diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index c9c711142..996ae934c 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ int32_t LP_reserved_msg(int32_t priority,char *base,char *rel,bits256 pubkey,cha
                 if ( (sentbytes= nn_send(pubp->pairsock,msg,(int32_t)strlen(msg)+1,0)) < 0 )
                 {
                     pubp->pairsock = -1;
-                    printf("mark cmdchannel closed\n");
+                    printf("mark cmdchannel %d closed sentbytes.%d\n",pubp->pairsock,sentbytes);
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
index 9113ab902..57047c735 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_network.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ char *issue_LP_psock(char *destip,uint16_t destport,int32_t ispaired,int32_t cmd
     sprintf(url,"http://%s:%u/api/stats/psock?ispaired=%d&cmdchannel=%d&pubkey=%s",destip,destport-1,ispaired,cmdchannel,bits256_str(str,G.LP_mypub25519));
     //return(LP_issue_curl("psock",destip,destport,url));
     retstr = issue_curlt(url,LP_HTTP_TIMEOUT*3);
-    printf("issue_LP_psock got (%s) from %s\n",retstr,url); // this is needed?!
+    //printf("issue_LP_psock got (%s) from %s\n",retstr,url); // this is needed?!
     return(retstr);
 }
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
index f34817423..7f1920280 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
@@ -58,14 +58,16 @@ char *LP_peers()
 
 void LP_cmdchannel(struct LP_peerinfo *peer)
 {
-    char connectaddr[128],publicaddr[128],*retstr; int32_t pubsock; uint16_t cmdport;
+    char *hellostr = "{\"method\":\"hello\"}";
+    char connectaddr[128],publicaddr[128],*retstr; int32_t pubsock,sentbytes; uint16_t cmdport;
     if ( bits256_nonz(G.LP_mypub25519) == 0 || strcmp(G.USERPASS,"1d8b27b21efabcd96571cd56f91a40fb9aa4cc623d273c63bf9223dc6f8cd81f") == 0 )
         return;
     if ( (cmdport= LP_psock_get(connectaddr,publicaddr,1,1,peer->ipaddr)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (retstr= _LP_psock_create(&peer->pairsock,&pubsock,peer->ipaddr,cmdport,cmdport,1,1,G.LP_mypub25519)) != 0 )
         {
-            printf("cmdchannel created %s\n",retstr);
+            sentbytes = nn_send(peer->pairsock,hellostr,(int32_t)strlen(hellostr)+1,0);
+            printf("cmdchannel %d created %s sent.%d\n",peer->pairsock,retstr,sentbytes);
             free(retstr);
         }
     } else printf("error getting cmdchannel with %s\n",peer->ipaddr);