diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index ecda8ef52..18f32f4fa 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 #include "uthash.h"
 #include "utlist.h"
 
-#include "komodo_structs.h"
+int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(uint8_t *scriptPubkey,int32_t maxsize,uint256 txid,int32_t n);
 
+#include "komodo_structs.h"
 #include "komodo_globals.h"
 #include "komodo_utils.h"
 
-
 void komodo_setkmdheight(int32_t kmdheight)
 {
     if ( kmdheight > KMDHEIGHT )
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index c212ef7bb..21cc0e619 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -463,12 +463,27 @@ void komodo_index2pubkey33(uint8_t *pubkey33,CBlockIndex *pindex,int32_t height)
     }
 }
 
-int32_t komodo_currentheight();
 int8_t komodo_minerid(int32_t height)
 {
-    static uint32_t depth;
-    int32_t notaryid; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint8_t pubkey33[33];
-    if ( Minerids[height] >= -1 )
+    //static uint32_t depth;
+    int32_t notaryid,num,i; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],script[35];
+    if ( (pindex= chainActive[height]) != 0 )
+    {
+        if ( gettxout_scriptPubKey(script,sizeof(script),pindex->vtx[0].GetHash(),0) == 35 )
+        {
+            if ( (num= komodo_notaries(pubkeys,height)) > 0 )
+            {
+                for (i=0; i<num; i++)
+                    if ( memcmp(pubkeys[i],&script[1],33) == 0 )
+                    {
+                        printf("minderid.%d ht.%d\n",i,height);
+                        return(i);
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return(-1);
+    /*if ( Minerids[height] >= -1 )
     {
         printf("cached[%d] -> %d\n",height,Minerids[height]);
         return(Minerids[height]);
@@ -493,7 +508,7 @@ int8_t komodo_minerid(int32_t height)
             depth--;
             return(notaryid);
         }
-    }
+    }*/
     return(-2);
 }
 
@@ -510,7 +525,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_special(int32_t height,uint8_t pubkey33[33])
                 Minerids[height-i] = komodo_minerid(height-i);
                 if ( Minerids[height - i] == -2 )
                 {
-                    //fprintf(stderr,"second -2 for Minerids[%d] current.%d\n",height-i,komodo_currentheight());
+                    fprintf(stderr,"second -2 for Minerids[%d] current.%d\n",height-i,komodo_currentheight());
                     return(-2);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index ae9f41540..fa5a5e9ea 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,29 @@ Value gettxout(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     return ret;
 }
 
+int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(uint8_t *scriptPubkey,int32_t maxsize,uint256 txid,int32_t n)
+{
+    int32_t i,m; uint8_t *ptr;
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+    CCoins coins;
+    if (fMempool)
+    {
+        LOCK(mempool.cs);
+        CCoinsViewMemPool view(pcoinsTip,mempool);
+        if ( view.GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
+            return(-1);
+        mempool.pruneSpent(txid, coins); // TODO: this should be done by the CCoinsViewMemPool
+    } else if ( pcoinsTip->GetCoins(txid,coins) == 0 )
+        return(-1);
+    if ( n < 0 || (unsigned int)n >= coins.vout.size() || coins.vout[n].IsNull() )
+        return(-1);
+    ptr = (uint8_t *)coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.data();
+    m = coins.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
+    for (i=0; i<maxsize&&i<m; i++)
+        scriptPubKey[i] = ptr[i];
+    return(i);
+}
+
 Value verifychain(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     if (fHelp || params.size() > 2)