diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index 16df820dd..ec3a72e74 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ char *basilisk_block(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,char
     {
         if ( (retstr= Lptr->retstr) == 0 )
             retstr = clonestr("{\"result\":\"null return from local basilisk_issuecmd\"}");
+        printf("block got local.(%s)\n",retstr);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -254,30 +255,33 @@ char *basilisk_block(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,char
             if ( ptr->uniqueflag == 0 && ptr->numexact <= (ptr->numresults >> 1) )
                 besti = -1, errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk non-consensus results\"}";
             else besti = basilisk_besti(ptr), errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk no valid results\"}";
-            if ( (retstr= basilisk_finish(ptr,besti,errstr)) != 0 && remoteaddr != 0 && remoteaddr[0] != 0 && strcmp(remoteaddr,"127.0.0.1") != 0 )
+            retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,besti,errstr);
+            break;
+        }
+        if ( retstr == 0 )
+            retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,-1,"{\"error\":\"basilisk timeout\"}");
+    }
+    if ( retstr != 0 && remoteaddr != 0 && remoteaddr[0] != 0 && strcmp(remoteaddr,"127.0.0.1") != 0 )
+    {
+        for (j=0; j<IGUANA_MAXCOINS; j++)
+        {
+            if ( (coin= Coins[j]) == 0 )
+                continue;
+            for (i=0; i<IGUANA_MAXPEERS; i++)
             {
-                for (j=0; j<IGUANA_MAXCOINS; j++)
+                if ( (addr= &coin->peers.active[i]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 )
                 {
-                    if ( (coin= Coins[j]) == 0 )
-                        continue;
-                    for (i=0; i<IGUANA_MAXPEERS; i++)
+                    if ( addr->supernet != 0 && strcmp(addr->ipaddr,remoteaddr) == 0 )
                     {
-                        if ( (addr= &coin->peers.active[i]) != 0 && addr->usock >= 0 )
-                        {
-                            if ( addr->supernet != 0 && strcmp(addr->ipaddr,remoteaddr) == 0 )
-                            {
-                                printf("send back.%d basilisk_result addr->supernet.%u to (%s).%d\n",(int32_t)strlen(retstr),addr->supernet,addr->ipaddr,addr->A.port);
-                                iguana_send_supernet(addr,retstr,0);
-                                return(retstr);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        if ( 0 && addr->ipbits != 0 )
-                            printf("i.%d (%s) vs (%s) %s\n",i,addr->ipaddr,remoteaddr,coin->symbol);
+                        printf("send back.%d basilisk_result addr->supernet.%u to (%s).%d\n",(int32_t)strlen(retstr),addr->supernet,addr->ipaddr,addr->A.port);
+                        iguana_send_supernet(addr,retstr,0);
+                        return(retstr);
                     }
                 }
+                if ( 0 && addr->ipbits != 0 )
+                    printf("i.%d (%s) vs (%s) %s\n",i,addr->ipaddr,remoteaddr,coin->symbol);
             }
         }
-        retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,-1,"{\"error\":\"basilisk timeout\"}");
     }
     return(retstr);
 }
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
index 669ff339e..57ac72a38 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ void *basilisk_bitcoinrawtx(struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct supernet_info *myi
                 decode_hex(buf,spendlen,spendscriptstr);
                 bitcoin_txoutput(coin,txobj,buf,spendlen,amount);
                 rawtx = iguana_calcrawtx(myinfo,coin,&vins,txobj,amount,changeaddr,txfee,addresses,minconf);
+                printf("generated.(%s) vins.(%s)\n",rawtx,vins!=0?jprint(vins,0):"");
             }
             else
             {
@@ -651,12 +652,14 @@ void *basilisk_bitcoinrawtx(struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct supernet_info *myi
                 Lptr->retstr = jprint(valsobj,1);
                 return(Lptr);
             } else free(rawtx);
-        } // fall through to remote
+        }
+        if ( txobj != 0 )
+            free_json(txobj);
+        if ( vins != 0 )
+            free_json(vins);
+        Lptr->retstr = clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt create rawtx\"}");
+        return(Lptr);
     }
-    if ( txobj != 0 )
-        free_json(txobj), txobj = 0;
-    if ( vins != 0 )
-        free_json(vins), vins = 0;
     return(basilisk_issueremote(myinfo,"rawtx",coin->symbol,valsobj,0,juint(valsobj,"fanout"),juint(valsobj,"minresults"),basilisktag));
 }