diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 24f510b8b..5f96bf2b8 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
 {
     CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 bnTarget,hashval,sum,ave; bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,n,ht,percPoS,diff,val;
     *percPoSp = percPoS = 0;
-    if ( height < 3 )
+    if ( height < 10 )
         return(target);
     sum = arith_uint256(0);
     ave = sum;
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 79e5d619c..9dd800cdd 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 // (x_1, x_2, ...) = A(I, V, n, k)
                 LogPrint("pow", "Running Equihash solver \"%s\" with nNonce = %s\n",solver, pblock->nNonce.ToString());
                 arith_uint256 hashTarget;
-                if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED > 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED < 100 )
+                if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED > 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED < 100 && Mining_height > 10 )
                     hashTarget = HASHTarget_POW;
                 else hashTarget = HASHTarget;
                 std::function<bool(std::vector<unsigned char>)> validBlock =