diff --git a/iguana/iguana_msg.c b/iguana/iguana_msg.c
index db85f7756..0f4441fb8 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_msg.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_msg.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ int32_t iguana_msgparser(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_peer *addr,struc
             if ( strcmp(H->command,"addr") != 0 && (coin->chain->auxpow == 0 || strcmp(H->command,"headers") != 0) )
                 printf("%s %s.%s len mismatch %d != %d\n",coin->symbol,addr!=0?addr->ipaddr:"local",H->command,len,recvlen);
         }
-        else if ( len != recvlen )
+        else if ( len != recvlen && recvlen > 1 )
         {
             printf("%s extra byte.[%02x] command.%s len.%d recvlen.%d\n",addr->ipaddr,data[recvlen-1],H->command,len,recvlen);
             //retval = -1;