diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index b5027ca90..0e76313fd 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ char *LP_numutxos()
 
 char *stats_JSON(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,char *remoteaddr,uint16_t port) // from rpc port
 {
-    char *method,*userpass,*base,*rel,*coin,*retstr = 0; int32_t changed,flag = 0; cJSON *retjson,*reqjson = 0; struct iguana_info *ptr;
+    char *method,*userpass,*base,*rel,*coin,*passphrase,*retstr = 0; int32_t authenticated=0,changed,flag = 0; cJSON *retjson,*reqjson = 0; struct iguana_info *ptr;
     method = jstr(argjson,"method");
     if ( method != 0 && (strcmp(method,"addr_unspents") == 0 || strcmp(method,"uitem") == 0 || strcmp(method,"postutxos") == 0) )
         return(0);
@@ -184,9 +184,18 @@ jpg(srcfile, destfile, power2=7, passphrase, data="", required)\n\
             jadd(retjson,"coins",LP_coinsjson(LP_showwif));
             return(jprint(retjson,1));
         }
-        if ( ((userpass= jstr(argjson,"userpass")) == 0 || strcmp(userpass,G.USERPASS) != 0) ) //strcmp(method,"passphrase") != 0 && 
+        // if passphrase api and passphrase is right, ignore userpass, use hass of passphrase
+        if ( strcmp(method,"passphrase") == 0 && (passphrase= jstr(argjson,"passphrase")) != 0 )
+        {
+            bits256 passhash;
+            vcalc_sha256(0,passhash.bytes,(uint8_t *)passphrase,(int32_t)strlen(passphrase));
+            if ( bits256_cmp(passhash,G.LP_passhash) == 0 )
+                authenticated = 1;
+        }
+        if ( authenticated == 0 && ((userpass= jstr(argjson,"userpass")) == 0 || strcmp(userpass,G.USERPASS) != 0) )
             return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"authentication error you need to make sure userpass is set\"}"));
-        jdelete(argjson,"userpass");
+        if ( jobj(argjson,"userpass") != 0 )
+            jdelete(argjson,"userpass");
         if ( strcmp(method,"passphrase") == 0 )
         {
             char coinaddr[64],pub33str[67];
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 065157f81..386d4ea0c 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct LP_privkey { bits256 privkey; uint8_t rmd160[20]; };
 struct LP_globals
 {
     //struct LP_utxoinfo  *LP_utxoinfos[2],*LP_utxoinfos2[2];
-    bits256 LP_mypub25519,LP_privkey,LP_mypriv25519;
+    bits256 LP_mypub25519,LP_privkey,LP_mypriv25519,LP_passhash;
     uint64_t LP_skipstatus[10000];
     uint8_t LP_myrmd160[20],LP_pubsecp[33];
     uint32_t LP_sessionid,counter;
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_privkey.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_privkey.c
index 342ef0bc9..644fdb022 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_privkey.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_privkey.c
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ int32_t LP_passphrase_init(char *passphrase,char *gui)
         sleep(5);
     }
     memset(&G,0,sizeof(G));
+    vcalc_sha256(0,G.LP_passhash.bytes,(uint8_t *)passphrase,(int32_t)strlen(passphrase));
     LP_privkey_updates(ctx,LP_mypubsock,passphrase);
     init_hexbytes_noT(G.LP_myrmd160str,G.LP_myrmd160,20);
     G.LP_sessionid = (uint32_t)time(NULL);