diff --git a/iguana/dPoW.h b/iguana/dPoW.h
index 81812c3a9..670537343 100755
--- a/iguana/dPoW.h
+++ b/iguana/dPoW.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct dpow_block
     struct dpow_recvdata recv[64];
     struct dpow_entry notaries[DPOW_MAXRELAYS];
     uint32_t MoMdepth,state,starttime,timestamp,waiting,sigcrcs[2],txidcrcs[2],utxocrcs[2],lastepoch,paxwdcrc,lastnanosend;
-    int32_t rawratifiedlens[2],height,numnotaries,numerrors,completed,minsigs,duration,numratified,isratify,require0,scores[DPOW_MAXRELAYS];
+    int32_t rawratifiedlens[2],height,numnotaries,numerrors,completed,minsigs,duration,numratified,isratify,require0,scores[DPOW_MAXRELAYS],destht_start;
     int8_t myind,bestk,ratifybestk,pendingbestk,pendingratifybestk,matches,bestmatches;
     cJSON *ratified;
     uint16_t CCid;
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
index 97640b59a..fc8724a6b 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
         bp->srccoin = src;
         bp->destcoin = dest;
         bp->myind = -1;
+        bp->destht_start = dp->DESTHEIGHT;
         for (i=0; i<sizeof(bp->notaries)/sizeof(*bp->notaries); i++)
             bp->notaries[i].bestk = -1;
         bp->opret_symbol = dp->symbol;
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
index b17d409d5..d3813c068 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
@@ -2002,16 +2002,16 @@ void dpow_notarize_update(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,stru
         
 
         // check that block has advanced by 1 on KMD before allowing bestmask to be calculated 
-        if ( strcmp(bp->destcoin->symbol,"KMD") != 0 )
+        if ( strcmp(bp->destcoin->symbol,"KMD") == 0 )
         {
-            fprintf(stderr, "X->KMD: checkpoint ht.%i vs longestchain.%i\n", bp->height, bp->srccoin->longestchain);
-            if ( bp->height == bp->srccoin->longestchain )
+            fprintf(stderr, "X->KMD: checkpoint ht.%i vs longestchain.%i\n", bp->destht_start, bp->destcoin->longestchain);
+            if ( bp->destht_start == bp->destcoin->longestchain )
                 return;
         }
         else 
         {
-            fprintf(stderr, "KMD->BTC: checkpoint ht.%i vs longestchain.%i\n", bp->height, bp->destcoin->longestchain);
-            if ( bp->height == bp->destcoin->longestchain )
+            fprintf(stderr, "KMD->BTC: checkpoint ht.%i vs longestchain.%i\n", bp->height , bp->srccoin->longestchain);
+            if ( bp->height == bp->srccoin->longestchain )
                 return;
         }