diff --git a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
index 8235c74f6..644940dee 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
@@ -427,25 +427,28 @@ uint32_t iguana_ramchain_addspend(struct iguana_info *coin,RAMCHAIN_FUNC,bits256
             printf("iguana_ramchain_addspend error adding external\n");
             return(0);
         }
-        txidind |= (1 << 31);
+        //txidind |= (1 << 31);
     }
     else if ( ptr != 0 )
-        txidind = ptr->hh.itemind;
-    if ( prev_vout >= 0 && (external= ((txidind >> 31) & 1)) == 0 )
     {
-        if ( txidind > 0 && txidind < ramchain->H.data->numtxids )
+        txidind = ptr->hh.itemind;
+        if ( prev_vout >= 0 && (txidind & (1<<31)) == 0 )
         {
-            if ( (unspentind= T[txidind].firstvout + prev_vout) > 0 && unspentind < ramchain->H.data->numunspents )
+            if ( txidind > 0 && txidind < ramchain->H.data->numtxids )
             {
-                value = Ux[unspentind].value;
-                if ( (pkind= Ux[unspentind].pkind) == 0 || pkind >= ramchain->H.data->numpkinds )
+                if ( (unspentind= T[txidind].firstvout + prev_vout) > 0 && unspentind < ramchain->H.data->numunspents )
                 {
-                    printf("spendind.%d -> unspendind.%d %.8f -> pkind.0x%x\n",spendind,unspentind,dstr(value),pkind);
-                    return(0);
-                }
-            } else printf("addspend illegal unspentind.%d vs %d\n",unspentind,ramchain->H.data->numunspents);
-        } else printf("addspend illegal txidind.%d vs %d\n",txidind,ramchain->H.data->numtxids), exit(-1);
+                    value = Ux[unspentind].value;
+                    if ( (pkind= Ux[unspentind].pkind) == 0 || pkind >= ramchain->H.data->numpkinds )
+                    {
+                        printf("spendind.%d -> unspendind.%d %.8f -> pkind.0x%x\n",spendind,unspentind,dstr(value),pkind);
+                        return(0);
+                    }
+                } else printf("addspend illegal unspentind.%d vs %d\n",unspentind,ramchain->H.data->numunspents);
+            } else printf("addspend illegal txidind.%d vs %d\n",txidind,ramchain->H.data->numtxids), exit(-1);
+        }
     }
+    else printf("unexpected addpsend case: null ptr s%u\n",spendind);
     if ( ramchain->H.ROflag != 0 )
     {
         iguana_ramchain_txid(coin,RAMCHAIN_ARG,&txid,s);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_unspents.c b/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
index 3aaa8dac8..92bd6df84 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ int32_t iguana_balancegen(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t incremental,struct ig
                         u = &spentU[spent_unspentind];
                         if ( (spent_pkind= u->pkind) != 0 && spent_pkind < rdata->numpkinds )
                             spent_value = u->value;
-                        if ( 0 && bp == coin->current )
+                        if ( spent_hdrsi == 202 && spent_unspentind == 2998402 )
                             printf("internal spend.%d txidind.%d 1st.%d prevout.%d\n",spendind,txidind,T[txidind].firstvout,s->prevout);
                     }
                     else //if ( i > 0 || j > 0 || k > 0 )