diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 200498d10..5ac4b05af 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
     {
         LOCK2(cs_main, mempool.cs);
         CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
+        const int nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
         CCoinsViewCache view(pcoinsTip);
 
         // Priority order to process transactions
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
              mi != mempool.mapTx.end(); ++mi)
         {
             const CTransaction& tx = mi->second.GetTx();
-            if (tx.IsCoinBase() || !IsFinalTx(tx, pindexPrev->nHeight + 1))
+            if (tx.IsCoinBase() || !IsFinalTx(tx, nHeight))
                 continue;
 
             COrphan* porphan = NULL;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
                 CAmount nValueIn = coins->vout[txin.prevout.n].nValue;
                 nTotalIn += nValueIn;
 
-                int nConf = pindexPrev->nHeight - coins->nHeight + 1;
+                int nConf = nHeight - coins->nHeight;
 
                 dPriority += (double)nValueIn * nConf;
             }
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
                 continue;
 
             CTxUndo txundo;
-            UpdateCoins(tx, state, view, txundo, pindexPrev->nHeight+1);
+            UpdateCoins(tx, state, view, txundo, nHeight);
 
             // Added
             pblock->vtx.push_back(tx);
@@ -309,8 +310,8 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         LogPrintf("CreateNewBlock(): total size %u\n", nBlockSize);
 
         // Compute final coinbase transaction.
-        txNew.vout[0].nValue = GetBlockValue(pindexPrev->nHeight+1, nFees);
-        txNew.vin[0].scriptSig = CScript() << OP_0 << OP_0;
+        txNew.vout[0].nValue = GetBlockValue(nHeight, nFees);
+        txNew.vin[0].scriptSig = CScript() << nHeight << OP_0;
         pblock->vtx[0] = txNew;
         pblocktemplate->vTxFees[0] = -nFees;