diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index b54ba272f..803b1928c 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -1190,18 +1190,24 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
             {
                 if ( (retjson= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
                 {
-                    if ( (hellostr= jstr(retjson,"status")) != 0 && strcmp(hellostr,"") == 0 )
+                    if ( (hellostr= jstr(retjson,"status")) != 0 && strcmp(hellostr,"got hello") == 0 )
                         allgood = 1, printf("allgood.(%s)\n",retstr);
                     else printf("strange return.(%s)\n",jprint(retjson,0));
                     free_json(retjson);
                 } else printf("couldnt parse hello return.(%s)\n",retstr);
                 free(retstr);
             } else printf("issue_hello NULL return\n");
-            if ( 0 && allgood == 0 )
+            if ( allgood == 0 )
             {
-                printf("RPC port got stuck, kick it\n");
+                printf("RPC port got stuck, start a new thread\n");
                 LP_bindsock = -1;
                 closesocket(sock);
+                LP_bindsock_reset++;
+                if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)stats_rpcloop,(void *)&myport) != 0 )
+                {
+                    printf("error launching stats rpcloop for port.%u\n",myport);
+                    exit(-1);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index 1ebed2aec..436c0b32d 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -740,17 +740,17 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
 }
 
 extern int32_t IAMLP;
-int32_t LP_bindsock = -1;
+int32_t LP_bindsock_reset,LP_bindsock = -1;
 
 void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
 {
-    static uint32_t counter;
-    uint16_t port; int32_t retval,sock; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits,localhostbits; struct rpcrequest_info *req,*req2,*rtmp;
+    uint16_t port; int32_t retval,sock,initial_bindsock_reset; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits,localhostbits,counter=0; struct rpcrequest_info *req,*req2,*rtmp;
     if ( (port= *(uint16_t *)args) == 0 )
         port = 7779;
     RPC_port = port;
     localhostbits = (uint32_t)calc_ipbits("127.0.0.1");
-    while ( 1 )
+    initial_bindsock_reset = LP_bindsock_reset;
+    while ( LP_bindsock_reset == initial_bindsock_reset )
     {
         //printf("LP_bindsock.%d\n",LP_bindsock);
         if ( LP_bindsock < 0 )
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
         req->ipbits = ipbits;
         LP_rpc_processreq(req);
 continue;
+        // this leads to cant open file errors
         if ( (retval= OS_thread_create(&req->T,NULL,(void *)LP_rpc_processreq,req)) != 0 )
         {
             printf("error launching rpc handler on port %d, retval.%d\n",port,retval);