diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
index 2bdb4f807..eb9abe808 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ char *LP_apicall(struct iguana_info *coin,char *method,char *params)
     {
         if ( (retjson= electrum_submit(coin->symbol,coin->electrum,&retjson,method,params,ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT)) != 0 )
         {
-            retstr = jprint(retjson,0);
+            retstr = jprint(retjson,1);
             //printf("got.%p (%s)\n",retjson,retstr);
             return(retstr);
         } return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"electrum no response\"}"));
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ double _LP_getestimatedrate(struct iguana_info *coin)
         sprintf(buf,"[%d]",strcmp(coin->symbol,"BTC") == 0 ? 6 : 2);
         if ( (retstr= LP_apicall(coin,coin->electrum==0?"estimatefee" : "blockchain.estimatefee",buf)) != 0 )
         {
+            if ( coin->electrum != 0 )
+                printf("estimatefee.(%s)\n",retstr);
             if ( retstr[0] == '{' && (errjson= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
             {
                 if ( jobj(errjson,"error") != 0 )
@@ -828,7 +830,7 @@ double _LP_getestimatedrate(struct iguana_info *coin)
                 coin->ratetime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             }
             free(retstr);
-        }
+        } else rate = coin->rate;
     } else rate = coin->rate;
     return(rate);
 }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index 16da1a0c3..8907be909 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ cJSON *electrum_addpeer(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,c
 cJSON *electrum_sendrawtransaction(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,char *rawtx) { return(electrum_strarg(symbol,ep,retjsonp,"blockchain.transaction.broadcast",rawtx,ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT)); }
 
 cJSON *electrum_estimatefee(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,int32_t numblocks) { return(electrum_intarg(symbol,ep,retjsonp,"blockchain.estimatefee",numblocks,ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT)); }
+
 cJSON *electrum_getchunk(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,int32_t n) { return(electrum_intarg(symbol,ep,retjsonp,"blockchain.block.get_chunk",n,ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT)); }
 
 cJSON *electrum_getheader(char *symbol,struct electrum_info *ep,cJSON **retjsonp,int32_t n)
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index 09f54d8c7..65e2f4208 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int32_t iguana_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
                 return(-1);
             }
         }
-        if ( listen(sock,512) != 0 )
+        if ( listen(sock,1) != 0 )
         {
             printf("listen(%s) port.%d failed: %s sock.%d. errno.%d\n",hostname,port,strerror(errno),sock,errno);
             if ( sock >= 0 )
@@ -730,13 +730,15 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
     free(jsonbuf);
 }
 
+extern int32_t IAMLP;
 void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
 {
     static uint32_t counter;
-    uint16_t port; int32_t sock,bindsock=-1; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits; uint64_t arg64; void *arg64ptr;
+    uint16_t port; int32_t sock,bindsock=-1; socklen_t clilen; struct sockaddr_in cli_addr; uint32_t ipbits,localhostbits; uint64_t arg64; void *arg64ptr;
     if ( (port= *(uint16_t *)args) == 0 )
         port = 7779;
     RPC_port = port;
+    localhostbits = (uint32_t)calc_ipbits("127.0.0.1");
     /*while ( (bindsock= iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port)) < 0 )
     {
         //if ( coin->MAXPEERS == 1 )
@@ -771,18 +773,18 @@ void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
         {
             LP_rpc_processreq((void *)&arg64);
             free(arg64ptr);
-            //char remoteaddr[64];
-            //expand_ipbits(remoteaddr,ipbits);
-            //printf("finished RPC request from (%s) %x\n",remoteaddr,ipbits);
+            closesocket(sock);
         }
         else if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)LP_rpc_processreq,arg64ptr) != 0 )
         {
             printf("error launching rpc handler on port %d\n",port);
             // yes, small leak per command
         }
-        close(bindsock);
-        closesocket(sock);
-        bindsock = iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port);
+        if ( IAMLP != 0 && ipbits != localhostbits )
+        {
+            close(bindsock);
+            bindsock = iguana_socket(1,"0.0.0.0",port);
+        } //else printf("skip close and rebind\n");
     }
 }