diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4277beabd..b0d20b7c5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3372,7 +3372,14 @@ bool ContextualCheckBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, CValidationState& sta
         if (pcheckpoint && (nHeight < pcheckpoint->nHeight || nHeight == 1 && chainActive.Tip() != 0 && chainActive.Tip()->nHeight > 1) )
             return state.DoS(100, error("%s: forked chain older than last checkpoint (height %d) vs %d", __func__, nHeight,pcheckpoint->nHeight));
         else if ( komodo_checkpoint(&notarized_height,nHeight,hash) < 0 )
-            return state.DoS(100, error("%s: forked chain %d older than last notarized (height %d) vs %d", __func__,nHeight, notarized_height));
+        {
+            CBlockIndex *heightblock = chainActive[nHeight];
+            if ( heightblock != 0 && pblockindex->GetBlockHash() == hash )
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr,"got a pre notarization block that matches height.%d\n",(int32_t)nHeight);
+                return true;
+            } else return state.DoS(100, error("%s: forked chain %d older than last notarized (height %d) vs %d", __func__,nHeight, notarized_height));
+        }
     }
     // Reject block.nVersion < 4 blocks
     if (block.nVersion < 4)