diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 0036299e2..5956ae9f0 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ int32_t komodo_parsestatefile(struct komodo_state *sp,FILE *fp,char *symbol,char
             if ( 0 && sp != 0 )
                 printf("%s load[%s.%d] NOTARIZED %d %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,symbol,sp->NUM_NPOINTS,notarized_height,notarized_hash.ToString().c_str());
             //if ( matched != 0 ) global independent states -> inside *sp
+            if ( komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarized_height,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
+                printf("error validating notarization\n");
             komodo_eventadd_notarized(sp,symbol,ht,dest,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid,notarized_height);
         }
         else if ( func == 'U' ) // deprecated
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index d0eed2afe..93fe2f05d 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -366,7 +366,12 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarizedscript(uint8_t *script,int32_t len,uint256 NOTARIZ
 int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t NOTARIZED_HEIGHT,uint256 NOTARIZED_HASH,uint256 NOTARIZED_DESTTXID)
 {
     char params[256],*jsonstr,*hexstr; uint8_t script[8192]; int32_t n,len,retval = -1; cJSON *txjson,*vouts,*vout,*skey;
-    sprintf(params,"[\"%s\", 1]",NOTARIZED_DESTTXID.ToString().c_str());
+    params[0] = '[';
+    params[1] = '"';
+    for (i=0; i<32; i++)
+        sprintf(&params[i*2 + 2],"%02x",((uint8_t *)&NOTARIZED_DESTTXID)[i]);
+    strcat(params,"\", 1]");
+    //sprintf(params,"[\"%s\", 1]",NOTARIZED_DESTTXID.ToString().c_str());
     printf("src.%s dest.%s params.[%s] ht.%d notarized.%d\n",symbol,dest,params,height,NOTARIZED_HEIGHT);
     if ( strcmp(dest,"KMD") == 0 )
     {
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ int32_t komodo_verifynotarization(char *symbol,char *dest,int32_t height,int32_t
     {
         if ( BTCUSERPASS[0] != 0 )
         {
-            printf("BTCUSERPASS.(%s)\n",BTCUSERPASS);
+            //printf("BTCUSERPASS.(%s)\n",BTCUSERPASS);
             jsonstr = komodo_issuemethod(BTCUSERPASS,(char *)"getrawtransaction",params,8332);
         }
         //else jsonstr = _dex_getrawtransaction();
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 0364dcbf6..81a116eda 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1534,7 +1534,6 @@ void komodo_args()
                 //printf("KOMODO.(%s) -> userpass.(%s)\n",fname,KMDUSERPASS);
             } else printf("couldnt open.(%s)\n",fname);
         }
-        printf("BTCUSERPASS.(%s)\n",BTCUSERPASS);
     }
     //fprintf(stderr,"%s chain params initialized\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
 }