diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index 312d97813..731b0a835 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -242,14 +242,11 @@ stop()\n\
             price = jdouble(argjson,"price");
             if ( strcmp(method,"setprice") == 0 )
             {
-                if ( price > SMALLVAL )
-                {
-                    if ( LP_mypriceset(&changed,base,rel,price) < 0 )
-                        return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt set price\"}"));
-                    //else if ( LP_mypriceset(&changed,rel,base,1./price) < 0 )
-                    //    return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt set price\"}"));
-                    else return(LP_pricepings(ctx,myipaddr,LP_mypubsock,base,rel,price * LP_profitratio));
-                } else return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"no price\"}"));
+                if ( LP_mypriceset(&changed,base,rel,price) < 0 )
+                    return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt set price\"}"));
+                //else if ( LP_mypriceset(&changed,rel,base,1./price) < 0 )
+                //    return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt set price\"}"));
+                else return(LP_pricepings(ctx,myipaddr,LP_mypubsock,base,rel,price * LP_profitratio));
             }
             else if ( strcmp(method,"autoprice") == 0 )
             {
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_prices.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_prices.c
index 167e08236..cf9679bf3 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_prices.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_prices.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int32_t LP_mypriceset(int32_t *changedp,char *base,char *rel,double price)
 {
     struct LP_priceinfo *basepp,*relpp; struct LP_pubkeyinfo *pubp;
     *changedp = 0;
-    if ( base != 0 && rel != 0 && LP_pricevalid(price) > 0 && (basepp= LP_priceinfofind(base)) != 0 && (relpp= LP_priceinfofind(rel)) != 0 )
+    if ( base != 0 && rel != 0 && (basepp= LP_priceinfofind(base)) != 0 && (relpp= LP_priceinfofind(rel)) != 0 )
     {
         
         if ( fabs(basepp->myprices[relpp->ind] - price) > SMALLVAL )