diff --git a/src/komodo_validation011.h b/src/komodo_validation011.h
index 64caffcc6..286840844 100644
--- a/src/komodo_validation011.h
+++ b/src/komodo_validation011.h
@@ -108,20 +108,18 @@ int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(int32_t height,uint8_t *scriptPubKey,int32_t maxsi
         }
     }
 
-    if ( &tx != 0 && n >= 0 && n < (int32_t)tx.vout.size() )
+    if ( !tx.IsNull() && n >= 0 && n < (int32_t)tx.vout.size() )
     {
         ptr = (uint8_t *)tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey.data();
         m = tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
 
         for (i=0; i<maxsize&&i<m; i++) {
-			//fprintf(stderr,"%02x",ptr[i]);
             scriptPubKey[i] = ptr[i];
-		}
-	    //fprintf(stderr,"\n");
+        }
         fprintf(stderr,"got scriptPubKey[%d] via rawtransaction ht.%d %s\n",m,height,txid.GetHex().c_str());
         return(i);
     }
-    else if ( &tx != 0 )
+    else if ( !tx.IsNull() )
         fprintf(stderr,"gettxout_scriptPubKey ht.%d n.%d > voutsize.%d\n",height,n,(int32_t)tx.vout.size());
 
     return(-1);
@@ -776,7 +774,7 @@ int32_t komodo_init()
     decode_hex(NOTARY_PUBKEY33,33,(char *)NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str());
     if ( GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX) == 0 )
     {
-        fprintf(stderr,"txindex is off, import notary pubkeys\n");
+        //fprintf(stderr,"txindex is off, import notary pubkeys\n");
         KOMODO_NEEDPUBKEYS = 1;
         KOMODO_TXINDEX = 0;
     }