diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 36e903a3f..307e2f682 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
         printf("error launching LP_swapsloop for port.%u\n",myport);
         exit(-1);
     }
-    int32_t nonz; uint32_t lasthello = 0;
+    int32_t nonz; //uint32_t lasthello = 0;
     while ( 1 )
     {
         nonz = 0;
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
             usleep(1000);
         else if ( IAMLP == 0 )
             usleep(1000);
-        if ( IAMLP != 0 && time(NULL) > lasthello+600 )
+        /*if ( IAMLP != 0 && time(NULL) > lasthello+600 )
         {
             char *hellostr,*retstr; cJSON *retjson; int32_t allgood,sock = LP_bindsock;
             allgood = 0;
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index 65fcb0a24..e066f87ca 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -740,38 +740,39 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
 }
 
 extern int32_t IAMLP;
-int32_t LP_bindsock_reset,LP_bindsock = -1;
+//int32_t LP_bindsock_reset,LP_bindsock = -1;
 
 void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
 {
-    uint16_t port; int32_t retval,sock,initial_bindsock_reset; 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=-1; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits,localhostbits; struct rpcrequest_info *req,*req2,*rtmp;
     if ( (port= *(uint16_t *)args) == 0 )
         port = 7779;
     RPC_port = port;
+    printf("Start stats_rpcloop.%u\n",port);
     localhostbits = (uint32_t)calc_ipbits("127.0.0.1");
-    initial_bindsock_reset = LP_bindsock_reset;
-    while ( LP_bindsock_reset == initial_bindsock_reset )
+    //initial_bindsock_reset = LP_bindsock_reset;
+    while ( 1 )//LP_bindsock_reset == initial_bindsock_reset )
     {
         //printf("LP_bindsock.%d\n",LP_bindsock);
-        if ( LP_bindsock < 0 )
+        if ( sock < 0 )
         {
-            while ( (LP_bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
+            while ( (sock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
                 usleep(10000);
 #ifndef _WIN32
-            //fcntl(LP_bindsock, F_SETFL, fcntl(LP_bindsock, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
+            //fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
 #endif
             //if ( counter++ < 1 )
-                printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,LP_bindsock);
+                printf(">>>>>>>>>> DEX stats 127.0.0.1:%d bind sock.%d DEX stats API enabled <<<<<<<<<\n",port,sock);
         }
-        //printf("after LP_bindsock.%d\n",LP_bindsock);
+        //printf("after sock.%d\n",sock);
         clilen = sizeof(cli_addr);
-        sock = accept(LP_bindsock,(struct sockaddr *)&cli_addr,&clilen);
+        sock = accept(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&cli_addr,&clilen);
 //#ifdef _WIN32
         if ( sock < 0 )
         {
             printf("iguana_rpcloop ERROR on accept usock.%d errno %d %s\n",sock,errno,strerror(errno));
-            closesocket(LP_bindsock);
-            LP_bindsock = -1;
+            closesocket(sock);
+            sock = -1;
             continue;
         }
 /*#else
@@ -794,8 +795,8 @@ continue;
         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);
-            closesocket(LP_bindsock);
-            LP_bindsock = -1;
+            closesocket(sock);
+            sock = -1;
             portable_mutex_lock(&LP_gcmutex);
             DL_FOREACH_SAFE(LP_garbage_collector,req2,rtmp)
             {