diff --git a/iguana/dPoW.h b/iguana/dPoW.h
index 61e9e0234..4f4d5d012 100755
--- a/iguana/dPoW.h
+++ b/iguana/dPoW.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define DPOW_FIRSTRATIFY 1000
 
 #define DPOW_MAXFREQ 100
-#define DPOW_CHECKPOINTFREQ 10
+#define DPOW_CHECKPOINTFREQ 5
 #define DPOW_MINSIGS 13
 #define DPOW_MIN_ASSETCHAIN_SIGS 11
 //#define DPOW_M(bp) ((bp)->minsigs)  // (((bp)->numnotaries >> 1) + 1)
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_notary.c b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
index 12dd6db22..2963dcfe2 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_notary.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ THREE_STRINGS_AND_DOUBLE(iguana,dpow,symbol,dest,pubkey,freq)
         dp->srcconfirms = DPOW_FIFOSIZE;
     if ( strcmp("BTC",dp->dest) == 0 )
     {
-        dp->freq = DPOW_CHECKPOINTFREQ;
+        if ( freq == 0 )
+            dp->freq = DPOW_CHECKPOINTFREQ;
+        else dp->freq = freq;
         dp->minsigs = Notaries_BTCminsigs; //DPOW_MINSIGS;
     }
     else