diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 4c30bbab9..4e11914ec 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
 // ZEC LP_transaction_fromdata mismatched txid e2a3eebcf5bef6fe63296f53ce35d2f2c6e3b29c7c907da4171a580f50c93c74 vs 1ed5c15bbf991ff42c73b1492d1bb50e91d1d731c86cb3058405cff95cd9bd70
 //0200000000018c343500000000001976a9141462c3dd3f936d595c9af55978003b27c250441f88ac000000000100000000000000009c5b3500000000005a6c707fc604699d0166b2a750c8a2ff21c8aed0b6e6fe160f651da8cf865c2aa079a7f71f7782604785e1f9a7300cd6c89ca50b5d91f6c0ae5f293ea5a72e62bb0f05da84510e6431c5d4be7a372221265fd98dbccee11f5ed064c5afaa19eff27fd12c30a7a5205f70c99f22b7090c00048c1c9767eea1c79e54ed60c08c138758ad73d43f2692fcb05f data2json n.44 vs len.
 
-//.53/100 ordermatch 0.16600749 best satoshis 0.52354320 destsatoshis 0.08687889 txfees (0.00010000 0.00010000)
-//LP_txfees(0.00010000 0.00010000)
-//>>>>>>> quote satoshis.(0.52354320 0.08687889) MNZ 0.52354320 -> KMD 0.08687889
-//LP_txfees(0.00010000 0.00010000)
-//qprice 0.16597577 <- 0.08687889/0.52354320 txfees.(0.00010000 0.00010000) vs (0.00010000 0.00010000)
-//destsatoshis 0.08687889 is -> why quote validate error -13 for alice
-
 // select oldest utxo first
 // handles <-> pubkeys, deal with offline pubkeys, reputations, bonds etc.
 // depth and trade to pubkey
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
index 91a8a6530..748605348 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
@@ -897,6 +897,11 @@ char *LP_autobuy(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t mypubsock,char *base,char *rel
         return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"cant find alice utxo that is big enough\"}"));
     if ( destsatoshis < autxo->S.satoshis )
         autxo->S.satoshis = destsatoshis;
+    if ( destsatoshis < (autxo->payment.value / LP_MINCLIENTVOL) || autxo->payment.value < desttxfee*LP_MINSIZE_TXFEEMULT )
+    {
+        printf("destsatoshis %.8f vs utxo %.8f this would have triggered an quote error -13\n",dstr(destsatoshis),dstr(autxo->payment.value));
+        return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"cant find alice utxo that is small enough\"}"));
+    }
     while ( 1 )
     {
         if ( (bestutxo= LP_buyutxo(&ordermatchprice,&bestsatoshis,&bestdestsatoshis,autxo,base,maxprice,duration,txfee,desttxfee,gui,pubkeys,numpubs)) == 0 || ordermatchprice == 0. || bestdestsatoshis == 0 )