diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
index 12efa3694..95bdf15cb 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ void dpow_bestconsensus(struct dpow_block *bp)
             bp->recvmask |= (1LL << i);
         if ( bp->notaries[i].bestk < 0 || bp->notaries[i].bestmask == 0 )
             continue;
-        if ( bp->require0 != 0 && (bp->notaries[i].bestmask & 1) == 0 )
-            continue;
+        //if ( bp->require0 != 0 && (bp->notaries[i].bestmask & 1) == 0 )
+        //    continue;
         for (j=0; j<numdiff; j++)
             if ( bp->notaries[i].bestk == bestks[j] && bp->notaries[i].bestmask == masks[j] )
             {
@@ -621,14 +621,17 @@ void dpow_notarize_update(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,stru
         bp->notaries[senderind].src.prev_vout = srcvout;
         bp->notaries[senderind].dest.prev_hash = destutxo;
         bp->notaries[senderind].dest.prev_vout = destvout;
-        bp->notaries[senderind].bestmask = bestmask;
-        bp->notaries[senderind].recvmask = recvmask;
+        if ( bestmask != 0 )
+            bp->notaries[senderind].bestmask = bestmask;
+        if ( recvmask != 0 )
+            bp->notaries[senderind].recvmask = recvmask;
         if ( (bp->notaries[senderind].paxwdcrc= paxwdcrc) != 0 )
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"{%d %x} ",senderind,paxwdcrc);
         }
-        if ( (bp->notaries[senderind].bestk= bestk) >= 0 )
+        if ( bestk >= 0 )
         {
+            bp->notaries[senderind].bestk = bestk;
             if ( (bp->notaries[senderind].src.siglens[bestk]= siglens[0]) != 0 )
             {
                 memcpy(bp->notaries[senderind].src.sigs[bestk],sigs[0],siglens[0]);
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
index 8d555acc5..77a5a627a 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ uint64_t dpow_ratifybest(uint64_t refmask,struct dpow_block *bp,int8_t *lastkp)
 
 uint64_t dpow_notarybestk(uint64_t refmask,struct dpow_block *bp,int8_t *lastkp)
 {
-    int32_t m,j,k; uint64_t bestmask,mask = bp->require0;
+    int32_t m,j,k; uint64_t bestmask,mask = 0;//bp->require0;
     bestmask = 0;
     *lastkp = -1;
     for (m=j=0; j<bp->numnotaries; j++)
     {
         k = (j + ((uint32_t)time(NULL) / 180)) % bp->numnotaries;
-        if ( bp->require0 != 0 && k == 0 )
-            continue;
+        //if ( bp->require0 != 0 && k == 0 )
+        //    continue;
         if ( bits256_nonz(bp->notaries[k].src.prev_hash) != 0 && bits256_nonz(bp->notaries[k].dest.prev_hash) != 0 )
         {
             mask |= (1LL << k);
-            if ( ++m == bp->minsigs-bp->require0 )
+            if ( ++m == bp->minsigs )//-bp->require0 )
             {
                 *lastkp = k;
-                bestmask = mask | bp->require0;
+                bestmask = mask;// | bp->require0;
                 //printf("m.%d == minsigs.%d (%d %llx)\n",m,bp->minsigs,k,(long long)bestmask);
             }
         }