diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.h b/iguana/iguana777.h
index dabe8391a..ed7463ad1 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.h
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.h
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ struct iguana_info
     uint64_t instance_nonce,myservices,totalsize,totalrecv,totalpackets,sleeptime;
     int64_t mining,totalfees,TMPallocated,MAXRECVCACHE,MAXMEM,estsize,activebundles;
     int32_t MAXPEERS,MAXPENDING,MAXBUNDLES,active,closestbundle,numemitted,lastsweep,startutc,newramchain,numcached,cachefreed,helperdepth,startPEND,endPEND,enableCACHE,RELAYNODE,VALIDATENODE,balanceswritten,RTheight; bits256 balancehash;
-    uint32_t lastsync,parsetime,numiAddrs,firstblock,lastpossible,bundlescount,savedblocks;
+    uint32_t lastsync,parsetime,numiAddrs,firstblock,lastpossible,bundlescount,savedblocks,backlog;
     int32_t longestchain,badlongestchain,longestchain_strange;
     struct tai starttime; double startmillis;
     struct iguana_chain *chain;
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
index 586e30d80..75af37430 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissue(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int
                         saved = block->issued;
                         if ( bp == coin->current )
                             forceflag = (now > block->issued + lag);
-                        else forceflag = (now > block->issued + 3*lag);
+                        else forceflag = (now > block->issued + 10*lag);
                         if ( priority != 0 )
                         {
                             //printf("[%d:%d] ",bp->hdrsi,i);
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissue(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int
             if ( flag != 0 && priority != 0 && laggard != 0 && coin->current == bp )
                 printf("[%d] reissued.%d currentflag.%d ht.%d s.%d finished.%d most.%d laggards.%d maxunfinished.%d\n",bp->hdrsi,flag,bp->currentflag,bp->bundleheight,bp->numsaved,finished,doneval,laggard,maxval);
         }
-        if ( bp == coin->current )
-            return(counter);
+        //if ( bp == coin->current )
+        //    return(counter);
     }
     for (i=0; i<bp->n; i++)
     {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissue(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int
                     block->numrequests++;
                     if ( bp == coin->current )
                         printf("[%d:%d].%x ",bp->hdrsi,i,block->fpipbits);
-                    iguana_blockQ("kickc",coin,bp,i,block->RO.hash2,bp == coin->current || now > block->issued+lag*3);
+                    iguana_blockQ("kickc",coin,bp,i,block->RO.hash2,bp == coin->current && now > block->issued+lag);
                     bp->issued[i] = block->issued = now;
                     counter++;
                     if ( --max <= 0 )
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundleissue(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int
         {
             if ( bp == coin->current )
                 printf("[%d:%d].%x ",bp->hdrsi,i,block->fpipbits);
-            iguana_blockQ("kickd",coin,bp,i,bp->hashes[i],bp == coin->current || now > bp->issued[i]+lag*3);
+            iguana_blockQ("kickd",coin,bp,i,bp->hashes[i],bp == coin->current && now > bp->issued[i]+lag*3);
             bp->issued[i] = now;
             counter++;
         }
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_peers.c b/iguana/iguana_peers.c
index f83420a55..2b5aef7aa 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_peers.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_peers.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ void iguana_dedicatedloop(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_peer *addr)
                 }
                 else if ( addr->rank != 1 )
                     usleep(coin->polltimeout*5000 + 1*(rand() % (coin->polltimeout*3000)));
-                else usleep(10000);
+                else usleep(10000 + coin->backlog);
             } else run >>= 2;
         }
         if ( flag != 0 )
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_recv.c b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
index 295a820bc..4416a58bf 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_recv.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ struct iguana_blockreq { struct queueitem DL; bits256 hash2,*blockhashes; struct
 
 int32_t iguana_blockQ(char *argstr,struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int32_t bundlei,bits256 hash2,int32_t priority)
 {
-    queue_t *Q; char *str; int32_t height = -1; struct iguana_blockreq *req; struct iguana_block *block = 0;
+    queue_t *Q; char *str; int32_t n,height = -1; struct iguana_blockreq *req; struct iguana_block *block = 0;
     if ( bits256_nonz(hash2) == 0 )
     {
         printf("cant queue zerohash bundlei.%d\n",bundlei);
@@ -1229,8 +1229,14 @@ int32_t iguana_blockQ(char *argstr,struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle
             req->height = height;
             req->bundlei = bundlei;
             char str2[65];
-            if ( Q == &coin->blocksQ && queue_size(Q) > 100000 )
-            printf("%s %s %s [%d:%d] %d %s %d numranked.%d qsize.%d\n",coin->symbol,argstr,str,bp!=0?bp->hdrsi:-1,bundlei,req->height,bits256_str(str2,hash2),coin->blocks.recvblocks,coin->peers.numranked,queue_size(Q));
+            if ( Q == &coin->blocksQ )
+            {
+                if ( (n= queue_size(Q)) > 100000 )
+                {
+                    printf("%s %s %s [%d:%d] %d %s %d numranked.%d qsize.%d\n",coin->symbol,argstr,str,bp!=0?bp->hdrsi:-1,bundlei,req->height,bits256_str(str2,hash2),coin->blocks.recvblocks,coin->peers.numranked,queue_size(Q));
+                    coin->backlog = n;
+                } else coin->backlog >>= 1;
+            }
             if ( block != 0 )
             {
                 block->numrequests++;