diff --git a/assets/mainWindow/css/loading.css b/assets/mainWindow/css/loading.css
index a9ce385..50c3a92 100644
--- a/assets/mainWindow/css/loading.css
+++ b/assets/mainWindow/css/loading.css
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ body.agamaMode {
   background-color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 0.85);
   padding-top: 40px;
   color: #fff;
-  height: 335px;
+  height: 300px;
+}
+
+body.loading-window {
+  height: 355px;
 }
 
 body.agama-default-window-height {
diff --git a/assets/mainWindow/js/loading.js b/assets/mainWindow/js/loading.js
index 1522533..e35f48c 100644
--- a/assets/mainWindow/js/loading.js
+++ b/assets/mainWindow/js/loading.js
@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ function openSettingsWindow() {
   window.createAppSettingsWindow();
 }
 
+function startKMDPassive() {
+  const remote = require('electron').remote;
+  const window = remote.getCurrentWindow();
+
+  $('.dropdown-menu').addClass('hide');
+  disableModeButtons();
+
+  window.startKMDNative('KMD', true);
+
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    window.createWindow('open');
+    window.hide();
+  }, 1000);
+}
+
 function closeMainWindow(isKmdOnly, isCustom) {
   const remote = require('electron').remote;
   const window = remote.getCurrentWindow();
@@ -193,8 +208,10 @@ function closeMainWindow(isKmdOnly, isCustom) {
     window.startKMDNative(isKmdOnly ? 'KMD' : null);
   }
 
-  window.createWindow('open');
-  window.hide();
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    window.createWindow('open');
+    window.hide();
+  }, 3000);
 }
 
 function quitApp() {
diff --git a/react/src/actions/actionCreators.js b/react/src/actions/actionCreators.js
index b278b7d..32d6fed 100644
--- a/react/src/actions/actionCreators.js
+++ b/react/src/actions/actionCreators.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import {
   DISPLAY_COIND_DOWN_MODAL,
   DISPLAY_CLAIM_INTEREST_MODAL,
   START_INTERVAL,
-  STOP_INTERVAL
+  STOP_INTERVAL,
+  DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE,
 } from './storeType';
 
 export * from './actions/nativeSyncInfo';
@@ -341,4 +342,11 @@ export function toggleClaimInterestModal(display) {
     type: DISPLAY_CLAIM_INTEREST_MODAL,
     displayClaimInterestModal: display,
   }
+}
+
+export function skipFullDashboardUpdate(skip) {
+  return {
+    type: DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE,
+    skipFullDashboardUpdate: skip,
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/react/src/actions/actions/nativeSyncInfo.js b/react/src/actions/actions/nativeSyncInfo.js
index 30d8540..f718ec3 100644
--- a/react/src/actions/actions/nativeSyncInfo.js
+++ b/react/src/actions/actions/nativeSyncInfo.js
@@ -8,44 +8,54 @@ import {
 import Config from '../../config';
 
 // TODO: use debug.log instead
-export function getSyncInfoNativeKMD(skipDebug, json) {
-  const coin = 'KMD';
-  // https://www.kmd.host/
-  return dispatch => {
-    return fetch(
-      Config.iguanaLessMode ? 'https://kmd.explorer.supernet.org/api/status?q=getInfo' : `http://127.0.0.1:${Config.iguanaCorePort}/api/dex/getinfo?userpass=tmpIgRPCUser@${sessionStorage.getItem('IguanaRPCAuth')}&symbol=${coin}`, {
-      method: 'GET',
-    })
-    .catch(function(error) {
-      console.log(error);
-      /*dispatch(
-        triggerToaster(
-          'getSyncInfoNativeKMD',
-          'Error',
-          'error'
-        )
-      );*/
-      console.warn('remote kmd node fetch failed', true);
-      dispatch(getSyncInfoNativeState({ remoteKMDNode: null }));
-    })
-    .then(response => response.json())
-    .then(json => {
-      dispatch(getSyncInfoNativeState({ remoteKMDNode: Config.iguanaLessMode ? json.info : json }));
-    })
-    .then(function() {
+export function getSyncInfoNativeKMD(skipDebug, json, skipRemote) {
+  if (skipRemote) {
+    return dispatch => {
+      dispatch(getSyncInfoNativeState(Config.iguanaLessMode ? json.info : json ));
+
       if (!skipDebug) {
         dispatch(getDebugLog('komodo', 1));
       }
-    })
+    }
+  } else {
+    const coin = 'KMD';
+    // https://www.kmd.host/
+    return dispatch => {
+      return fetch(
+        Config.iguanaLessMode ? 'https://kmd.explorer.supernet.org/api/status?q=getInfo' : `http://127.0.0.1:${Config.iguanaCorePort}/api/dex/getinfo?userpass=tmpIgRPCUser@${sessionStorage.getItem('IguanaRPCAuth')}&symbol=${coin}`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+      })
+      .catch(function(error) {
+        console.log(error);
+        /*dispatch(
+          triggerToaster(
+            'getSyncInfoNativeKMD',
+            'Error',
+            'error'
+          )
+        );*/
+        console.warn('remote kmd node fetch failed', true);
+        dispatch(getSyncInfoNativeState({ remoteKMDNode: null }));
+      })
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(json => {
+        dispatch(getSyncInfoNativeState({ remoteKMDNode: Config.iguanaLessMode ? json.info : json }));
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        if (!skipDebug) {
+          dispatch(getDebugLog('komodo', 1));
+        }
+      })
+    }
   }
 }
 
-function getSyncInfoNativeState(json, coin, skipDebug) {
+function getSyncInfoNativeState(json, coin, skipDebug, skipRemote) {
   if (coin === 'KMD' &&
       json &&
       json.error &&
       json.error.message.indexOf('Activating best') === -1) {
-    return getSyncInfoNativeKMD(skipDebug, json);
+    return getSyncInfoNativeKMD(skipDebug, json, skipRemote);
   } else {
     if (json &&
         json.error &&
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ function getSyncInfoNativeState(json, coin, skipDebug) {
   }
 }
 
-export function getSyncInfoNative(coin, skipDebug) {
+export function getSyncInfoNative(coin, skipDebug, skipRemote) {
   let payload = {
     userpass: `tmpIgRPCUser@${sessionStorage.getItem('IguanaRPCAuth')}`,
     agent: getPassthruAgent(coin),
@@ -125,7 +135,8 @@ export function getSyncInfoNative(coin, skipDebug) {
               id: null
             },
             coin,
-            skipDebug
+            skipDebug,
+            skipRemote
           )
         );
       } else {
@@ -163,7 +174,8 @@ export function getSyncInfoNative(coin, skipDebug) {
           getSyncInfoNativeState(
             json,
             coin,
-            skipDebug
+            skipDebug,
+            skipRemote
           )
         );
       }
diff --git a/react/src/actions/storeType.js b/react/src/actions/storeType.js
index adb9141..f1812ac 100644
--- a/react/src/actions/storeType.js
+++ b/react/src/actions/storeType.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_SENDTO = 'DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_SENDTO';
 export const DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_GET_CACHE = 'DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_GET_CACHE';
 export const DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_MAIN_BASILISK_ADDR = 'DASHBOARD_ACTIVE_COIN_MAIN_BASILISK_ADDR';
 export const DASHBOARD_UPDATE = 'DASHBOARD_UPDATE';
+export const DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE = 'DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE';
 export const VIEW_CACHE_DATA = 'VIEW_CACHE_DATA';
 export const SYNC_ONLY_MODAL_TOGGLE = 'SYNC_ONLY_MODAL_TOGGLE';
 export const SYNC_ONLY_DATA = 'SYNC_ONLY_DATA';
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/claimInterestModal/claimInterestModal.render.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/claimInterestModal/claimInterestModal.render.js
index ea4d0f8..419d603 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/claimInterestModal/claimInterestModal.render.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/claimInterestModal/claimInterestModal.render.js
@@ -46,27 +46,29 @@ export const _ClaimInterestTableRender = function() {
           <strong>{ translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.TIP') }:</strong> { translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.TIP_DESC') }
         </p>
       </div>
-      <div className="text-left padding-top-10 padding-bottom-10">
-        <label className="switch">
-          <input
-            type="checkbox"
-            checked={ this.state.showZeroInterest } />
+      { this.state.totalInterest > 0 &&
+        <div className="text-left padding-top-10 padding-bottom-10">
+          <label className="switch">
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              checked={ this.state.showZeroInterest } />
+            <div
+              className="slider"
+              onClick={ this.toggleZeroInterest }></div>
+          </label>
           <div
-            className="slider"
-            onClick={ this.toggleZeroInterest }></div>
-        </label>
-        <div
-          className="toggle-label margin-right-15 pointer"
-          onClick={ this.toggleZeroInterest }>
-          Show zero interest
+            className="toggle-label margin-right-15 pointer"
+            onClick={ this.toggleZeroInterest }>
+            Show zero interest
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="btn btn-success waves-effect waves-light claim-btn"
+            onClick={ () => this.claimInterest() }>
+            <i className="icon fa-dollar"></i> { translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.CLAIM_INTEREST', `${this.state.totalInterest} KMD `) }
+          </button>
         </div>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          className="btn btn-success waves-effect waves-light claim-btn"
-          onClick={ () => this.claimInterest() }>
-          <i className="icon fa-dollar"></i> { translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.CLAIM_INTEREST', `${this.state.totalInterest} KMD `) }
-        </button>
-      </div>
+      }
       <div className="table-scroll">
         <table className="table table-hover dataTable table-striped">
           <thead>
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export const ClaimInterestModalRender = function() {
                 onClick={ this.closeModal }>
                 <span>×</span>
               </button>
-              <h4 className="modal-title white text-left">{ translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.CLAIM_INTEREST') }</h4>
+              <h4 className="modal-title white text-left">{ translate('CLAIM_INTEREST.CLAIM_INTEREST', ' ') }</h4>
             </div>
             <div className="modal-body">
               <i
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/coinTile/coinTileItem.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/coinTile/coinTileItem.js
index 8cb8212..42ba80d 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/coinTile/coinTileItem.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/coinTile/coinTileItem.js
@@ -85,10 +85,13 @@ class CoinTileItem extends React.Component {
           _propsDashboard.progress.longestchain &&
           syncPercentage &&
           (Config.iguanaLessMode || syncPercentage >= NATIVE_MIN_SYNC_PERCENTAGE_THRESHOLD)) {
-        Store.dispatch(getSyncInfoNative(coin, true));
-        Store.dispatch(getDashboardUpdate(coin, _propsDashboard));
+        Store.dispatch(getSyncInfoNative(coin, true, this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate));
+
+        if (!this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate) {
+          Store.dispatch(getDashboardUpdate(coin, _propsDashboard));
+        }
       } else {
-        Store.dispatch(getSyncInfoNative(coin));
+        Store.dispatch(getSyncInfoNative(coin, null, this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate));
       }
     }
     if (mode === 'full') {
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/jumblr/jumblr.scss b/react/src/components/dashboard/jumblr/jumblr.scss
index 38953a2..80861e6 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/jumblr/jumblr.scss
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/jumblr/jumblr.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 .jumblr {
+  .alert-info {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
   p {
     width: calc(100% - 100px);
   }
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/receiveCoin/receiveCoin.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/receiveCoin/receiveCoin.js
index 97d87cc..4b982e4 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/receiveCoin/receiveCoin.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/receiveCoin/receiveCoin.js
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ class ReceiveCoin extends React.Component {
     return null;
   }
 }
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
-  return {
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => {
+  let _mappedProps = {
     coin: state.ActiveCoin.coin,
     mode: state.ActiveCoin.mode,
     receive: state.ActiveCoin.receive,
@@ -228,6 +229,15 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
     activeAddress: state.ActiveCoin.activeAddress,
     addresses: state.ActiveCoin.addresses,
   };
+
+  if (props &&
+      props.activeSection &&
+      props.renderTableOnly) {
+    _mappedProps.ActiveCoin.activeSection = props.activeSection;
+    _mappedProps.renderTableOnly = props.renderTableOnly;
+  }
+
+  return _mappedProps;
 };
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps)(ReceiveCoin);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/settings/settings.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/settings/settings.js
index 66f8ba2..29fa294 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/settings/settings.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/settings/settings.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   checkForUpdateUIPromise,
   updateUIPromise,
   triggerToaster,
+  skipFullDashboardUpdate,
 } from '../../../actions/actionCreators';
 import Store from '../../../store';
 
@@ -69,13 +70,17 @@ class Settings extends React.Component {
       disableWalletSpecificUI: false,
     };
     this.updateInput = this.updateInput.bind(this);
-    // this.updateInputSettings = this.updateInputSettings.bind(this);
     this.readDebugLog = this.readDebugLog.bind(this);
     this._saveAppConfig = this._saveAppConfig.bind(this);
     this._resetAppConfig = this._resetAppConfig.bind(this);
     this._checkForUpdateUIPromise = this._checkForUpdateUIPromise.bind(this);
     this._updateUIPromise = this._updateUIPromise.bind(this);
     this.updateTabDimensions = this.updateTabDimensions.bind(this);
+    this._skipFullDashboardUpdate = this._skipFullDashboardUpdate.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  _skipFullDashboardUpdate() {
+    Store.dispatch(skipFullDashboardUpdate(!this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate));
   }
 
   updateTabDimensions() {
@@ -546,6 +551,31 @@ class Settings extends React.Component {
       }
     }
 
+    items.push(
+      <tr key={ `kmd-main-sync-only` }>
+        <td className="padding-15">
+          KMD main sync only
+          <i
+            className="icon fa-question-circle settings-help"
+            title="Fetch block synchronization data only. Skip any other requests that can deteriorate sync speed."></i>
+        </td>
+        <td className="padding-15">
+          <span className="pointer toggle">
+            <label className="switch">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                name={ `kmd-main-sync-only` }
+                value={ this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate }
+                checked={ this.props.Dashboard.skipFullDashboardUpdate } />
+              <div
+                className="slider"
+                onClick={ this._skipFullDashboardUpdate }></div>
+            </label>
+          </span>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    );
+
     return items;
   }
 
@@ -700,6 +730,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
       coin: state.ActiveCoin.coin,
     },
     Settings: state.Settings,
+    Dashboard: state.Dashboard,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsData/walletsData.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsData/walletsData.js
index 12d5c25..c0975ec 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsData/walletsData.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsData/walletsData.js
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class WalletsData extends React.Component {
     }
 
     // TODO: clean
+    // TODO: figure out why changing ActiveCoin props doesn't trigger comp update
     if (this.props.ActiveCoin.txhistory &&
         this.props.ActiveCoin.txhistory !== 'loading' &&
         this.props.ActiveCoin.txhistory !== 'no data' &&
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.js
index 7f6a850..7efbcf0 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.js
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ class WalletsNativeSend extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
-  return {
+const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => {
+  let _mappedProps = {
     ActiveCoin: {
       addresses: state.ActiveCoin.addresses,
       coin: state.ActiveCoin.coin,
@@ -464,6 +464,15 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
       activeSection: state.ActiveCoin.activeSection,
     },
   };
+
+  if (props &&
+      props.activeSection &&
+      props.renderFormOnly) {
+    _mappedProps.ActiveCoin.activeSection = props.activeSection;
+    _mappedProps.renderFormOnly = props.renderFormOnly;
+  }
+
+  return _mappedProps;
 };
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps)(WalletsNativeSend);
diff --git a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.render.js b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.render.js
index da79af7..2804eeb 100644
--- a/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.render.js
+++ b/react/src/components/dashboard/walletsNativeSend/walletsNativeSend.render.js
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ export const AddressListRender = function() {
   );
 };
 
-// { this.renderAddressByType('public') }
-
 export const OASendUIRender = function() {
   return (
     <div className="row">
diff --git a/react/src/reducers/dashboard.js b/react/src/reducers/dashboard.js
index 153cf9c..1bdf115 100644
--- a/react/src/reducers/dashboard.js
+++ b/react/src/reducers/dashboard.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   VIEW_CACHE_DATA,
   TOGGLE_NOTIFICATIONS_MODAL,
   DISPLAY_COIND_DOWN_MODAL,
-  DISPLAY_CLAIM_INTEREST_MODAL
+  DISPLAY_CLAIM_INTEREST_MODAL,
+  DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE
 } from '../actions/storeType';
 
 export function Dashboard(state = {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export function Dashboard(state = {
   guiLog: {},
   displayCoindDownModal: false,
   displayClaimInterestModal: false,
+  skipFullDashboardUpdate: false,
 }, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case DASHBOARD_SECTION_CHANGE:
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ export function Dashboard(state = {
         displayClaimInterestModal: action.displayClaimInterestModal,
       };
       break;
+    case DASHBOARD_SYNC_ONLY_UPDATE:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        skipFullDashboardUpdate: action.skipFullDashboardUpdate,
+      };
     default:
       return state;
   }