diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/dpow.py b/qa/rpc-tests/dpow.py
index cf56d1ff5..5339d23f9 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/dpow.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/dpow.py
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ class DPoWTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 	result = rpc.getinfo()
 	print result
 	# TODO: actually do notarizations on regtest and test for specific data
-	# TODO: does this have mainnet values somehow?
-	assert(result['notarized'] >= 0)
-	assert(result['notarizedhash'])
-	assert(result['notarizedtxid'])
+
+	# regtest should have no notarization data, this test makes sure we do not see mainnet values as well!
+	assert_equal(result['notarized'],0)
+	assert_equal(result['notarizedhash'],'0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
+	assert_equal(result['notarizedtxid'],'0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     DPoWTest().main()
diff --git a/src/komodo_validation011.h b/src/komodo_validation011.h
index 6a4e8a007..4e10251e5 100644
--- a/src/komodo_validation011.h
+++ b/src/komodo_validation011.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 }*/
 
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
+#include <chainparams.h>
 #include <base58.h>
 
 #define SATOSHIDEN ((uint64_t)100000000L)
@@ -1004,11 +1005,14 @@ void komodo_notarized_update(int32_t nHeight,int32_t notarized_height,uint256 no
         char fname[512];int32_t latestht = 0;
         //decode_hex(NOTARY_PUBKEY33,33,(char *)NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str());
         pthread_mutex_init(&komodo_mutex,NULL);
+        std::string suffix = Params().NetworkIDString() == "main" ? "" : "_" + Params().NetworkIDString();
+        std::string sep;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        sprintf(fname,"%s\\notarizations",GetDefaultDataDir().string().c_str());
+        sep = "\\";
 #else
-        sprintf(fname,"%s/notarizations",GetDefaultDataDir().string().c_str());
+        sep = "/";
 #endif
+        sprintf(fname,"%s%snotarizations%s",GetDefaultDataDir().string().c_str(), sep.c_str(), suffix.c_str());
         LogPrintf("dpow: fname.(%s)\n",fname);
         if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"rb+")) == 0 )
             fp = fopen(fname,"wb+");
@@ -1042,7 +1046,7 @@ void komodo_notarized_update(int32_t nHeight,int32_t notarized_height,uint256 no
     }
     if ( notarized_height == 0 )
 	{
-        LogPrintf("dpow: notarized_height=0, aborting\n");
+        //LogPrintf("dpow: notarized_height=0, aborting\n");
         return;
 	}
     if ( notarized_height >= nHeight )
@@ -1065,7 +1069,7 @@ void komodo_notarized_update(int32_t nHeight,int32_t notarized_height,uint256 no
     NOTARIZED_HEIGHT = np->notarized_height = notarized_height;
     NOTARIZED_HASH = np->notarized_hash = notarized_hash;
     NOTARIZED_DESTTXID = np->notarized_desttxid = notarized_desttxid;
-    LogPrintf("dpow: NOTARIZED (HEIGHT,HASH,DESTTXID) = (%d, %s, %s)\n", NOTARIZED_HEIGHT, NOTARIZED_HASH.GetHex().c_str(), NOTARIZED_DESTTXID.GetHex().c_str());
+    LogPrintf("dpow: komodo_notarized_update NOTARIZED (HEIGHT,HASH,DESTTXID) = (%d, %s, %s)\n", NOTARIZED_HEIGHT, NOTARIZED_HASH.GetHex().c_str(), NOTARIZED_DESTTXID.GetHex().c_str());
     if ( MoM != zero && MoMdepth > 0 )
     {
         NOTARIZED_MOM = np->MoM = MoM;