diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index e8d2d2036..363d3dac6 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1806,7 +1806,9 @@ int32_t komodo_checkPOW(int32_t slowflag,CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
             if ( ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size() > 1 )
             {
                 int32_t scriptlen; uint8_t scripthex[10000];
-                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size()/2 == pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].scriptPubKey.size() && scriptlen < sizeof(scripthex) )
+                script = (uint8_t *)&pblock->vtx[0].vout[1].scriptPubKey[0];
+                scriptlen = (int32_t)pblock->vtx[0].vout[0].scriptPubKey.size();
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.size()/2 == scriptlen && scriptlen < sizeof(scripthex) )
                 {
                     decode_hex(scripthex,scriptlen,(char *)ASSETCHAINS_SCRIPTPUB.c_str());
                     if ( memcmp(scripthex,script,scriptlen) != 0 )