diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 22229e365..048b54368 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
     printf("canbind.%d my command address is (%s) pullsock.%d pullport.%u\n",LP_canbind,pushaddr,LP_mypullsock,mypullport);
     printf("initcoins\n");
     LP_initcoins(ctx,pubsock,jobj(argjson,"coins"));
+    G.waiting = 1;
     LP_passphrase_init(passphrase);
     if ( IAMLP != 0 && OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)LP_psockloop,(void *)&myipaddr) != 0 )
     {