diff --git a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
index 69f233e74..f846b4714 100755
--- a/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/dpow/dpow_rpc.c
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@ cJSON *dpow_getinfo(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin)
 }
 
 char *Notaries_elected[64][2];
-int32_t Notaries_numseeds,Notaries_num,Notaries_BTCminsigs = DPOW_MINSIGS,Notaries_minsigs = DPOW_MIN_ASSETCHAIN_SIGS;
-uint16_t Notaries_port = DPOW_SOCKPORT;
 char *seeds[] = { "78.47.196.146", "5.9.102.210", "149.56.29.163", "191.235.80.138", "88.198.65.74", "94.102.63.226", "129.232.225.202", "104.255.64.3", "52.72.135.200", "149.56.28.84", "103.18.58.150", "221.121.144.140", "123.249.79.12", "103.18.58.146", "27.50.93.252", "176.9.0.233", "94.102.63.227", "167.114.227.223", "27.50.68.219", "192.99.233.217", "94.102.63.217", "45.64.168.216" };
+int32_t Notaries_numseeds = (int32_t)(sizeof(seeds)/sizeof(*seeds)),Notaries_num,Notaries_BTCminsigs = DPOW_MINSIGS,Notaries_minsigs = DPOW_MIN_ASSETCHAIN_SIGS;
+uint16_t Notaries_port = DPOW_SOCKPORT;
 char *Notaries_seeds[64];
 
 int32_t komodo_initjson(char *fname)
 {
     char *fstr,*field,*hexstr; cJSON *argjson,*array,*item; long fsize; uint16_t port; int32_t i,n,num,retval = -1;
-    Notaries_numseeds = (int32_t)(sizeof(seeds)/sizeof(*seeds));
     for (i=0; i<Notaries_numseeds; i++)
         Notaries_seeds[i] = seeds[i];
     if ( (fstr= OS_filestr(&fsize,fname)) != 0 )
diff --git a/iguana/main.c b/iguana/main.c
index a11f9d43d..9b62a3b34 100755
--- a/iguana/main.c
+++ b/iguana/main.c
@@ -2194,7 +2194,6 @@ void iguana_main(void *arg)
     iguana_Qinit();
     libgfshare_init(myinfo,myinfo->logs,myinfo->exps);
     myinfo->dpowsock = myinfo->dexsock = myinfo->pubsock = myinfo->subsock = myinfo->reqsock = myinfo->repsock = -1;
-    dex_init(myinfo);
     myinfo->psockport = 30000;
     if ( arg != 0 )
     {
@@ -2226,6 +2225,7 @@ void iguana_main(void *arg)
         printf("didnt find any elected notaries JSON in (%s)\n",elected);
         exit(-1);
     }
+    dex_init(myinfo);
 #ifdef IGUANA_OSTESTS
     do_OStests = 1;
 #endif