diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
index 10413d47e..3215d813c 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ int32_t basilisk_msgcmp(struct basilisk_message *msg,int32_t width,uint32_t chan
     {
         if ( bits256_nonz(desthash) == 0 || bits256_cmp(desthash,keydest) == 0 )
         {
-            printf("key.(%u %u) channel.%u msgid.%u width.%d\n",keychannel,keymsgid,channel,msgid,width);
-            if ( keymsgid >= msgid && keymsgid+width <= msgid && keychannel == channel )
+            printf("key.(%u %u) channel.%u msgid.%u width.%d match.%d\n",keychannel,keymsgid,channel,msgid,width,keymsgid-width >= msgid && keymsgid <= msgid);
+            if ( keymsgid-width >= msgid && keymsgid <= msgid && keychannel == channel )
                 return(0);
             else return(-1);
         } else return(-2);