diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
index 6c6527d0a..411c40b8d 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
@@ -270,9 +270,16 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
     if ( kmdheight >= 0 )
     {
         ht = kmdheight;///strcmp("KMD",src->symbol) == 0 ? kmdheight : bp->height;
-        if ( ht == 0 || strcmp("KMD",dest->symbol) == 0 )
-            ht = strcmp("KMD",src->symbol) == 0 ? src->longestchain : dest->longestchain;
-        bp->numnotaries = komodo_notaries(src->symbol,pubkeys,ht);
+        if ( strcmp("KMD",dest->symbol) == 0 )
+        {
+            bp->numnotaries = komodo_notaries(dest->symbol,pubkeys,ht);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if ( ht == 0 )
+                ht = strcmp("KMD",src->symbol) == 0 ? src->longestchain : dest->longestchain;
+            bp->numnotaries = komodo_notaries(src->symbol,pubkeys,ht);
+        }
         for (i=0; i<bp->numnotaries; i++)
         {
             //int32_t j; for (j=0; j<33; j++)