diff --git a/src/masternode.cpp b/src/masternode.cpp
index a86a658e6..c7790925e 100644
--- a/src/masternode.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode.cpp
@@ -735,23 +735,56 @@ void CMasternodePayments::CleanPaymentList()
 
 bool CMasternodePayments::ProcessBlock(int nBlockHeight)
 {
-
     if(!enabled) return false;
     CMasternodePaymentWinner winner;
+    LogPrintf("CMasternodePayments() : block %d \n", nBlockHeight);
 
+    //only do this once per blockheight
+    CScript payee;
+    if(GetBlockPayee(nBlockHeight, payee)) return true;
+
+    //randomly sort our masternodes
+    std::random_shuffle ( vecMasternodes.begin(), vecMasternodes.end() );
+
+    //count the active masternodes
+    int nActiveMasternodes = 0;
+    BOOST_FOREACH(CMasterNode& mn, vecMasternodes) {
+        mn.Check();
+        if(!mn.IsEnabled()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        nActiveMasternodes++;
+    }
+    nActiveMasternodes *= 0.95;
+
+    //make an array with 1 payment cycle of active masternodes
     std::vector<CTxIn> vecLastPayments;
     int c = 0;
     BOOST_REVERSE_FOREACH(CMasternodePaymentWinner& winner, vWinning){
         vecLastPayments.push_back(winner.vin);
         //if we have one full payment cycle, break
-        if(++c > (int)vecMasternodes.size()) break;
+        if(++c >= nActiveMasternodes) break;
     }
 
-    std::random_shuffle ( vecMasternodes.begin(), vecMasternodes.end() );
+    //scan for the next winner
     BOOST_FOREACH(CMasterNode& mn, vecMasternodes) {
         bool found = false;
-        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxIn& vin, vecLastPayments)
-            if(mn.vin == vin) found = true;
+        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxIn& vin, vecLastPayments){
+            if(mn.vin == vin) {
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        CScript payee;
+        payee.SetDestination(mn.pubkey.GetID());
+
+        CTxDestination address1;
+        ExtractDestination(payee, address1);
+        CBitcoinAddress address2(address1);
+
+        if(fDebug) LogPrintf("CMasternodePayments() : Looking for next payee - %s %d \n", address2.ToString().c_str(), found);
 
         if(found) continue;
 
@@ -760,20 +793,31 @@ bool CMasternodePayments::ProcessBlock(int nBlockHeight)
             continue;
         }
 
+
         winner.score = 0;
         winner.nBlockHeight = nBlockHeight;
         winner.vin = mn.vin;
         winner.payee.SetDestination(mn.pubkey.GetID());
 
+        if(fDebug) LogPrintf("CMasternodePayments() : got payee - %s \n", address2.ToString().c_str());
+
         break;
     }
 
-    //if we can't find someone to get paid, pick randomly
+    //if we can't find someone to get paid, pick randomly (shouldn't happen)
     if(winner.nBlockHeight == 0 && vecMasternodes.size() > 1) {
+        int i = rand() % (int)(vecMasternodes.size() - 1);
         winner.score = 0;
         winner.nBlockHeight = nBlockHeight;
-        winner.vin = vecMasternodes[0].vin;
-        winner.payee.SetDestination(vecMasternodes[0].pubkey.GetID());
+        winner.vin = vecMasternodes[i].vin;
+        winner.payee.SetDestination(vecMasternodes[i].pubkey.GetID());
+
+        CTxDestination address1;
+        ExtractDestination(winner.payee, address1);
+        CBitcoinAddress address2(address1);
+
+        if(fDebug) LogPrintf("CMasternodePayments() : Looking for next payee - %s \n", address2.ToString().c_str());
+
     }
 
     if(Sign(winner)){