diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index ff329a0d6..f0055d7fd 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,13 @@ void komodo_cbopretupdate(int32_t forceflag);
 
 void WaitForShutdown(boost::thread_group* threadGroup)
 {
-    int32_t i; bool fShutdown = ShutdownRequested();
+    int32_t i,height; bool fShutdown = ShutdownRequested(); const uint256 zeroid;
     // Tell the main threads to shutdown.
+    if (komodo_currentheight()>100 && KOMODO_EARLYTXID!=zeroid && ((height=tx_height(KOMODO_EARLYTXID))==0 || height>100))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr,"error: earlytx must be before block height 100 or tx does not exist\n");
+        StartShutdown();
+    }
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_CBOPRET != 0 )
         komodo_pricesinit();
     while (!fShutdown)
diff --git a/src/cc/pegs.cpp b/src/cc/pegs.cpp
index 2e658fd0a..96c41b9ff 100644
--- a/src/cc/pegs.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/pegs.cpp
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ pegs CC is able to create a coin backed (by any supported coin with gateways CC
  */
 
 // start of consensus code
-#ifndef PEGS_TRSHOLDS
-#define PEGS_TRSHOLDS
+#ifndef PEGS_THRESHOLDS
+#define PEGS_THRESHOLDS
 #define PEGS_ACCOUNT_YELLOW_ZONE 60
-#define PEGS_ACCOUNT_TRESHOLD 90
-#define PEGS_GLOBAL_TRESHOLD 60
-#endif // PEGS_TRSHOLDS
+#define PEGS_ACCOUNT_THRESHOLD 90
+#define PEGS_GLOBAL_THRESHOLD 60
+#endif // PEGS_THRESHOLDS
 #define CC_MARKER_VALUE 10000
 
 extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[3];
@@ -1154,9 +1154,9 @@ std::string PegsLiquidate(uint64_t txfee,uint256 pegstxid, uint256 tokenid, uint
         LOGSTREAM("pegscc",CCLOG_INFO, stream << CCerror << std::endl);
         return(""); 
     }
-    if (PegsGetAccountRatio(pegstxid,tokenid,liquidatetxid)<(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]:PEGS_ACCOUNT_TRESHOLD) || PegsGetGlobalRatio(pegstxid)<(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]:PEGS_GLOBAL_TRESHOLD))
+    if (PegsGetAccountRatio(pegstxid,tokenid,liquidatetxid)<(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]:PEGS_ACCOUNT_THRESHOLD) || PegsGetGlobalRatio(pegstxid)<(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]:PEGS_GLOBAL_THRESHOLD))
     {
-        CCerror = strprintf("not able to liquidate account until account ratio > %lu%% and global ratio > %lu%%",(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]:PEGS_ACCOUNT_TRESHOLD),(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]:PEGS_GLOBAL_TRESHOLD));
+        CCerror = strprintf("not able to liquidate account until account ratio > %lu%% and global ratio > %lu%%",(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[0]:PEGS_ACCOUNT_THRESHOLD),(ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]?ASSETCHAINS_PEGSCCPARAMS[1]:PEGS_GLOBAL_THRESHOLD));
         LOGSTREAM("pegscc",CCLOG_INFO, stream << CCerror << std::endl);
         return("");
     }
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 3e2055204..6a8f9fdea 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1787,13 +1787,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
     {
         printf("KOMODO_REWIND %d\n",KOMODO_REWIND);
     }
-    KOMODO_EARLYTXID = Parseuint256(GetArg("-earlytxid","0").c_str());
-    CTransaction tx; uint256 blockhash;
-    if (KOMODO_EARLYTXID!=zeroid && myGetTransaction(KOMODO_EARLYTXID,tx,blockhash) && (mapBlockIndex[blockhash]->GetHeight() == 0 || mapBlockIndex[blockhash]->GetHeight() > 100))
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr,"error: earlytx can be only in first 100 blocks or tx does not exist\n");
-        StartShutdown();
-    }
+    KOMODO_EARLYTXID = Parseuint256(GetArg("-earlytxid","0").c_str());    
     ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT = GetArg("-ac_earlytxidcontract",0);
     if ( name.c_str()[0] != 0 )
     {