diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_utxo.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_utxo.c
index 1c43a5ad4..7cb916861 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_utxo.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_utxo.c
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ int32_t LP_reservation_check(bits256 txid,int32_t vout,bits256 pubkey)
     struct LP_inuse_info *lp; int32_t retval = -1;
     if ( bits256_nonz(pubkey) != 0 )
     {
+        char str[65],str2[65];
         portable_mutex_lock(&LP_inusemutex);
         if ( (lp= _LP_inuse_find(txid,vout)) != 0 )
         {
-            char str[65],str2[65];
             if ( bits256_cmp(lp->otherpub,pubkey) == 0 )
                 retval = 0;
             else printf("otherpub.%s != %s\n",bits256_str(str,lp->otherpub),bits256_str(str2,pubkey));
-        }
+        } else printf("couldnt find %s/v%d\n",bits256_str(str,txid),vout);
         portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_inusemutex);
-    }
+    } else printf("null pubkey\n");
     return(retval);
 }