diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
index 60799ccc7..fdf1e37e2 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_tx_utils.cpp
@@ -351,9 +351,22 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool noncarrot_found = false;
     tx.type = cryptonote::transaction_type::PROTOCOL;
 
-    const bool force_carrot = hard_fork_version >= HF_VERSION_ENFORCE_CARROT;
-    if (force_carrot)
+    // Scan the protocol_data to make sure all or none are Carrot
+    for (auto const& entry: protocol_data) {
+      if (entry.is_carrot) carrot_found = true;
+      else noncarrot_found = true;
+    }
+    
+    if (carrot_found && noncarrot_found) {
+      LOG_ERROR("Cannot mix Carrot and non-Carrot outputs in the same protocol transaction");
+      return false;
+    }
+    
+    if (carrot_found || hard_fork_version >= HF_VERSION_ENFORCE_CARROT)
     {
+
+      // Ensure the TX version is correct
+      tx.version = TRANSACTION_VERSION_CARROT;
       try
       {
         // Create a vector of enotes
@@ -373,7 +386,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
           memcpy(e.enote_ephemeral_pubkey.data, entry.return_pubkey.data, sizeof(crypto::public_key));
           enotes.push_back(e);
         }
-        carrot_found = true;
         tx = store_carrot_to_coinbase_transaction_v1(enotes, std::string{}, cryptonote::transaction_type::PROTOCOL, height);
         tx.amount_burnt = 0;
         tx.invalidate_hashes();
@@ -412,14 +424,12 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
           additional_tx_public_keys.push_back(entry.return_pubkey);
           tx.vout.push_back(out);
-          carrot_found = true;
         } else {
           // Create the TX output for this refund
           tx_out out;
           cryptonote::set_tx_out(entry.amount_burnt, entry.destination_asset, CRYPTONOTE_MINED_MONEY_UNLOCK_WINDOW, entry.return_address, false, crypto::view_tag{}, out);
           additional_tx_public_keys.push_back(entry.return_pubkey);
           tx.vout.push_back(out);
-          noncarrot_found = true;
         }
       } else if (entry.type == cryptonote::transaction_type::AUDIT) {
         // PAYOUT
@@ -430,19 +440,9 @@ namespace cryptonote
         cryptonote::set_tx_out(entry.amount_burnt, entry.destination_asset, CRYPTONOTE_MINED_MONEY_UNLOCK_WINDOW, entry.return_address, false, crypto::view_tag{}, out);
         additional_tx_public_keys.push_back(entry.return_pubkey);
         tx.vout.push_back(out);
-        noncarrot_found = true;
       }
     }
-    if (carrot_found && noncarrot_found) {
-      LOG_ERROR("Cannot mix Carrot and non-Carrot outputs in the same protocol transaction");
-      return false;
-    }
 
-    if (carrot_found) {
-      // Ensure the TX version is correct
-      tx.version = TRANSACTION_VERSION_CARROT;
-    }
-  
     // Add in all of the additional TX pubkeys we need to process the payments
     add_additional_tx_pub_keys_to_extra(tx.extra, additional_tx_public_keys);
 
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 829bcfd7a..e471011fc 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "1.0.0-rc3"
+#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "1.0.0-rc4"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "release"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.3.4"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "One"