of a off-by-one-error in previous versions we need to
+        // neuter it by setting nLockTime to at least one less than nBestHeight.
+        // Secondly currently propagation of transactions created for block heights
+        // corresponding to blocks that were just mined may be iffy - transactions
+        // aren't re-accepted into the mempool - we additionally neuter the code by
+        // going ten blocks back. Doesn't yet do anything for sniping, but does act
+        // to shake out wallet bugs like not showing nLockTime'd transactions at
+        // all.
+        txNew.nLockTime = std::max(0, chainActive.Height() - 10);
+        
+        // Secondly occasionally randomly pick a nLockTime even further back, so
+        // that transactions that are delayed after signing for whatever reason,
+        // e.g. high-latency mix networks and some CoinJoin implementations, have
+        // better privacy.
+        if (GetRandInt(10) == 0)
+            txNew.nLockTime = std::max(0, (int)txNew.nLockTime - GetRandInt(100));
+        
+        assert(txNew.nLockTime <= (unsigned int)chainActive.Height());
+        assert(txNew.nLockTime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        txNew.nLockTime = (uint32_t)time(NULL) - 1800; // set to a time close to now
+    }
 
     {
         LOCK2(cs_main, cs_wallet);