diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus.h b/src/consensus/consensus.h
index d2e7dec3f..89e225267 100644
--- a/src/consensus/consensus.h
+++ b/src/consensus/consensus.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static const int32_t OVERWINTER_MAX_TX_VERSION = 3;
 /** The maximum allowed size for a serialized block, in bytes (network rule) */
 static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE = 2000000;
 /** The maximum allowed number of signature check operations in a block (network rule) */
-static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;
+unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;
 /** The maximum size of a transaction (network rule) */
 static const unsigned int MAX_TX_SIZE = 100000;
 /** Coinbase transaction outputs can only be spent after this number of new blocks (network rule) */
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 8be3b741e..1b9b365a8 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ uint32_t KOMODO_INITDONE;
 char KMDUSERPASS[4096],BTCUSERPASS[4096]; uint16_t KMD_PORT = 7771,BITCOIND_RPCPORT = 7771;
 uint64_t PENDING_KOMODO_TX;
 extern int32_t KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS;
+extern unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS;
 
 struct komodo_kv *KOMODO_KV;
 pthread_mutex_t KOMODO_KV_mutex,KOMODO_CC_mutex;
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 24be6a0dc..915f0d5d9 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
     }
     if ( name.c_str()[0] != 0 )
     {
+        MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 60000;
         ASSETCHAINS_SUPPLY = GetArg("-ac_supply",10);
         ASSETCHAINS_ENDSUBSIDY = GetArg("-ac_end",0);
         ASSETCHAINS_REWARD = GetArg("-ac_reward",0);
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index b7f163432..561cc3978 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             unsigned int nTxSigOps = GetLegacySigOpCount(tx);
             if (nBlockSigOps + nTxSigOps >= MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr,"nBlockSigOps %d + %d nTxSigOps >= %d MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1\n",(int32_t)nBlockSigOps,(int32_t)nTxSigOps,(int32_t)MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS);
+                fprintf(stderr,"A nBlockSigOps %d + %d nTxSigOps >= %d MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1\n",(int32_t)nBlockSigOps,(int32_t)nTxSigOps,(int32_t)MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS);
                 continue;
             }
             // Skip free transactions if we're past the minimum block size:
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             nTxSigOps += GetP2SHSigOpCount(tx, view);
             if (nBlockSigOps + nTxSigOps >= MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr,"nBlockSigOps %d + %d nTxSigOps >= %d MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1\n",(int32_t)nBlockSigOps,(int32_t)nTxSigOps,(int32_t)MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS);
+                fprintf(stderr,"B nBlockSigOps %d + %d nTxSigOps >= %d MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS-1\n",(int32_t)nBlockSigOps,(int32_t)nTxSigOps,(int32_t)MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS);
                 continue;
             }
             // Note that flags: we don't want to set mempool/IsStandard()