diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
index e3e0060cd..8e5099814 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/stats.c
@@ -724,8 +724,12 @@ void stats_rpcloop(void *args)
         arg64 = ((uint64_t)ipbits << 32) | (sock & 0xffffffff);
         arg64ptr = malloc(sizeof(arg64));
         memcpy(arg64ptr,&arg64,sizeof(arg64));
-        //LP_rpc_processreq((void *)&arg64);
-        if ( OS_thread_create(malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,(void *)LP_rpc_processreq,arg64ptr) != 0 )
+        if ( 1 )
+        {
+            LP_rpc_processreq((void *)&arg64);
+            free(arg64ptr);
+        }
+        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);
         }