diff --git a/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp b/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
index 86d98fca..19e9d291 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
+++ b/src/ringct/rctSigs.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ namespace rct {
     //   Thus the amounts vector will be "one" longer than the destinations vectort
     rctSig genRct(const key &message, const ctkeyV & inSk, const keyV & destinations, const vector<xmr_amount> & amounts, const ctkeyM &mixRing, const keyV &amount_keys, unsigned int index, ctkeyV &outSk) {
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(amounts.size() == destinations.size() || amounts.size() == destinations.size() + 1, "Different number of amounts/destinations");
+        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(amount_keys.size() == destinations.size(), "Different number of amount_keys/destinations");
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(index < mixRing.size(), "Bad index into mixRing");
         for (size_t n = 0; n < mixRing.size(); ++n) {
           CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(mixRing[n].size() == inSk.size(), "Bad mixRing size");
@@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ namespace rct {
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(inamounts.size() > 0, "Empty inamounts");
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(inamounts.size() == inSk.size(), "Different number of inamounts/inSk");
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(outamounts.size() == destinations.size(), "Different number of amounts/destinations");
+        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(amount_keys.size() == destinations.size(), "Different number of amount_keys/destinations");
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(index.size() == inSk.size(), "Different number of index/inSk");
         CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(mixRing.size() == inSk.size(), "Different number of mixRing/inSk");
         for (size_t n = 0; n < mixRing.size(); ++n) {
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/ringct.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/ringct.cpp
index 224e32e6..1abf2511 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/ringct.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/ringct.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ TEST(ringct, range_proofs_with_fee)
         //add txn fee for 1
         //has no corresponding destination..
         amounts.push_back(1);
-        amount_keys.push_back(hash_to_scalar(zero()));
 
         //add output for 12500
         amounts.push_back(12500);
@@ -356,10 +355,12 @@ static rct::rctSig make_sample_rct_sig(int n_inputs, const uint64_t input_amount
 
     for (int n = 0; n < n_outputs; ++n) {
         amounts.push_back(output_amounts[n]);
-        amount_keys.push_back(rct::hash_to_scalar(rct::zero()));
         skpkGen(Sk, Pk);
         if (n < n_outputs - 1 || !last_is_fee)
+        {
           destinations.push_back(Pk);
+          amount_keys.push_back(rct::hash_to_scalar(rct::zero()));
+        }
     }
 
     return genRct(rct::zero(), sc, pc, destinations, amounts, amount_keys, 3);;
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
index f51f9ec6..dc7f7cb0 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ TEST(Serialization, serializes_ringct_types)
   rct::keyV amount_keys;
   //add output 500
   amounts.push_back(500);
+  amount_keys.push_back(rct::hash_to_scalar(rct::zero()));
   rct::keyV destinations;
   rct::key Sk, Pk;
   rct::skpkGen(Sk, Pk);