diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 9a6809a04..24f1cf450 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void LP_millistats_update(struct LP_millistats *mp)
 }
 
 #include "LP_include.h"
-portable_mutex_t LP_peermutex,LP_UTXOmutex,LP_utxomutex,LP_commandmutex,LP_cachemutex,LP_swaplistmutex,LP_forwardmutex,LP_pubkeymutex,LP_networkmutex,LP_psockmutex,LP_coinmutex,LP_messagemutex,LP_portfoliomutex,LP_electrummutex,LP_butxomutex,LP_reservedmutex,LP_nanorecvsmutex,LP_tradebotsmutex;
+portable_mutex_t LP_peermutex,LP_UTXOmutex,LP_utxomutex,LP_commandmutex,LP_cachemutex,LP_swaplistmutex,LP_forwardmutex,LP_pubkeymutex,LP_networkmutex,LP_psockmutex,LP_coinmutex,LP_messagemutex,LP_portfoliomutex,LP_electrummutex,LP_butxomutex,LP_reservedmutex,LP_nanorecvsmutex,LP_tradebotsmutex,LP_gcmutex;
 int32_t LP_canbind;
 char *Broadcaststr,*Reserved_msgs[2][1000];
 int32_t num_Reserved_msgs[2],max_Reserved_msgs[2];
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_swaplistmutex);
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_cachemutex);
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_networkmutex);
+    portable_mutex_init(&LP_gcmutex);
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_forwardmutex);
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_psockmutex);
     portable_mutex_init(&LP_coinmutex);
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
index 6aee50faf..596f7ba75 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void gc_loop(void *arg)
     {
         flag = 0;
         LP_millistats_update(&LP_gcloop_stats);
-        portable_mutex_lock(&LP_networkmutex);
+        portable_mutex_lock(&LP_gcmutex);
         DL_FOREACH_SAFE(LP_garbage_collector,req,rtmp)
         {
             DL_DELETE(LP_garbage_collector,req);
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ void gc_loop(void *arg)
             free(req);
             flag++;
         }
-        portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_networkmutex);
+        portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_gcmutex);
         if ( flag == 0 )
             usleep(5000);
-        else printf("gc_loop.%d\n",flag);
+        //else printf("gc_loop.%d\n",flag);
     }
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
         n = nonz = 0;
         DL_FOREACH_SAFE(LP_Q,ptr,tmp)
         {
-            nonz = 0;
             n++;
             flag = 0;
             if ( ptr->sock >= 0 )
@@ -313,10 +312,10 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
                     memcpy(&ptr->msg[ptr->msglen - sizeof(bits256)],&magic,sizeof(magic));
                     if ( (sentbytes= nn_send(ptr->sock,ptr->msg,ptr->msglen,0)) != ptr->msglen )
                         printf("%d LP_send sent %d instead of %d\n",n,sentbytes,ptr->msglen);
+                    else flag++;
                     ptr->sock = -1;
                     if ( ptr->peerind > 0 )
                         ptr->starttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
-                    else flag = 1;
                 } //else printf("sock not ready to send.%d\n",ptr->msglen);
             }
             else if ( 0 && time(NULL) > ptr->starttime+13 )
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
                     LP_Qfound++;
                     if ( (LP_Qfound % 100) == 0 )
                         printf("found.%u Q.%d err.%d match.%d\n",ptr->crc32,LP_Qenqueued,LP_Qerrors,LP_Qfound);
-                    flag = 1;
+                    flag++;
                 }
                 else if ( 0 ) // too much beyond duplicate filter when network is busy
                 {
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
                     if ( (ptr->sock= LP_peerindsock(&ptr->peerind)) < 0 )
                     {
                         printf("%d no more peers to try at peerind.%d %p Q_LP.%p\n",n,ptr->peerind,ptr,LP_Q);
-                        flag = 1;
+                        flag++;
                         LP_Qerrors++;
                      }
                 }
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
                 portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_networkmutex);
                 free(ptr);
                 ptr = 0;
-                break;
             }
         }
         if ( arg == 0 )
@@ -358,6 +356,7 @@ void queue_loop(void *arg)
         //    printf("LP_Q.[%d]\n",n);
         if ( nonz == 0 )
             usleep(10000);
+        else printf("queue_loop nonz.%d flag.%d n.%d\n",nonz,flag,n);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index 37514e596..2cc747ae0 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ int32_t iguana_getheadersize(char *buf,int32_t recvlen)
 }
 
 uint16_t RPC_port;
-extern portable_mutex_t LP_commandmutex,LP_networkmutex;
+extern portable_mutex_t LP_commandmutex,LP_gcmutex;
 extern struct rpcrequest_info *LP_garbage_collector;
 
 void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
@@ -608,9 +608,7 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
     jsonbuf = calloc(1,size);
     remains = size-1;
     buf = jsonbuf;
-    portable_mutex_lock(&LP_networkmutex);
     spawned++;
-    portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_networkmutex);
     if ( spawned > maxspawned )
     {
         printf("max rpc threads spawned and alive %d <- %d\n",maxspawned,spawned);
@@ -735,10 +733,10 @@ void LP_rpc_processreq(void *_ptr)
     free(space);
     free(jsonbuf);
     closesocket(sock);
-    portable_mutex_lock(&LP_networkmutex);
+    portable_mutex_lock(&LP_gcmutex);
     DL_APPEND(LP_garbage_collector,req);
     spawned--;
-    portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_networkmutex);
+    portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_gcmutex);
 }
 
 extern int32_t IAMLP;
@@ -779,13 +777,13 @@ continue;
             printf("error launching rpc handler on port %d, retval.%d\n",port,retval);
             close(bindsock);
             bindsock = -1;
-            portable_mutex_lock(&LP_networkmutex);
+            portable_mutex_lock(&LP_gcmutex);
             DL_FOREACH_SAFE(LP_garbage_collector,req2,rtmp)
             {
                 DL_DELETE(LP_garbage_collector,req2);
                 free(req2);
             }
-            portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_networkmutex);
+            portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_gcmutex);
             if ( (retval= OS_thread_create(&req->T,NULL,(void *)LP_rpc_processreq,req)) != 0 )
             {
                 printf("error2 launching rpc handler on port %d, retval.%d\n",port,retval);