diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
index 942539260..4328c4d23 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ char *bitcoin_balance(struct iguana_info *coin,char *coinaddr,int32_t lastheight
 {
     int32_t i,n,height,maxconf=1<<30; int64_t balance = 0; char params[512],*curlstr; cJSON *array,*retjson,*curljson;
     retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
-    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_passthru(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,"getinfo",params)) != 0 )
+    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_getinfo(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,coin->getinfostr)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (curljson= cJSON_Parse(curlstr)) != 0 )
         {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int32_t basilisk_bitcoinscan(struct iguana_info *coin,uint8_t origblockspace[IGU
 {
     struct iguana_txblock txdata; struct iguana_block B; int32_t len,starti,h,num=0,loadheight,hexlen,datalen,n,i,numtxids,flag=0,j,height=-1; cJSON *curljson,*blockjson,*txids; char *bitstr,*curlstr,params[128],str[65]; struct iguana_msghdr H; struct iguana_msgblock *msg; uint8_t *blockspace,revbits[4],bitsbuf[4]; bits256 hash2,checkhash2;
     strcpy(params,"[]");
-    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_passthru(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,"getinfo",params)) != 0 )
+    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_getinfo(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,coin->getinfostr)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (curljson= cJSON_Parse(curlstr)) != 0 )
         {
diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
index 22d2fa040..9472ae305 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
@@ -15,13 +15,33 @@
 
 #define issue_curl(cmdstr) bitcoind_RPC(0,"curl",cmdstr,0,0,0,0)
 
+char *bitcoind_getinfo(char *symbol,char *serverport,char *userpass,char *getinfostr)
+{
+    char buf[1],*retstr; cJSON *retjson;
+    buf[0] = 0;
+    if ( getinfostr[0] == 0 )
+        strcpy(getinfostr,"getinfo");
+    retstr = bitcoind_passthru(symbol,serverport,userpass,getinfostr,buf);
+    if ( (retjson= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
+    {
+        if ( jobj(retjson,"error") != 0 && strcmp(getinfostr,"getinfo") == 0 )
+        {
+            strcpy(getinfostr,"getblockchaininfo");
+            free(retstr);
+            retstr = bitcoind_passthru(symbol,serverport,userpass,getinfostr,buf);
+        }
+        free(retjson);
+    }
+    return(retstr);
+}
+
 cJSON *dpow_getinfo(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin)
 {
     char buf[128],*retstr=0; cJSON *json = 0;
     if ( coin->FULLNODE < 0 )
     {
         buf[0] = 0;
-        retstr = bitcoind_passthru(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,"getinfo",buf);
+        retstr = bitcoind_getinfo(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,coin->getinfostr);
         usleep(10000);
     }
     else if ( coin->FULLNODE > 0 || coin->VALIDATENODE > 0 )
@@ -1244,7 +1264,7 @@ int32_t dpow_issuer_iteration(struct dpow_info *dp,struct iguana_info *coin,int3
     if ( height <= 0 )
         height = 1;
     *isrealtimep = 0;
-    if ( (retstr= dpow_issuemethod(coin->chain->userpass,(char *)"getinfo",0,port)) != 0 )
+    if ( (retstr= dpow_issuemethod(coin->chain->userpass,(char *)coin->getinfostr,0,port)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (infoobj= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
         {
diff --git a/iguana/kmd_lookup.h b/iguana/kmd_lookup.h
index 05cb91ad4..6beb536eb 100755
--- a/iguana/kmd_lookup.h
+++ b/iguana/kmd_lookup.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ int32_t kmd_height(struct iguana_info *coin)
 {
     char params[64],*curlstr; cJSON *curljson; int32_t height = 0;
     strcpy(params,"[]");
-    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_passthru(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,"getinfo",params)) != 0 )
+    if ( (curlstr= bitcoind_getinfo(coin->symbol,coin->chain->serverport,coin->chain->userpass,coin->getinfostr)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (curljson= cJSON_Parse(curlstr)) != 0 )
         {
diff --git a/includes/iguana_structs.h b/includes/iguana_structs.h
index e9fd52383..e92e40fa3 100755
--- a/includes/iguana_structs.h
+++ b/includes/iguana_structs.h
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ struct iguana_info
 #ifdef DEPRECATED_HHUTXO
     struct iguana_hhaccount *accountstable;
 #endif
-    char lastdispstr[2048];
+    char lastdispstr[2048],getinfostr[64];
     double txidfind_totalmillis,txidfind_num,spendtxid_totalmillis,spendtxid_num;
     struct iguana_monitorinfo monitoring[256];
     int32_t notarychain,didaddresses;