diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 86309dcd8..1b7f0a5bf 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int32_t LP_sock_check(char *typestr,void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,int
                         free_json(recvjson);
                     }
                 }
-                int32_t validreq = 1;
+                int32_t validreq = 0;
                 if ( strlen((char *)ptr)+sizeof(bits256) <= recvlen )
                 {
                     if ( LP_magic_check(ptr,recvlen,remoteaddr) <= 0 )
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
index 9a546dd8d..1ae9fa023 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ char *LP_issue_curl(char *debugstr,char *destip,uint16_t port,char *url)
     maxerrs = LP_MAXPEER_ERRORS;
     if ( peer == 0 || (peer->errors < maxerrs || peer->good >= LP_MINPEER_GOOD) )
     {
+        printf("issue.(%s)\n",url);
         if ( (retstr= issue_curlt(url,LP_HTTP_TIMEOUT)) == 0 )
         {
             if ( peer != 0 )
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index af730f70b..d62bbe407 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -732,29 +732,33 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
 
 void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
 {
-    uint16_t port; int32_t sock,bindsock; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits; uint64_t arg64; void *arg64ptr;
+    uint16_t port; int32_t sock,bindsock=-1; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits; uint64_t arg64; void *arg64ptr;
     if ( (port= *(uint16_t *)args) == 0 )
         port = 7779;
     RPC_port = port;
-    while ( (bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
+    /*while ( (bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
     {
         //if ( coin->MAXPEERS == 1 )
         //    break;
         //exit(-1);
         sleep(3);
     }
-    printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,bindsock);
-    while ( bindsock >= 0 )
+    printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,bindsock);*/
+    while ( 1 )
     {
+        if ( bindsock < 0 )
+        {
+            while ( (bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
+                sleep(3);
+            printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,bindsock);
+        }
         clilen = sizeof(cli_addr);
         sock = accept(bindsock,(struct sockaddr *)&cli_addr,&clilen);
         if ( sock < 0 )
         {
             printf("iguana_rpcloop ERROR on accept usock.%d errno %d %s\n",sock,errno,strerror(errno));
             close(bindsock);
-            while ( (bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
-                sleep(3);
-            printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,bindsock);
+            bindsock = -1;
             continue;
         }
         memcpy(&ipbits,&cli_addr.sin_addr.s_addr,sizeof(ipbits));
@@ -773,8 +777,10 @@ void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
         else if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)LP_rpc_processreq,arg64ptr) != 0 )
         {
             printf("error launching rpc handler on port %d\n",port);
+            // yes, small leak per command
         }
-        // yes, small leak per command
+        close(bindsock);
+        bindsock = -1;
     }
 }