diff --git a/gui/startup/app-settings.html b/gui/startup/app-settings.html
index 8b258e8..409022c 100644
--- a/gui/startup/app-settings.html
+++ b/gui/startup/app-settings.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <div class="settings-buttons-block">
           <button
             onClick="testBins('komodod')"
-            class="btn btn-info pull-left">Test binaries</button>
+            class="btn btn-info pull-left hide">Test binaries</button>
           <button
             onClick="handleSaveSettings()"
             class="btn btn-primary margin-right-20">Save</button>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <div class="toast-message"></div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <button onClick="reloadSettingsWindow()" class="btn btn-primary" style="margin-top: 20px">Reload</button>
+        <button onClick="reloadSettingsWindow()" class="btn btn-primary hide" style="margin-top: 20px">Reload</button>
       </div>
       <script>initSettingsForm()</script>
     </div>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 5dfdec0..be84188 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 				mainWindow.zcashParamsExist = _zcashParamsExist;
 				mainWindow.iguanaIcon = iguanaIcon;
 				mainWindow.testLocation = shepherd.testLocation;
+				mainWindow.kmdMainPassiveMode = shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode;
 
 				if (appConfig.dev) {
 					mainWindow.loadURL('http://127.0.0.1:3000');
diff --git a/routes/shepherd.js b/routes/shepherd.js
index 5f0d781..f7aba19 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd.js
@@ -95,10 +95,15 @@ if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
 
 shepherd.appConfigSchema = _appConfig.schema;
 shepherd.defaultAppConfig = Object.assign({}, shepherd.appConfig);
+shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode = false;
 
 shepherd.coindInstanceRegistry = coindInstanceRegistry;
 
 shepherd.startKMDNative = function(selection, isManual) {
+  if (isManual) {
+    shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode = true;
+  }
+
   if (selection === 'KMD') {
     const herdData = {
       'ac_name': 'komodod',
@@ -220,7 +225,12 @@ shepherd.post('/native/dashboard/update', function(req, res, next) {
           _type === 'public' ? 'getaddressesbyaccount' : 'z_listaddresses',
           ['']
         ).then(function(_json) {
-          resolve(JSON.parse(_json).result);
+          if (_json === 'Work queue depth exceeded' ||
+              !_json) {
+            resolve({ error: 'daemon is busy' });
+          } else {
+            resolve(JSON.parse(_json).result);
+          }
         });
       });
     }))
@@ -340,12 +350,22 @@ shepherd.post('/native/dashboard/update', function(req, res, next) {
 
       _bitcoinRPC(coin, 'listunspent')
       .then(function(__json) {
-        _returnObj.listunspent = JSON.parse(__json);
+        if (__json === 'Work queue depth exceeded' ||
+            !__json) {
+          const returnObj = {
+            msg: 'success',
+            result: _returnObj,
+          };
 
-        calcBalance(
-          result,
-          JSON.parse(__json).result
-        );
+          res.end(JSON.stringify(returnObj));
+        } else {
+          _returnObj.listunspent = JSON.parse(__json);
+
+          calcBalance(
+            result,
+            JSON.parse(__json).result
+          );
+        }
       });
     })
   }
@@ -375,7 +395,8 @@ shepherd.post('/native/dashboard/update', function(req, res, next) {
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ payload: _payload })
+        body: JSON.stringify({ payload: _payload }),
+        timeout: 5000,
       };
 
       request(options, function(error, response, body) {
@@ -391,13 +412,27 @@ shepherd.post('/native/dashboard/update', function(req, res, next) {
   }
 
   Promise.all(_promiseStack.map((_call, index) => {
+    let _params;
+    if (_call === 'listtransactions') {
+      _params = [
+        '',
+        300,
+        0
+      ];
+    }
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       _bitcoinRPC(
         _coin,
-        _call
+        _call,
+        _params
       )
       .then(function(json) {
-        _returnObj[_call] = JSON.parse(json);
+        if (json === 'Work queue depth exceeded' ||
+            !json) {
+          _returnObj[_call] = { error: 'daemon is busy' };
+        } else {
+          _returnObj[_call] = JSON.parse(json);
+        }
         resolve(json);
       });
     });