diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
index d6fc9a444..2abf37350 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
@@ -1993,24 +1993,6 @@ void dpow_notarize_update(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,stru
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"{%d %x} ",senderind,paxwdcrc);
         }
-        if ( bestk >= 0 || bp->notaries[senderind].bestk < 0 )
-        {
-            bp->notaries[senderind].bestk = bestk;
-            if ( (bp->notaries[senderind].src.siglens[bestk]= siglens[0]) != 0 )
-            {
-                memcpy(bp->notaries[senderind].src.sigs[bestk],sigs[0],siglens[0]);
-                if ( bestk == bp->bestk && bestmask == bp->bestmask )
-                    bp->srcsigsmasks[bestk] |= (1LL << senderind);
-                else bp->srcsigsmasks[bestk] &= ~(1LL << senderind);
-            }
-            if ( (bp->notaries[senderind].dest.siglens[bestk]= siglens[1]) != 0 )
-            {
-                memcpy(bp->notaries[senderind].dest.sigs[bestk],sigs[1],siglens[1]);
-                if ( bestk == bp->bestk && bestmask == bp->bestmask )
-                    bp->destsigsmasks[bestk] |= (1LL << senderind);
-                else bp->destsigsmasks[bestk] &= ~(1LL << senderind);
-            }
-        }
         bp->notaries[bp->myind].paxwdcrc = bp->paxwdcrc;
         if ( bp->bestmask == 0 )
         {
@@ -2024,6 +2006,27 @@ void dpow_notarize_update(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,stru
             bp->notaries[bp->myind].bestmask = bp->bestmask;
         if ( bp->recvmask != 0 )
             bp->notaries[bp->myind].recvmask = bp->recvmask;
+        if ( bestk >= 0 || bp->notaries[senderind].bestk < 0 )
+        {
+            bp->notaries[senderind].bestk = bestk;
+            if ( bp->pendingbestk == bestk && bp->pendingbestmask == bp->bestmask )
+            {
+                if ( bp->notaries[senderind].src.siglens[bestk] == 0 && (bp->notaries[senderind].src.siglens[bestk]= siglens[0]) != 0 )
+                {
+                    memcpy(bp->notaries[senderind].src.sigs[bestk],sigs[0],siglens[0]);
+                    if ( bestk == bp->bestk && bestmask == bp->bestmask )
+                        bp->srcsigsmasks[bestk] |= (1LL << senderind);
+                    else bp->srcsigsmasks[bestk] &= ~(1LL << senderind);
+                }
+                if ( bp->notaries[senderind].dest.siglens[bestk] == 0 && (bp->notaries[senderind].dest.siglens[bestk]= siglens[1]) != 0 )
+                {
+                    memcpy(bp->notaries[senderind].dest.sigs[bestk],sigs[1],siglens[1]);
+                    if ( bestk == bp->bestk && bestmask == bp->bestmask )
+                        bp->destsigsmasks[bestk] |= (1LL << senderind);
+                    else bp->destsigsmasks[bestk] &= ~(1LL << senderind);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         if ( bp->bestk >= 0 )
         {
             flag = -1;