diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
index ff4fa6d6b..6d5abf36f 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_fsm.c
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ void dpow_statemachinestart(void *ptr)
                 src_or_dest = 0;
             else src_or_dest = 1;
             extralen = dpow_paxpending(myinfo,extras,sizeof(extras),&bp->paxwdcrc,bp->MoM,bp->MoMdepth,bp->CCid,src_or_dest,bp);
+            // if MoMoM is not avalible yet, then stop this round and try again later. 
+            if ( extralen == -1 )
+                break;
             bp->notaries[bp->myind].paxwdcrc = bp->paxwdcrc;
         }
         if ( dp->checkpoint.blockhash.height > checkpoint.blockhash.height ) //(checkpoint.blockhash.height % 100) != 0 &&
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
index da11a5770..7671d8ff1 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@ int32_t dpow_paxpending(struct supernet_info *myinfo,uint8_t *hex,int32_t hexsiz
             }
             if ( (retjson= dpow_MoMoMdata(kmdcoin,bp->srccoin->symbol,kmdheight,bp->CCid)) != 0 )
             {
+                if ( jstr(retjson,"error")) != 0 )
+                {
+                    // bail out MoMoM is indeterminate
+                    free_json(retjson);
+                    return(-1);
+                }
                 if ( (hexstr= jstr(retjson,"data")) != 0 && (hexlen= (int32_t)strlen(hexstr)) > 0 && n+hexlen/2 <= hexsize )
                 {
                     hexlen >>= 1;
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
index 33ad64b92..17f236c74 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_tx.c
@@ -639,7 +639,17 @@ void dpow_sigscheck(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,struct dpo
                         {
                             bp->desttxid = txid;
                             dpow_signedtxgen(myinfo,dp,bp->srccoin,bp,bestk,bestmask,myind,DPOW_SIGCHANNEL,0,numratified != 0);
-                        } else bp->srctxid = txid;
+                        } else 
+                        {
+                            bp->srctxid = txid;
+#ifdef LOGTX
+                            FILE * fptr;
+                            fptr = fopen("/home/node/complete_notarizations", "a+");
+                            // SRC SRC_TXID DEST DEST_TXID HEIGHT
+                            fprintf(fptr, "%s %s %s\n", bp->srccoin->symbol,bp->srctxid,bp->destcoin->symbol,bp->desttxid,bp->height);
+                            fclose(fptr);
+#endif
+                        }
                         len = (int32_t)strlen(bp->signedtx) >> 1;
                         decode_hex(txdata+32,len,bp->signedtx);
                         for (j=0; j<sizeof(srchash); j++)
@@ -657,13 +667,6 @@ void dpow_sigscheck(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct dpow_info *dp,struct dpo
                 {
                     bp->state = 0xffffffff;
                     printf("dpow_sigscheck: [src.%s] mismatched txid.%s vs %s\n",bp->srccoin->symbol,bits256_str(str,txid),retstr);
-#ifdef LOGTX
-                    FILE * fptr;
-                    fptr = fopen("/home/node/failed_notarizations", "a+");
-                    unsigned long dwy_timestamp = time(NULL);
-                    fprintf(fptr, "%lu %s %s %d %s\n", dwy_timestamp, bp->srccoin->symbol,bp->destcoin->symbol,src_or_dest,bp->signedtx);
-                    fclose(fptr);
-#endif
                 }
                 free(retstr);
                 retstr = 0;