diff --git a/iguana/iguana_json.c b/iguana/iguana_json.c
index e7febc655..38c6c5b98 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_json.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_json.c
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ cJSON *SuperNET_helpjson()
 
 #include "../includes/iguana_apideclares.h"
     
+#undef IGUANA_ARGS
+#undef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
 #include "../includes/iguana_apiundefs.h"
+
     if ( array != 0 )
         jadd(json,"API",array);
     jadd(json,"agents",agents);
@@ -907,6 +910,7 @@ TWO_STRINGS(SuperNET,html,agentform,htmlfile)
 }
        
 #undef IGUANA_ARGS
+#undef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
 #include "../includes/iguana_apiundefs.h"
 
 char *SuperNET_parser(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *agentstr,char *method,cJSON *json,char *remoteaddr)
@@ -1025,8 +1029,9 @@ char *SuperNET_parser(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *agentstr,char *method,c
 #define STRING_ARRAY_OBJ_STRING IGUANA_DISPATCH_SAOS
 
 #include "../includes/iguana_apideclares.h"
-//#undef IGUANA_ARGS
     
+#undef IGUANA_ARGS
+#undef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
 #include "../includes/iguana_apiundefs.h"
     char errstr[512];
     sprintf(errstr,"{\"error\":\"unsupported call\",\"agent\":\"%s\",\"method\":\"%s\"}",agentstr,method);
diff --git a/includes/iguana_apideclares.h b/includes/iguana_apideclares.h
index dc8f26e42..955acffe0 100755
--- a/includes/iguana_apideclares.h
+++ b/includes/iguana_apideclares.h
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
  *                                                                            *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
+emit compiler error if recursively being included
+#endif
+#ifndef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
+#define _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
+
 STRING_ARG(dpow,pending,fiat);
 ZERO_ARGS(dpow,notarychains);
 STRING_ARG(dpow,active,maskhex);
@@ -358,3 +364,5 @@ TWO_STRINGS(hmac,md4,message,passphrase);
 TWO_STRINGS(hmac,md5,message,passphrase);
 TWO_STRINGS(hmac,tiger192_3,message,passphrase);
 TWO_STRINGS(hmac,whirlpool,message,passphrase);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/includes/iguana_apiundefs.h b/includes/iguana_apiundefs.h
index 0b793ee2d..88156175d 100755
--- a/includes/iguana_apiundefs.h
+++ b/includes/iguana_apiundefs.h
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@
 #undef IGUANA_ARGS
 #undef IGUANA_CALLARGS
 
+#undef _IGUANA_APIDEC_H_
+