diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 52a4f71d7..834637e93 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ int32_t LP_reserved_msgs()
                 Reserved_msgs[num_Reserved_msgs] = 0;
                 portable_mutex_unlock(&LP_reservedmutex);
             }
-        }
-        if ( ++n > 0 )
+        } else break;
+        if ( ++n > 100 )
             break;
     }
     return(n);