diff --git a/src/komodo_events.h b/src/komodo_events.h
index 897f3b7bd..9b44cdd3e 100644
--- a/src/komodo_events.h
+++ b/src/komodo_events.h
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ struct komodo_event *komodo_eventadd(struct komodo_state *sp,int32_t height,char
 void komodo_eventadd_notarized(struct komodo_state *sp,char *symbol,int32_t height,char *dest,uint256 notarized_hash,uint256 notarized_desttxid,int32_t notarizedheight,uint256 MoM,int32_t MoMdepth)
 {
     struct komodo_event_notarized N;
-    /*if ( komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
+    if ( NOTARY_PUBKEY33[0] == 0 || komodo_verifynotarization(symbol,dest,height,notarizedheight,notarized_hash,notarized_desttxid) != 0 )
     {
         if ( height > 50000 || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             printf("[%s] error validating notarization ht.%d notarized_height.%d, if on a pruned %s node this can be ignored\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight,dest);
     }
-    else*/
+    else
     {
         if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             fprintf(stderr,"validated [%s] ht.%d notarized %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,notarizedheight);