diff --git a/bXcat.py b/bXcat.py
index 41731b0..83c44fb 100644
--- a/bXcat.py
+++ b/bXcat.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def get_tx_details(txid):
 def get_redeemer_priv_key(contract):
     if (contract.redeemtype == 'secret'):
         redeemPubKey = find_redeemAddr(contract)
-    elif (contract.redeemtype = 'timelock'):
+    elif (contract.redeemtype == 'timelock'):
         redeemPubKey = find_refundAddr(contract)
     else:
         raise ValueError("Invalid redeemtype:", contract.redeemtype)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
     # will abort in this case. This is a conservative approach to prevent the following attack, for example: the funder splits
     # the amount into many tiny outputs, hoping the redeemer will not have time to redeem them all by the timelock.
     fundtx = find_transaction_to_address(p2sh)
-    if(fundtx=""):
+    if(fundtx==""):
         raise ValueError("fund tx to ", p2sh, " not found")
 
     amount = fundtx['amount'] / COIN
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
     return contract
 
 # assuming we have the correct fund tx in the contract prepares the signed redeem raw tx
-def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
+def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey):
 
     p2sh = contract.p2sh
     p2sh = P2SHBitcoinAddress(p2sh)
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
     sighash = SignatureHash(redeemscript, tx, 0, SIGHASH_ALL)
     secret = get_secret()  # assumes secret is present in secret.json
     sig = privkey.sign(sighash) + bytes([SIGHASH_ALL])
-    if(contract.redeemtype = "secret"):
+    if(contract.redeemtype == "secret"):
         print("SECRET", secret)
         preimage = secret.encode('utf-8')
         txin.scriptSig = CScript([sig, privkey.pub, preimage, OP_TRUE, redeemscript])
-    elif(contract.redeemtype = "timelock"):
+    elif(contract.redeemtype == "timelock"):
         txin.scriptSig = CScript([sig, privkey.pub,  OP_FALSE, redeemscript])
     else:
         raise ValueError("invalid redeemtype:", contract.redeemtype)
diff --git a/xcat.py b/xcat.py
index b06e3cd..34b1632 100644
--- a/xcat.py
+++ b/xcat.py
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ import userInput
 def get_redeemer_priv_key(contract):
     if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
         return bXcat.get_redeemer_priv_key(contract)
-    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+    elif contract.currency == 'zcash':
         return zXcat.get_redeemer_priv_key(contract)
     else:
         raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
 
 
-def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
+def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey):
     if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
         return bXcat.get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
-    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+    elif contract.currency == 'zcash':
         return zXcat.get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey)
     else:
         raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
 
-def send_raw_tx(rawtx)
+def send_raw_tx(rawtx):
     if contract.currency == 'bitcoin':
         return bXcat.send_raw_tx(rawtx)
-    elif contract.currency = 'zcash':
+    elif contract.currency == 'zcash':
         return zXcat.send_raw_tx(rawtx)
     else:
         raise ValueError("invalid currency value:", contract.currency)
diff --git a/zXcat.py b/zXcat.py
index 99206f3..c89a88b 100644
--- a/zXcat.py
+++ b/zXcat.py
@@ -378,6 +378,44 @@ def get_redeemer_priv_key(contract):
     return zcashd.dumpprivkey(redeemPubKey)
 
 
+# assuming we have the correct fund tx in the contract prepares the signed redeem raw tx
+def get_raw_redeem(contract, privkey):
+
+    p2sh = contract.p2sh
+    p2sh = P2SHBitcoinAddress(p2sh)
+    '''if contract.fund_tx['address'] == p2sh:
+        print("Found {0} in p2sh {1}, redeeming...".format(amount, p2sh))
+'''
+    redeemPubKey = find_redeemAddr(contract)
+    print('redeemPubKey', redeemPubKey)
+
+    redeemscript = CScript(x(contract.redeemscript))
+    txin = CMutableTxIn(fundtx['outpoint'])
+    txout = CMutableTxOut(fundtx['amount'] - FEE, redeemPubKey.to_scriptPubKey())
+    # Create the unsigned raw transaction.
+    tx = CMutableTransaction([txin], [txout])
+
+
+    sighash = SignatureHash(redeemscript, tx, 0, SIGHASH_ALL)
+    secret = get_secret()  # assumes secret is present in secret.json
+    sig = privkey.sign(sighash) + bytes([SIGHASH_ALL])
+    if(contract.redeemtype == "secret"):
+        print("SECRET", secret)
+        preimage = secret.encode('utf-8')
+        txin.scriptSig = CScript([sig, privkey.pub, preimage, OP_TRUE, redeemscript])
+    elif(contract.redeemtype == "timelock"):
+        txin.scriptSig = CScript([sig, privkey.pub,  OP_FALSE, redeemscript])
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid redeemtype:", contract.redeemtype)
+    
+    txin_scriptPubKey = redeemscript.to_p2sh_scriptPubKey()
+    VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, txin_scriptPubKey, tx, 0, (SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH,))
+    print("script verified, writing raw redeem tx in contract")
+    contract.rawredeemtx = tx
+    return contract
+
+
+
 def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
     # How to find redeemscript and redeemblocknum from blockchain?
     print("Redeeming contract using secret", contract.__dict__)
@@ -387,7 +425,7 @@ def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
     # will abort in this case. This is a conservative approach to prevent the following attack, for example: the funder splits
     # the amount into many tiny outputs, hoping the redeemer will not have time to redeem them all by the timelock.
     fundtx = find_transaction_to_address(p2sh)
-    if(fundtx=""):
+    if(fundtx== ""):
         raise ValueError("fund tx to ", p2sh, " not found")
 
     amount = fundtx['amount'] / COIN
@@ -395,5 +433,5 @@ def check_and_return_fundtx(contract):
         raise ValueError("Insufficient funds in fund transaction.")
     
     
-    contract.fund_tx = fund_tx
+    contract.fund_tx = fundtx
     return contract