diff --git a/src/BitcoinPHP/BitcoinECDSA/BitcoinECDSA.php b/src/BitcoinPHP/BitcoinECDSA/BitcoinECDSA.php
index ee0ede4..52bdba6 100644
--- a/src/BitcoinPHP/BitcoinECDSA/BitcoinECDSA.php
+++ b/src/BitcoinPHP/BitcoinECDSA/BitcoinECDSA.php
@@ -1269,8 +1269,9 @@ public function checkSignaturePoints($pubKey, $R, $S, $hash)
 
         $xRes = gmp_strval($resultingPt['x'], 16);
 
-        while(strlen($xRes) < 64)
-            $xRes = '0' . $xRes;
+        //while(strlen($xRes) < 64)
+        while(strlen($xRes) < strlen($R))
+          $xRes = '0' . $xRes;
 
         if(strtoupper($xRes) === strtoupper($R))
             return true;