diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_bitcoin.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_bitcoin.c
index 57eac94e4..931931ad0 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_bitcoin.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_bitcoin.c
@@ -2150,16 +2150,17 @@ int32_t bitcoin_wif2priv(uint8_t wiftaddr,uint8_t *addrtypep,bits256 *privkeyp,c
             printf("wif %s -> buf too short len.%d\n",wifstr,len);
             return(-1);
         }
+        ptr = buf;
         if ( len < 38 )
         {
-            memset(pbuf,0,sizeof(pbuf));
+            /*memset(pbuf,0,sizeof(pbuf));
             memcpy(pbuf+(38-len),buf,len);
             ptr = pbuf;
             int32_t i; for (i=0; i<38; i++)
                 printf("%02x ",pbuf[i]);
             printf("pbuf from %d\n",len);
-            len += (38-len);
-        } else ptr = buf;
+            len += (38-len);*/
+        }
         hash = bits256_doublesha256(0,ptr,len - 4);
         *addrtypep = (wiftaddr == 0) ? *ptr : ptr[1];
         if ( (ptr[len - 4]&0xff) == hash.bytes[31] && (ptr[len - 3]&0xff) == hash.bytes[30] &&(ptr[len - 2]&0xff) == hash.bytes[29] && (ptr[len - 1]&0xff) == hash.bytes[28] )
@@ -2173,7 +2174,7 @@ int32_t bitcoin_wif2priv(uint8_t wiftaddr,uint8_t *addrtypep,bits256 *privkeyp,c
         else
         {
             int32_t i; for (i=0; i<len; i++)
-                printf("%02x ",ptr[i]);
+                printf("%02x ",buf[i]);
             printf(" buf, hash.%02x %02x %02x %02x len.%d\n",hash.bytes[28],hash.bytes[29],hash.bytes[30],hash.bytes[31],len);
         }
     }