diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index 5e15a0cc5..894f89393 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ jpg(srcfile, destfile, power2=7, password, data="", required, ind=0)\n\
                         jaddstr(retjson,"error",(char *)nn_strerror(nn_errno()));
                         jaddnum(retjson,"err",err);
                         jaddnum(retjson,"socket",IPC_ENDPOINT);
+                        nn_close(IPC_ENDPOINT);
+                        IPC_ENDPOINT = -1;
                     }
                 } else jaddstr(retjson,"error","couldnt get NN_PAIR socket");
             }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/mm.c b/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
index 68227c110..e3ba84c30 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
                 {
                     if ( (len= nn_recv(IPC_ENDPOINT,&ptr,NN_MSG,0)) > 0 )
                     {
-                        printf("nn_recv[%d] (%s)\n",len,(char *)ptr);
+                        printf("%s\n",(char *)ptr);
                         nn_freemsg(ptr);
                     }
                 }