diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index c524d86fb..24c358ac9 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ void basilisk_msgprocess(struct supernet_info *myinfo,void *_addr,uint32_t sende
         
         // unencrypted low level functions, used by higher level protocols and virtual network funcs
         { (void *)"ADD", &basilisk_respond_addrelay },   // relays register with each other bus
-        // { (void *)"RLY", &basilisk_respond_relays },
+        { (void *)"RLY", &basilisk_respond_relays },
         { (void *)"DEX", &basilisk_respond_instantdex },
         
         // encrypted data for jumblr
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ void basilisk_msgprocess(struct supernet_info *myinfo,void *_addr,uint32_t sende
     symbol = "BTCD";
     if ( (valsobj= cJSON_Parse((char *)data)) != 0 )
     {
-        //printf("MSGVALS.(%s)\n",(char *)data);
+        printf("MSGVALS.(%s)\n",(char *)data);
         if ( jobj(valsobj,"coin") != 0 )
             coin = iguana_coinfind(jstr(valsobj,"coin"));
         else if ( jobj(valsobj,"symbol") != 0 )
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ void basilisk_msgprocess(struct supernet_info *myinfo,void *_addr,uint32_t sende
         CMD[i] = toupper((int32_t)CMD[i]);
         cmd[i] = tolower((int32_t)CMD[i]);
     }
-    //printf("MSGPROCESS.(%s) tag.%d\n",(char *)data,basilisktag);
+    printf("MSGPROCESS.(%s) tag.%d\n",(char *)data,basilisktag);
     myinfo->basilisk_busy = 1;
     if ( valsobj != 0 )
     {
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_CMD.c b/basilisk/basilisk_CMD.c
index d557c7c39..dc3643ae4 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_CMD.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_CMD.c
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ char *basilisk_respond_relays(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *CMD,void *_addr
         decode_hex(sig,siglen,sigstr);
         vcalc_sha256(0,txhash2.bytes,data,datalen);
         memset(pubkey33,0,33);
-        if ( bitcoin_recoververify(myinfo->ctx,"BTCD",sig,txhash2,pubkey33) == 0 || 1 )
+        if ( bitcoin_recoververify(myinfo->ctx,"BTCD",sig,txhash2,pubkey33) == 0 )
         {
             // compare with existing
             init_hexbytes_noT(pubstr,pubkey33,33);
-            printf("skip verified relay data siglen.%d pub33.%s\n",siglen,pubstr);
+            printf(" verified relay data siglen.%d pub33.%s\n",siglen,pubstr);
             if ( (retstr= basilisk_addrelay_info(myinfo,pubkey33,(uint32_t)calc_ipbits(remoteaddr),hash)) != 0 )
                 free(retstr);
             n = (int32_t)(datalen / sizeof(uint32_t));
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_secp.c b/iguana/iguana_secp.c
index 2d1a53242..d9588f387 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_secp.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_secp.c
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ int32_t bitcoin_recoververify(void *ctx,char *symbol,uint8_t *sig65,bits256 mess
         {
             secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx,pubkey,&plen,&PUB,plen == 65 ? SECP256K1_EC_UNCOMPRESSED : SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
             if ( secp256k1_ecdsa_verify(ctx,&SIG,messagehash2.bytes,&PUB) != 0 )
+            {
                 retval = 0;
+                if ( pubkey[0] == 4 ) // experimentally looks like 04 is set
+                    pubkey[0] = 2;
+                else if ( pubkey[0] != 2 )
+                    pubkey[0] = 3;
+            }
             else printf("secp256k1_ecdsa_verify error\n");
         } else printf("secp256k1_ecdsa_recover error\n");
         ENDSECP_ENSURE_CTX