diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
index cbae3fee8..ddca27b5f 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
@@ -638,7 +638,6 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
             extralen = dpow_paxpending(extras,&bp->paxwdcrc,bp->MoM,bp->MoMdepth);
             bp->notaries[bp->myind].paxwdcrc = bp->paxwdcrc;
         }
-        sleep(30);
         if ( (checkpoint.blockhash.height % 100) != 0 && dp->checkpoint.blockhash.height > checkpoint.blockhash.height )
         {
             if ( bp->isratify == 0 )
@@ -660,6 +659,7 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
             {
                 printf("%s ht.%d %s got reorged to %s, abort notarization\n",bp->srccoin->symbol,bp->height,bits256_str(str,bp->hashmsg),bits256_str(str2,checkhash));
                 bp->state = 0xffffffff;
+                break;
             }
         }
         if ( bp->state != 0xffffffff )
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
             printf("abort pending ratify\n");
             break;
         }
+        sleep(30);
     }
     printf("[%d] END isratify.%d:%d bestk.%d %llx sigs.%llx state.%x machine ht.%d completed state.%x %s.%s %s.%s recvmask.%llx paxwdcrc.%x %p %p\n",Numallocated,bp->isratify,dp->ratifying,bp->bestk,(long long)bp->bestmask,(long long)(bp->bestk>=0?bp->destsigsmasks[bp->bestk]:0),bp->state,bp->height,bp->state,dp->dest,bits256_str(str,bp->desttxid),dp->symbol,bits256_str(str2,bp->srctxid),(long long)bp->recvmask,bp->paxwdcrc,src,dest);
     dp->lastrecvmask = bp->recvmask;
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
index 39b5e046b..b649708a1 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ cJSON *dpow_getinfo(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin)
     return(json);
 }
 
-char *Notaries_elected[64][2];
+char *Notaries_elected[65][2];
 char *seeds[] = { "78.47.196.146", "5.9.102.210", "149.56.29.163", "191.235.80.138", "88.198.65.74", "94.102.63.226", "129.232.225.202", "104.255.64.3", "52.72.135.200", "149.56.28.84", "103.18.58.150", "221.121.144.140", "123.249.79.12", "103.18.58.146", "27.50.93.252", "176.9.0.233", "94.102.63.227", "167.114.227.223", "27.50.68.219", "192.99.233.217", "94.102.63.217", "45.64.168.216" };
 int32_t Notaries_numseeds = (int32_t)(sizeof(seeds)/sizeof(*seeds)),Notaries_num,Notaries_BTCminsigs = DPOW_MINSIGS,Notaries_minsigs = DPOW_MIN_ASSETCHAIN_SIGS;
 uint16_t Notaries_port = DPOW_SOCKPORT;
-char *Notaries_seeds[64];
+char *Notaries_seeds[65];
 
 int32_t komodo_initjson(char *fname)
 {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int32_t komodo_initjson(char *fname)
                 Notaries_minsigs = num;
             if ( (array= jarray(&n,argjson,"seeds")) != 0 && n <= 64 )
             {
-                for (i=0; i<n; i++)
+                for (i=0; i<n&&i<64; i++)
                 {
                     Notaries_seeds[i] = clonestr(jstri(array,i));
                     printf("%s ",Notaries_seeds[i]);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int32_t komodo_initjson(char *fname)
             }
             if ( (array= jarray(&n,argjson,"notaries")) != 0 && n <= 64 )
             {
-                for (i=0; i<n; i++)
+                for (i=0; i<n&&i<64; i++)
                 {
                     item = jitem(array,i);
                     field = jfieldname(item);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_notary.c b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
index 9faf49570..41341a8fa 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_notary.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void dpow_srcupdate(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,int32_t he
         ptrs[0] = (void *)myinfo;
         ptrs[1] = (void *)dp;
         ptrs[2] = (void *)(uint64_t)minsigs;
-        if ( strcmp(dp->dest,"KMD") != 0 && strcmp(dp->dest,"CHAIN") != 0 )
+        if ( strcmp(dp->dest,"KMD") != 0 )
             ptrs[3] = (void *)DPOW_DURATION;
         else ptrs[3] = (void *)(DPOW_DURATION * 60); // essentially try forever for assetchains
         ptrs[4] = 0;