diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 62d3b0d3a..e6f6a044d 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1512,7 +1512,6 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
         fprintf(stderr,"KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET mode active\n");
     DONATION_PUBKEY = GetArg("-donation", "");
     NOTARY_PUBKEY = GetArg("-pubkey", "");
-    KOMODO_DPOWCONFS = GetArg("-dpowconfs",KOMODO_DPOWCONFS);
     if ( strlen(NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str()) == 66 )
     {
         USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY = 1;
@@ -1701,6 +1700,7 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
                 break;
         }
     }
+    int32_t dpowconfs = KOMODO_DPOWCONFS;
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
     {
         BITCOIND_RPCPORT = GetArg("-rpcport", ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT);
@@ -1711,8 +1711,9 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
             fprintf(stderr,"PIRATE halving changed to %d %.1f days\n",(int32_t)ASSETCHAINS_HALVING,(double)ASSETCHAINS_HALVING/1440);
         }
         else if ( strcmp("VRSC",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 )
-            KOMODO_DPOWCONFS = 0;
+            dpowconfs = 0;
     } else BITCOIND_RPCPORT = GetArg("-rpcport", BaseParams().RPCPort());
+    KOMODO_DPOWCONFS = GetArg("-dpowconfs",dpowconfs);
 }
 
 void komodo_nameset(char *symbol,char *dest,char *source)