diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.c b/iguana/iguana777.c
index b0709e6eb..c045cb37a 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void iguana_balancesQ(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
 
 void iguana_helper(void *arg)
 {
-    cJSON *argjson=0; int32_t retval,polltimeout,type,helperid=rand(),flag,allcurrent,idle=0;
+    cJSON *argjson=0; int32_t iter,retval,polltimeout,type,helperid=rand(),flag,allcurrent,idle=0;
     struct iguana_helper *ptr; struct iguana_info *coin; struct OS_memspace MEM,*MEMB; struct iguana_bundle *bp;
     if ( arg != 0 && (argjson= cJSON_Parse(arg)) != 0 )
         helperid = juint(argjson,"helperid");
@@ -415,32 +415,37 @@ void iguana_helper(void *arg)
          }*/
         if ( (type & (1 << 0)) != 0 )
         {
-            if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&bundlesQ,0)) != 0 )
+            for (iter=0; iter<2048; iter++)
             {
-                idle = 0;
-                coin = ptr->coin;
-                if ( (bp= ptr->bp) != 0 && coin != 0 )
+                if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&bundlesQ,0)) != 0 )
                 {
-                    if ( coin->polltimeout < polltimeout )
-                        polltimeout = coin->polltimeout;
-                    //printf("[%d] bundleQ size.%d lag.%ld\n",bp->hdrsi,queue_size(&bundlesQ),time(NULL) - bp->nexttime);
-                    coin->numbundlesQ--;
-                    if ( coin->started != 0 && time(NULL) >= bp->nexttime && coin->active != 0 )
-                        flag += iguana_bundleiters(ptr->coin,&MEM,MEMB,bp,ptr->timelimit,IGUANA_DEFAULTLAG);
-                    else
+                    idle = 0;
+                    coin = ptr->coin;
+                    if ( (bp= ptr->bp) != 0 && coin != 0 )
                     {
-                        //printf("skip.%d lag.%ld coin->active.%d\n",bp->hdrsi,time(NULL)-bp->nexttime,coin->active);
-                        allcurrent = 0;
-                        iguana_bundleQ(ptr->coin,bp,1000);
+                        if ( coin->polltimeout < polltimeout )
+                            polltimeout = coin->polltimeout;
+                        if ( coin->current != 0 && coin->current->hdrsi != coin->bundlescount-1 )
+                            allcurrent = 0;
+                        //printf("[%d] bundleQ size.%d lag.%ld\n",bp->hdrsi,queue_size(&bundlesQ),time(NULL) - bp->nexttime);
+                        coin->numbundlesQ--;
+                        if ( coin->started != 0 && (bp->nexttime == 0 || time(NULL) >= bp->nexttime) && coin->active != 0 )
+                        {
+                            flag += iguana_bundleiters(ptr->coin,&MEM,MEMB,bp,ptr->timelimit,IGUANA_DEFAULTLAG);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            //printf("skip.[%d] nexttime.%u lag.%ld coin->active.%d\n",bp->hdrsi,bp->nexttime,time(NULL)-bp->nexttime,coin->active);
+                            allcurrent = 0;
+                            iguana_bundleQ(ptr->coin,bp,1000);
+                        }
                     }
-                    if ( coin->current != 0 && coin->current->hdrsi != coin->bundlescount-1 )
-                        allcurrent = 0;
-                }
-                else //if ( coin->active != 0 )
-                    printf("helper missing param? %p %p %u\n",ptr->coin,bp,ptr->timelimit);
-                myfree(ptr,ptr->allocsize);
+                    else //if ( coin->active != 0 )
+                        printf("helper missing param? %p %p %u\n",ptr->coin,bp,ptr->timelimit);
+                    myfree(ptr,ptr->allocsize);
+                } else break;
             }
-            else if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&validateQ,0)) != 0 )
+            if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&validateQ,0)) != 0 )
             {
                 if ( ptr->bp != 0 && (coin= ptr->coin) != 0 && coin->active != 0 )
                     flag += iguana_bundlevalidate(ptr->coin,ptr->bp);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
index 3e4c2c357..f8385bc35 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ int32_t iguana_bundlefinish(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
         }
         return(1);
     }
-    bp->nexttime--;
     //else printf("%u notready.%d postfinish.%d startutxo.%u prevbp.%d %u current.%d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL),bp->hdrsi,i,bp->startutxo,prevbp!=0?prevbp->hdrsi:-1,prevbp!=0?prevbp->emitfinish:0,coin->current!=0?coin->current->hdrsi:-1);
     return(0);
 }
@@ -827,7 +826,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleiters(struct iguana_info *coin,struct OS_memspace *mem,stru
     if ( bp->hdrsi == coin->bundlescount-1 )
         iguana_autoextend(coin,bp);
     //printf("ITER utxo.%u now.%u spec.%-4d bundle.%-4d h.%-4d r.%-4d s.%-4d F.%d T.%d issued.%d mb.%d/%d\n",bp->utxofinish,(uint32_t)time(NULL),bp->numspec,bp->bundleheight/coin->chain->bundlesize,bp->numhashes,bp->numrecv,bp->numsaved,bp->emitfinish,timelimit,counter,coin->MAXBUNDLES,coin->bundlescount);
-    bp->nexttime = (uint32_t)(time(NULL) + 1);
+    bp->nexttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);//+ sqrt(bp->hdrsi - starti)/10;
     if ( bp->hdrsi == coin->bundlescount-1 || (bp->numhashes < bp->n && bp->bundleheight < coin->longestchain-coin->chain->bundlesize) )
         iguana_bundlehdr(coin,bp,starti);
     else if ( bp->emitfinish != 0 )
@@ -850,7 +849,6 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleiters(struct iguana_info *coin,struct OS_memspace *mem,stru
                 return(0);
             } //else printf("finish incomplete.%d\n",bp->hdrsi);
         }
-        bp->nexttime--;
     }
     else if ( bp->numsaved >= bp->n )//&& (bp->isRT == 0 || coin->RTheight > bp->bundleheight+bp->n+coin->minconfirms) )
     {
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_peers.c b/iguana/iguana_peers.c
index 4f50ce5a0..3567f43f6 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_peers.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_peers.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void iguana_startconnection(void *arg)
     if ( addr->usock < 0 || coin->peers.shuttingdown != 0 )
     {
         strcpy(ipaddr,addr->ipaddr);
-        printf("refused PEER KILLED. slot.%d for %s:%d usock.%d\n",addr->addrind,ipaddr,coin->chain->portp2p,addr->usock);
+        //printf("refused PEER KILLED. slot.%d for %s:%d usock.%d\n",addr->addrind,ipaddr,coin->chain->portp2p,addr->usock);
         iguana_iAkill(coin,addr,1);
     }
     else
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ void *iguana_iAddriterator(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_iAddr *iA)
                 //printf("call rwIaddrInd\n");
                 if ( iguana_rwiAddrind(coin,1,iA,iA->hh.itemind) > 0 )
                 {
-                    printf("iA.%p iguana_startconnection.(%s) status.%d pending.%d\n",iA,addr->ipaddr,iA->status,addr->pending);
+                    //printf("iA.%p iguana_startconnection.(%s) status.%d pending.%d\n",iA,addr->ipaddr,iA->status,addr->pending);
                     iA->status = IGUANA_PEER_CONNECTING;
                     addr->pending = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
                     iguana_launch(coin,"connection",iguana_startconnection,addr,IGUANA_CONNTHREAD);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_unspents.c b/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
index 1589f17b3..0f46b8d1d 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_unspents.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ int32_t iguana_spendvectorsave(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp
 int32_t iguana_spendvectors(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
 {
     static uint64_t total,emitted;
-    int32_t spendind,n,txidind,errs=0,emit=0,i,j,k;
+    int32_t spendind,n,txidind,errs=0,emit=0,i,j,k; double startmillis;
     uint32_t spent_unspentind,spent_pkind,now,starttime; struct iguana_ramchaindata *rdata;
     struct iguana_bundle *spentbp; struct iguana_blockRO *B; char str[65];
     bits256 prevhash; struct iguana_unspent *u,*spentU;  struct iguana_txid *T;
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ int32_t iguana_spendvectors(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
     }
     ptr = mycalloc('x',sizeof(*ptr),n);
     total += n;
-    printf("start UTXOGEN.%d max.%d ptr.%p\n",bp->bundleheight,n,ptr);
+    startmillis = OS_milliseconds();
+    printf("start UTXOGEN.%d max.%d ptr.%p millis.%.3f\n",bp->bundleheight,n,ptr,startmillis);
     txidind = spendind = rdata->firsti;
     if ( coin->PREFETCHLAG != 0 )
     {
@@ -891,7 +892,7 @@ int32_t iguana_spendvectors(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
     if ( errs == 0 && emit >= 0 )
     {
         emitted += emit;
-        if ( 0 && coin->balanceswritten <= 1 )
+        if ( coin->balanceswritten <= 1 )
         {
             if ( bp->tmpspends != 0 )
                 printf("unexpected tmpspends? [%d] numtmpspends.%d vs emit.%d\n",bp->hdrsi,bp->numtmpspends,emit);
@@ -902,7 +903,7 @@ int32_t iguana_spendvectors(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp)
     }
     if ( ptr != 0 )
         myfree(ptr,sizeof(*ptr) * n);
-    printf("duration.%d spendvectors %d spendinds.[%d] errs.%d [%.2f%%] emitted.%d %s of %d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL)-starttime,spendind,bp->hdrsi,errs,100.*(double)emitted/(total+1),emit,mbstr(str,sizeof(*ptr) * emit),n);
+    printf("duration.%d [millis %.3f] vectors %d inds.[%d] errs.%d [%.2f%%] emitted.%d %s of %d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL)-starttime,OS_milliseconds()-startmillis,spendind,bp->hdrsi,errs,100.*(double)emitted/(total+1),emit,mbstr(str,sizeof(*ptr) * emit),n);
     if ( errs != 0 )
         exit(-1);
     return(-errs);
diff --git a/iguana/main.c b/iguana/main.c
index 4b389d567..122afda35 100755
--- a/iguana/main.c
+++ b/iguana/main.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ static int32_t initflag;
 int32_t HDRnet,netBLOCKS;
 cJSON *API_json;
 #ifdef __linux__
-int32_t IGUANA_NUMHELPERS = 4;
+int32_t IGUANA_NUMHELPERS = 16;
 #else
-int32_t IGUANA_NUMHELPERS = 2;
+int32_t IGUANA_NUMHELPERS = 4;
 #endif
 struct iguana_jsonitem { struct queueitem DL; struct supernet_info *myinfo; uint32_t fallback,expired,allocsize; char **retjsonstrp; char remoteaddr[64]; uint16_t port; char jsonstr[]; };
 
@@ -365,12 +365,7 @@ void mainloop(struct supernet_info *myinfo)
                     {
                         isRT *= coin->isRT;
                         numpeers += coin->peers.numranked;
-                        //printf("main active.%d started.%p\n",coin->active,coin->started);
-                        //iguana_bundlestats(coin,str,IGUANA_DEFAULTLAG);
-                        //printf("done main active.%d started.%p\n",coin->active,coin->started);
-                        //iguana_reqblocks(coin);
-                        //printf("done2 main active.%d started.%p\n",coin->active,coin->started);
-                        if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&balancesQ,0)) != 0 )
+                        if ( queue_size(&bundlesQ) < 2 && (ptr= queue_dequeue(&balancesQ,0)) != 0 )
                         {
                             bp = ptr->bp;
                             if ( ptr->coin != coin || bp == 0 || time(NULL) < bp->nexttime )