diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h b/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
index 870628dc9..efce3fe4b 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void emscripten_usleep(int32_t x); // returns immediate, no sense for sleeping
 #define LP_HTTP_TIMEOUT 3 // 1 is too small due to edge cases of time(NULL)
 #define LP_AUTOTRADE_TIMEOUT 15
 #define ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT 10
+#define LP_ELECTRUM_KEEPALIVE 60
 #define LP_ELECTRUM_MAXERRORS 777
 #define LP_MEMPOOL_TIMEINCR 10
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index 6ae7a566a..d8ff7961c 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 //  marketmaker
 //
 // electrum keepalive
-// merge bots + portfoliot
 // verify portfolio, interest to KMD withdraw
 // dPoW security -> 4: KMD notarized, 5: BTC notarized, after next notary elections
 // bigendian architectures need to use little endian for sighash calcs
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ int32_t LP_utxos_sync(struct LP_peerinfo *peer)
 
 void LP_coinsloop(void *_coins)
 {
-    struct LP_address *ap=0,*atmp; struct LP_address_utxo *up,*tmp; struct iguana_info *coin,*ctmp; char str[65]; struct electrum_info *ep,*backupep=0; bits256 zero; int32_t oldht,j,nonz; char *coins = _coins;
+    struct LP_address *ap=0,*atmp; cJSON *retjson; struct LP_address_utxo *up,*tmp; struct iguana_info *coin,*ctmp; char str[65]; struct electrum_info *ep,*backupep=0; bits256 zero; int32_t oldht,j,nonz; char *coins = _coins;
     while ( 1 )
     {
         nonz = 0;
@@ -548,6 +547,16 @@ void LP_coinsloop(void *_coins)
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                while ( ep != 0 )
+                {
+                    if ( time(NULL) > ep->keepalive+LP_ELECTRUM_KEEPALIVE )
+                    {
+                        printf("%s electrum.%p needs a keepalive: lag.%d\n",ep->symbol,ep,(int32_t)(time(NULL) - ep->keepalive));
+                        if ( (retjson= electrum_donation(ep->symbol,ep,&retjson)) != 0 )
+                            free_json(retjson);
+                    }
+                    ep = ep->prev;
+                }
                 continue;
             }
             if ( coin->firstrefht == 0 )
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index 55e30ade7..16da1a0c3 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ struct electrum_info
     struct electrum_info *prev;
     int32_t bufsize,sock,*heightp,numerrors;
     struct iguana_info *coin;
-    uint32_t stratumid,lasttime,pending,*heighttimep;
+    uint32_t stratumid,lasttime,keepalive,pending,*heighttimep;
     char ipaddr[64],symbol[16];
     uint16_t port;
     uint8_t buf[];
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ void LP_dedicatedloop(void *arg)
                 ep->sock = -1;
                 break;
             }
+            ep->keepalive = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             if ( sitem->expiration != 0 )
                 sitem->expiration += (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             else sitem->expiration = (uint32_t)time(NULL) + ELECTRUM_TIMEOUT;