diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index 15e429644..7b1e564c5 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -231,18 +231,6 @@ int32_t LP_tradecommand(char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,uint8_t *d
     return(retval);
 }
 
-cJSON *LP_dereference(cJSON *argjson,char *excludemethod)
-{
-    cJSON *reqjson = 0;
-    if ( jstr(argjson,"method2") != 0 && strncmp(excludemethod,jstr(argjson,"method2"),strlen(excludemethod)) != 0 )
-    {
-        reqjson = jduplicate(argjson);
-        jdelete(reqjson,"method");
-        jaddstr(reqjson,"method",jstr(argjson,"method2"));
-    }
-    return(reqjson);
-}
-
 char *stats_JSON(cJSON *argjson,char *remoteaddr,uint16_t port) // from rpc port
 {
     char *method,*ipaddr,*userpass,*base,*rel,*coin,*retstr = 0; uint16_t argport,pushport,subport; int32_t otherpeers,othernumutxos; struct LP_peerinfo *peer; cJSON *retjson; struct iguana_info *ptr;
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
index 8bc32050c..839756d4d 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
@@ -111,9 +111,21 @@ void LP_forwarding_register(bits256 pubkey,char *pushaddr,int32_t max)
     }
 }
 
+cJSON *LP_dereference(cJSON *argjson,char *excludemethod)
+{
+    cJSON *reqjson = 0;
+    if ( jstr(argjson,"method2") != 0 && strncmp(excludemethod,jstr(argjson,"method2"),strlen(excludemethod)) != 0 )
+    {
+        reqjson = jduplicate(argjson);
+        jdelete(reqjson,"method");
+        jaddstr(reqjson,"method",jstr(argjson,"method2"));
+    }
+    return(reqjson);
+}
+
 char *LP_forwardhex(bits256 pubkey,char *hexstr)
 {
-    struct LP_forwardinfo *ptr=0; uint8_t *data; int32_t datalen=0,sentbytes=0; char *retstr=0; cJSON *retjson,*argjson;
+    struct LP_forwardinfo *ptr=0; uint8_t *data; int32_t datalen=0,sentbytes=0; char *retstr=0; cJSON *retjson,*argjson,*reqjson;
     if ( hexstr == 0 || hexstr[0] == 0 )
         return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"nohex\"}"));
     if ( bits256_nonz(pubkey) == 0 || bits256_cmp(pubkey,LP_mypubkey) == 0 )
@@ -123,7 +135,9 @@ char *LP_forwardhex(bits256 pubkey,char *hexstr)
         decode_hex(data,datalen,hexstr);
         if ( (argjson= cJSON_Parse((char *)data)) != 0 )
         {
-            retstr = LP_command_process(LP_mypeer != 0 ? LP_mypeer->ipaddr : "127.0.0.1",LP_mypubsock,argjson,0,0,LP_profitratio - 1.);
+            reqjson = LP_dereference(argjson,"forward");
+            retstr = LP_command_process(LP_mypeer != 0 ? LP_mypeer->ipaddr : "127.0.0.1",LP_mypubsock,reqjson,0,0,LP_profitratio - 1.);
+            free_json(reqjson);
             free_json(argjson);
         }
         return(retstr);