diff --git a/lib/crypto/signature.js b/lib/crypto/signature.js
index e31e700a4..48cb923cc 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/signature.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/signature.js
@@ -83,15 +83,16 @@ Signature.parseDER = function(buf, strict) {
   if (typeof strict === 'undefined') {
     strict = true;
   }
-  console.log('strict: '+strict);
 
-  if (!Buffer.isBuffer(buf))
+  if (!Buffer.isBuffer(buf)) {
     throw new Error('DER formatted signature should be a buffer');
+  }
 
   var header = buf[0];
 
-  if (header !== 0x30)
+  if (header !== 0x30) {
     throw new Error('Header byte should be 0x30');
+  }
 
   var length = buf[1];
   var buflength = buf.slice(2).length;
@@ -102,30 +103,35 @@ Signature.parseDER = function(buf, strict) {
   }
 
   var rheader = buf[2 + 0];
-  if (rheader !== 0x02)
+  if (rheader !== 0x02) {
     throw new Error('Integer byte for r should be 0x02');
+  }
 
   var rlength = buf[2 + 1];
   var rbuf = buf.slice(2 + 2, 2 + 2 + rlength);
   var r = BN().fromBuffer(rbuf);
   var rneg = buf[2 + 1 + 1] === 0x00 ? true : false;
-  if (rlength !== rbuf.length)
+  if (rlength !== rbuf.length) {
     throw new Error('Length of r incorrect');
+  }
 
   var sheader = buf[2 + 2 + rlength + 0];
-  if (sheader !== 0x02)
+  if (sheader !== 0x02) {
     throw new Error('Integer byte for s should be 0x02');
+  }
 
   var slength = buf[2 + 2 + rlength + 1];
   var sbuf = buf.slice(2 + 2 + rlength + 2, 2 + 2 + rlength + 2 + slength);
   var s = BN().fromBuffer(sbuf);
   var sneg = buf[2 + 2 + rlength + 2 + 2] === 0x00 ? true : false;
-  if (slength !== sbuf.length)
+  if (slength !== sbuf.length) {
     throw new Error('Length of s incorrect');
+  }
 
   var sumlength = 2 + 2 + rlength + 2 + slength;
-  if (length !== sumlength - 2)
+  if (length !== sumlength - 2) {
     throw new Error('Length of signature incorrect');
+  }
 
   var obj = {
     header: header,
@@ -150,8 +156,9 @@ Signature.prototype.toCompact = function(i, compressed) {
   i = typeof i === 'number' ? i : this.i;
   compressed = typeof compressed === 'boolean' ? compressed : this.compressed;
 
-  if (!(i === 0 || i === 1 || i === 2 || i === 3))
+  if (!(i === 0 || i === 1 || i === 2 || i === 3)) {
     throw new Error('i must be equal to 0, 1, 2, or 3');
+  }
 
   var val = i + 27 + 4;
   if (compressed === false)
diff --git a/lib/publickey.js b/lib/publickey.js
index b44c94e55..9f87266f9 100644
--- a/lib/publickey.js
+++ b/lib/publickey.js
@@ -250,15 +250,15 @@ PublicKey.fromPrivateKey = function(privkey) {
 
 /**
  * Instantiate a PublicKey from a Buffer
- *
- * @param {Buffer} buf - A DER buffer
+ * @param {Buffer} buf - A DER hex buffer
+ * @param {bool} [strict] - if set to false, will loosen some conditions
  * @returns {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey
  */
-PublicKey.fromDER = PublicKey.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
+PublicKey.fromBuffer = function(buf, strict) {
   if (!PublicKey._isBuffer(buf)) {
     throw new TypeError('Must be a hex buffer of DER encoded public key');
   }
-  var info = PublicKey._transformDER(buf);
+  var info = PublicKey._transformDER(buf, strict);
   return new PublicKey(info.point, {
     compressed: info.compressed
   });
diff --git a/lib/script_interpreter.js b/lib/script_interpreter.js
index e8f3f690a..2ff59616c 100644
--- a/lib/script_interpreter.js
+++ b/lib/script_interpreter.js
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ ScriptInterpreter.prototype.step = function() {
           }
 
           var fSuccess;
-            var sig = Signature.fromTxFormat(bufSig);
+          var sig = Signature.fromTxFormat(bufSig);
+          var pubkey = PublicKey.fromBuffer(bufPubkey, false);
           try {
             var sig = Signature.fromTxFormat(bufSig);
             var pubkey = PublicKey.fromBuffer(bufPubkey, false);
diff --git a/lib/transaction/sighash.js b/lib/transaction/sighash.js
index 6bd2ac40d..979bdf51a 100644
--- a/lib/transaction/sighash.js
+++ b/lib/transaction/sighash.js
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ function sighash(transaction, sighashType, inputNumber, subscript) {
     .write(txcopy.toBuffer())
     .writeInt32LE(sighashType)
     .toBuffer();
-  //console.log('actual:');
-  //console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
-  //console.log('expected:');
-  //console.log('01000000019ce5586f04dd407719ab7e2ed3583583b9022f29652702cfac5ed082013461fe0000000043410479be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798483ada7726a3c4655da4fbfc0e1108a8fd17b448a68554199c47d08ffb10d4b8acffffffff010000000000000000000000000001000000');
   return BufferReader(Hash.sha256sha256(buf)).readReverse();
 }
 
@@ -103,10 +99,6 @@ function verify(transaction, sig, pubkey, nin, subscript) {
   $.checkArgument(transaction);
   $.checkArgument(sig && sig.nhashtype);
   var hashbuf = sighash(transaction, sig.nhashtype, nin, subscript);
-  console.log('actual:');
-  console.log(hashbuf.toString('hex'));
-  console.log('expected:');
-  console.log('f4a222b692e7f86c299f878c4b981242238f49b467b8d990219fbf5cfc0838cd');
   return ECDSA.verify(hashbuf, sig, pubkey, 'little');
 }