diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_remember.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_remember.c
index b8597cbd4..a5ccda267 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_remember.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_remember.c
@@ -935,6 +935,16 @@ cJSON *basilisk_remember(int64_t *KMDtotals,int64_t *BTCtotals,uint32_t requesti
                 jaddnum(retjson,"quoteid",quoteid);
                 return(retjson);
             }
+            if ( alice->lastscanht < alice->longestchain+1 )
+            {
+                printf("need to scan %s first\n",alice->symbol);
+                cJSON *retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
+                jaddstr(retjson,"error","need to scan coin first");
+                jaddstr(retjson,"coin",alice->symbol);
+                jaddnum(retjson,"requestid",requestid);
+                jaddnum(retjson,"quoteid",quoteid);
+                return(retjson);
+            }
         }
         if ( (bob= LP_coinfind(rswap.bobcoin)) != 0 )
         {
@@ -959,6 +969,16 @@ cJSON *basilisk_remember(int64_t *KMDtotals,int64_t *BTCtotals,uint32_t requesti
                 jaddnum(retjson,"quoteid",quoteid);
                 return(retjson);
             }
+            if ( bob->lastscanht < bob->longestchain+1 )
+            {
+                printf("need to scan %s first\n",bob->symbol);
+                cJSON *retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
+                jaddstr(retjson,"error","need to scan coin first");
+                jaddstr(retjson,"coin",bob->symbol);
+                jaddnum(retjson,"requestid",requestid);
+                jaddnum(retjson,"quoteid",quoteid);
+                return(retjson);
+            }
         }
         if ( (alice= LP_coinfind(rswap.alicecoin)) != 0 )
         {