diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index ba09dc42c..e9099f018 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ char *stats_JSON(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,char *r
 {
     char *method,*ipaddr,*userpass,*base,*rel,*coin,*retstr = 0; uint16_t argport=0,pushport,subport; int32_t changed,otherpeers,othernumutxos,flag = 0; struct LP_peerinfo *peer; cJSON *retjson,*reqjson = 0; struct iguana_info *ptr;
 //printf("stats_JSON(%s)\n",jprint(argjson,0));
-    if ( (ipaddr= jstr(argjson,"ipaddr")) != 0 && (argport= juint(argjson,"port")) != 0 )
+    method = jstr(argjson,"method");
+    if ( (ipaddr= jstr(argjson,"ipaddr")) != 0 && (argport= juint(argjson,"port")) != 0 && (method == 0 || strcmp(method,"electrum") != 0) )
     {
         if ( strcmp(ipaddr,"127.0.0.1") != 0 && argport >= 1000 )
         {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ char *stats_JSON(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,char *r
             } else LP_addpeer(LP_mypeer,LP_mypubsock,ipaddr,argport,pushport,subport,jint(argjson,"numpeers"),jint(argjson,"numutxos"),juint(argjson,"session"));
         }
     }
-    if ( (method= jstr(argjson,"method")) == 0 )
+    if ( method == 0 )
     {
         if ( flag == 0 || jobj(argjson,"result") != 0 )
             printf("stats_JSON no method: (%s) (%s:%u)\n",jprint(argjson,0),ipaddr,argport);