diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
index de86660f4..f15df7e9a 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_commands.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ char *stats_JSON(void *ctx,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,cJSON *argjson,char *r
                 if ( laststr != 0 )
                     free(laststr);
                 laststr = newstr;
-                retstr = laststr;
+                retstr = clonestr(laststr);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index e481b3fc2..2af888e0e 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 // unduplicated bugs:
 // multiple smartaddresses? enable/disable causes? 250 KMD bounty
 // verify bid volumes
+// free_json crash on encrypted message
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "LP_include.h"
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ char *LP_process_message(void *ctx,char *typestr,char *myipaddr,int32_t pubsock,
                     }
                 } else printf("error (%s) method is %s\n",jsonstr,method);
             }
-            if ( jsonstr != 0 )
+            if ( jsonstr != 0 && argjson != 0 )
             {
                 len = (int32_t)strlen(jsonstr) + 1;
                 if ( (retstr= LP_command_process(ctx,myipaddr,pubsock,argjson,&((uint8_t *)ptr)[len],recvlen - len)) != 0 )