diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
index fd9b823df..9a1b7d09f 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
@@ -686,6 +686,26 @@ char *_LP_psock_create(int32_t *pullsockp,int32_t *pubsockp,char *ipaddr,uint16_
     int32_t i,pullsock,bindflag=(IAMLP != 0),pubsock,arg; struct LP_pubkey_info *pubp; char pushaddr[128],subaddr[128]; cJSON *retjson = 0;
     pullsock = pubsock = -1;
     *pullsockp = *pubsockp = -1;
+    if ( IAMLP != 0 && bits256_nonz(pubkey) != 0 )
+    {
+        char str[65];
+        if ( (pubp= LP_pubkeyadd(pubkey)) != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( pubp->pairsock >= 0 )
+            {
+                printf("warning %s already has pairsock.%d\n",bits256_str(str,pubkey),pubp->pairsock);
+                /*for (i=0; i<Numpsocks; i++)
+                    if ( PSOCKS[i].publicsock == pubp->pairsock )
+                    {
+                        PSOCKS[i].lasttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL) - PSOCK_KEEPALIVE - 1;
+                        break;
+                    }*/
+                return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"need to regen json\"}"));
+            }
+            //printf("pairsock for %s <- %d\n",bits256_str(str,pubkey),pullsock);
+            //pubp->pairsock = pullsock;
+        }
+    }
     nanomsg_transportname(bindflag,pushaddr,ipaddr,publicport);
     nanomsg_transportname(bindflag,subaddr,ipaddr,subport);
     if ( (pullsock= nn_socket(AF_SP,ispaired!=0?NN_PAIR:NN_PULL)) >= 0 && (cmdchannel != 0 ||(pubsock= nn_socket(AF_SP,ispaired!=0?NN_PAIR:NN_PAIR)) >= 0) )
@@ -707,25 +727,6 @@ char *_LP_psock_create(int32_t *pullsockp,int32_t *pubsockp,char *ipaddr,uint16_
             nanomsg_transportname(0,pushaddr,ipaddr,publicport);
             nanomsg_transportname(0,subaddr,ipaddr,subport);
             LP_psockadd(ispaired,pullsock,publicport,pubsock,subport,subaddr,pushaddr,cmdchannel);
-            if ( IAMLP != 0 && bits256_nonz(pubkey) != 0 )
-            {
-                char str[65];
-                if ( (pubp= LP_pubkeyadd(pubkey)) != 0 )
-                {
-                    if ( pubp->pairsock >= 0 )
-                    {
-                        //printf("warning %s already has pairsock.%d, mark for purge\n",bits256_str(str,pubkey),pubp->pairsock);
-                        for (i=0; i<Numpsocks; i++)
-                            if ( PSOCKS[i].publicsock == pubp->pairsock )
-                            {
-                                PSOCKS[i].lasttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL) - PSOCK_KEEPALIVE - 1;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                    }
-                    printf("pairsock for %s <- %d\n",bits256_str(str,pubkey),pullsock);
-                    pubp->pairsock = pullsock;
-                }
-            }
             retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
             jaddstr(retjson,"result","success");
             jaddstr(retjson,"LPipaddr",ipaddr);