diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
index f2cef3b26..f3ea55187 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
     jsonstr = ptrs[4];
     kmdheight = -1;
     memcpy(&checkpoint,&ptrs[5],sizeof(checkpoint));
-    printf("statemachinestart %s->%s %s ht.%d minsigs.%d duration.%d\n",dp->symbol,dp->dest,bits256_str(str,checkpoint.blockhash.hash),checkpoint.blockhash.height,minsigs,duration);
+    printf("statemachinestart %s->%s %s ht.%d minsigs.%d duration.%d start.%u\n",dp->symbol,dp->dest,bits256_str(str,checkpoint.blockhash.hash),checkpoint.blockhash.height,minsigs,duration,checkpoint.timestamp);
     src = iguana_coinfind(dp->symbol);
     dest = iguana_coinfind(dp->dest);
     if ( strcmp(src->symbol,"KMD") == 0 )
@@ -531,8 +531,9 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
         }
         sleep(1);
     }
-    starttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
-    printf("DPOW.%s statemachine checkpoint.%d %s\n",src->symbol,checkpoint.blockhash.height,bits256_str(str,checkpoint.blockhash.hash));
+    if ( (starttime= checkpoint.timestamp) == 0 )
+        starttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+    printf("DPOW.%s statemachine checkpoint.%d %s start.%u\n",src->symbol,checkpoint.blockhash.height,bits256_str(str,checkpoint.blockhash.hash),checkpoint.timestamp);
     for (i=0; i<sizeof(srchash); i++)
         srchash.bytes[i] = dp->minerkey33[i+1];
     dpow_utxosync(myinfo,dp,bp,0,myind,srchash);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_notary.c b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
index bdaede8e6..fb5906460 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_notary.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_notary.c
@@ -354,21 +354,20 @@ ZERO_ARGS(dpow,cancelratify)
     return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"queued dpow cancel ratify\"}"));
 }
 
-TWOINTS_AND_ARRAY(dpow,ratify,minsigs,starttime,ratified)
+TWOINTS_AND_ARRAY(dpow,ratify,minsigs,start,ratified)
 {
     void **ptrs; bits256 zero; struct dpow_checkpoint checkpoint; cJSON *retjson;
     if ( ratified == 0 )
         return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"no ratified list for dpow ratify\"}"));
     memset(zero.bytes,0,sizeof(zero));
-    dpow_checkpointset(myinfo,&checkpoint,0,zero,starttime,starttime);
+    dpow_checkpointset(myinfo,&checkpoint,0,zero,start,start);
     ptrs = calloc(1,sizeof(void *)*5 + sizeof(struct dpow_checkpoint));
     ptrs[0] = (void *)myinfo;
     ptrs[1] = (void *)&myinfo->DPOWS[0];
     ptrs[2] = (void *)(long)minsigs;
     ptrs[3] = (void *)DPOW_RATIFYDURATION;
     ptrs[4] = (void *)jprint(ratified,0);
-    checkpoint.blockhash.height = ((starttime / 10) % (DPOW_FIRSTRATIFY/10)) * 10;
-    
+    checkpoint.blockhash.height = ((start / 10) % (DPOW_FIRSTRATIFY/10)) * 10;
     memcpy(&ptrs[5],&checkpoint,sizeof(checkpoint));
     myinfo->DPOWS[0].cancelratify = 0;
     if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)dpow_statemachinestart,(void *)ptrs) != 0 )
@@ -376,7 +375,8 @@ TWOINTS_AND_ARRAY(dpow,ratify,minsigs,starttime,ratified)
     }
     retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
     jaddstr(retjson,"result","started ratification");
-    jaddnum(retjson,"starttime",starttime);
+    jaddnum(retjson,"start",start);
+    jaddnum(retjson,"minsigs",minsigs);
     jaddnum(retjson,"height",checkpoint.blockhash.height);
     return(jprint(retjson,1));
 }