diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_coins.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_coins.c
index fe9c20f34..38c62ac64 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_coins.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_coins.c
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ cJSON *LP_coinjson(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t showwif)
     if ( coin->userpass[0] != 0 )
     {
         jaddnum(item,"height",LP_getheight(coin));
-        balance = LP_RTsmartbalance(coin);
+        if ( coin->electrum != 0 )
+            balance = LP_unspents_load(coin->symbol,coin->smartaddr);
+        else balance = LP_RTsmartbalance(coin);
         jaddnum(item,"balance",dstr(balance));
         jaddnum(item,"KMDvalue",dstr(LP_KMDvalue(coin,balance)));
     }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index 7de090f22..ddd95bc15 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ char *stats_JSON(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,char *r
 available localhost RPC commands: \n \
 pricearray(base, rel, starttime=0, endtime=-1, timescale=60) -> [timestamp, avebid, aveask, highbid, lowask]\n\
 setprice(base, rel, price)\n\
-autoprice(base, rel, minprice, margin, refbase, refrel, factor, offset)*\n\
+autoprice(base, rel, fixed, minprice, margin, refbase, refrel, factor, offset)*\n\
 goal(coin=*, val=<autocalc>)\n\
 myprice(base, rel)\n\
 enable(coin)\n\
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 27c15480b..9d90bfa7e 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //  LP_nativeDEX.c
 //  marketmaker
 //
+// bot status 1600% ?
 // BCH signing
 // dPoW security -> 4: KMD notarized, 5: BTC notarized, after next notary elections
 // bigendian architectures need to use little endian for sighash calcs
@@ -1201,6 +1202,14 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
                 printf("RPC port got stuck, close bindsocket\n");
                 LP_bindsock = -1;
                 closesocket(sock);
+                LP_bindsock_reset++;
+                sleep(10);
+                printf("launch new rpcloop\n");
+                if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)stats_rpcloop,(void *)&myport) != 0 )
+                {
+                    printf("error launching stats rpcloop for port.%u\n",myport);
+                    exit(-1);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
index 975b25cd7..5b5791239 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ bits256 LP_getbestblockhash(struct iguana_info *coin)
                 decode_hex(blockhash.bytes,sizeof(blockhash),retstr);
             free(retstr);
         }
-    }
+    } else printf("electrum mode doesnt support block level scanning\n");
     return(blockhash);
 }
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index 2024d0deb..2afbef6b1 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ int32_t LP_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
 #endif
     if ( bindflag == 0 )
     {
-        printf("call connect sock.%d\n",sock);
+        //printf("call connect sock.%d\n",sock);
         result = connect(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&saddr,addrlen);
-        printf("called connect result.%d\n",result);
+        //printf("called connect result.%d\n",result);
         timeout.tv_sec = 2;
         timeout.tv_usec = 0;
         setsockopt(sock,SOL_SOCKET,SO_RCVTIMEO,(void *)&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
@@ -389,6 +389,25 @@ void electrum_initial_requests(struct electrum_info *ep)
     electrum_sitem(ep,stratumreq,3,&retjson);
 }
 
+int32_t electrum_kickstart(struct electrum_info *ep)
+{
+    closesocket(ep->sock), ep->sock = -1;
+    sleep(1);
+    if ( (ep->sock= LP_socket(0,ep->ipaddr,ep->port)) < 0 )
+    {
+        printf("error RE-connecting to %s:%u\n",ep->ipaddr,ep->port);
+        return(-1);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ep->stratumid = 0;
+        electrum_initial_requests(ep);
+        printf("RECONNECT ep.%p %s numerrors.%d too big -> new %s:%u sock.%d\n",ep,ep->symbol,ep->numerrors,ep->ipaddr,ep->port,ep->sock);
+        ep->numerrors = 0;
+    }
+    return(0);
+}
+
 cJSON *electrum_submit(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,char *method,char *params,int32_t timeout)
 {
     // queue id and string and callback
@@ -417,20 +436,9 @@ cJSON *electrum_submit(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,ch
             if ( *retjsonp == 0 || jobj(*retjsonp,"error") != 0 )
             {
                 if ( ++ep->numerrors >= LP_ELECTRUM_MAXERRORS )
-                {
-                    closesocket(ep->sock), ep->sock = -1;
-                    if ( (ep->sock= LP_socket(0,ep->ipaddr,ep->port)) < 0 )
-                        printf("error RE-connecting to %s:%u\n",ep->ipaddr,ep->port);
-                    else
-                    {
-                        ep->stratumid = 0;
-                        electrum_initial_requests(ep);
-                        printf("ep.%p %s numerrors.%d too big -> new %s:%u sock.%d\n",ep,ep->symbol,ep->numerrors,ep->ipaddr,ep->port,ep->sock);
-                        ep->numerrors = 0;
-                    }
-                }
+                    electrum_kickstart(ep);
             } else if ( ep->numerrors > 0 )
-                ep->numerrors++;
+                ep->numerrors--;
             if ( ep->prev == 0 )
             {
                 if ( *retjsonp == 0 )
@@ -1038,7 +1046,7 @@ void LP_dedicatedloop(void *arg)
 
 cJSON *LP_electrumserver(struct iguana_info *coin,char *ipaddr,uint16_t port)
 {
-    struct electrum_info *ep; int32_t already; cJSON *retjson;
+    struct electrum_info *ep; int32_t kickval,already; cJSON *retjson;
     if ( ipaddr == 0 || ipaddr[0] == 0 || port == 0 )
     {
         //coin->electrum = 0;
@@ -1070,8 +1078,10 @@ cJSON *LP_electrumserver(struct iguana_info *coin,char *ipaddr,uint16_t port)
     }
     else
     {
+        kickval = electrum_kickstart(ep);
         jaddstr(retjson,"result","success");
         jaddstr(retjson,"status","already there");
+        jaddstr(retjson,"restart",kickval);
     }
     //printf("(%s)\n",jprint(retjson,0));
     return(retjson);
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_tradebots.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_tradebots.c
index 359e65c4a..d58c870eb 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_tradebots.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_tradebots.c
@@ -438,14 +438,18 @@ char *LP_tradebot_buy(int32_t dispdir,char *base,char *rel,double maxprice,doubl
     if ( dstr(abalance) < relvolume + dstr(txfees) )
     {
         retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        if ( relcoin->electrum != 0 )
+            balance = LP_unspents_load(relcoin->symbol,relcoin->smartaddr);
+        else balance = LP_RTsmartbalance(relcoin);
         jaddstr(retjson,"error","not enough funds");
         jaddstr(retjson,"coin",rel);
-        jaddnum(retjson,"balance",dstr(abalance));
+        jaddnum(retjson,"abalance",dstr(abalance));
+        jaddnum(retjson,"balance",dstr(balance));
         jaddnum(retjson,"relvolume",relvolume);
         jaddnum(retjson,"txfees",dstr(txfees));
         shortfall = (relvolume + dstr(txfees)) - dstr(balance);
         jaddnum(retjson,"shortfall",shortfall);
-        if ( (balance= LP_RTsmartbalance(relcoin)) > abalance+SATOSHIDEN*(shortfall+relvolume/77.) )
+        if ( balance > (relvolume + 10*relvolume/777.) )
         {
             char *withdrawstr; cJSON *outputjson,*withdrawjson,*outputs,*item;
             outputjson = cJSON_CreateObject();