diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
index 11ca373a6..d12dd636b 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_network.c
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ int32_t signed_nn_recv(void **freeptrp,void *ctx,struct dpow_entry *notaries,int
         } else printf("hash mismatch or bad nonce.%u packetlen.%d\n",sigpacket->nonce,sigpacket->packetlen);
     } else printf("recvbytes.%d mismatched packetlen.%d + %ld\n",recvbytes,sigpacket->packetlen,sizeof(*sigpacket));
     printf("free sigpacket.%p freeptrp.%p packetp.%p\n",sigpacket,*freeptrp,*(void **)packetp);
-    if ( sigpacket != 0 )
-        nn_freemsg(sigpacket);
-    *freeptrp = 0;
-    *(void **)packetp = 0;
-    return(-1);
+    //if ( sigpacket != 0 )
+    //    nn_freemsg(sigpacket);
+    *freeptrp = sigpacket;
+    *(void **)packetp = sigpacket;
+    return(recvbytes);
 }
 
 struct dex_nanomsghdr