diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 1b74b2a78..69eb97ba5 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ CBlockTemplate* BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, in
     pblock->vtx[0] = coinbaseTx;
     pblocktemplate->vTxFees[0] = -nFees;
 
+    /*
     LogPrintf("CreateNewBlock(): total size %u txs: %u fees: %ld sigops %d\n", nBlockSize, nBlockTx, nFees, nBlockSigOpsCost);
+    */
 
     if (pFees)
         *pFees = nFees;
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, in
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOps[0] = GetLegacySigOpCount(pblock->vtx[0]);
 
     CValidationState state;
-    if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false, true)) {
+    if (!fProofOfStake && !TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false, true)) {
         throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: TestBlockValidity failed: %s", __func__, FormatStateMessage(state)));
     }