diff --git a/iguana/iguana_spendvectors.c b/iguana/iguana_spendvectors.c
index 660cb55b3..f27fe9654 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_spendvectors.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_spendvectors.c
@@ -1129,9 +1129,11 @@ int32_t iguana_bundlevalidate(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *c
     int32_t i,max,len,errs = 0; struct sha256_vstate vstate; bits256 validatehash; int64_t total = 0;
     if ( coin->chain->zcash != 0 )
     {
-        printf("need to process joinsplits before can validate.%s\n",coin->symbol);
+        static uint32_t counter;
+        if ( counter++ < 3 )
+            printf("need to process joinsplits before can validate.%s\n",coin->symbol);
         bp->validated = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
-        return(bp->n);
+        //return(bp->n);
     }
     if ( (coin->MAXPEERS > 1 && coin->VALIDATENODE == 0 && coin->FULLNODE == 0) || bp->ramchain.from_ro != 0 )//|| bp == coin->current )
     {