diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
index c361dd528..09534dc89 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_rpc.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ char *LP_isitme(char *destip,uint16_t destport)
 {
     if ( LP_mypeer != 0 && strcmp(destip,LP_mypeer->ipaddr) == 0 && LP_mypeer->port == destport )
     {
-        printf("no need to notify ourselves\n");
+        //printf("no need to notify ourselves\n");
         return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"success\"}"));
     } else return(0);
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ char *issue_LP_notify(char *destip,uint16_t destport,char *ipaddr,uint16_t port,
 {
     char url[512],*retstr;
     if ( (retstr= LP_isitme(destip,destport)) != 0 )
-        return(retstr);
+    {
+        free(retstr);
+        return(0);
+    }
     sprintf(url,"http://%s:%u/api/stats/notify?ipaddr=%s&port=%u&profit=%.6f&numpeers=%d&numutxos=%d",destip,destport,ipaddr,port,profitmargin,numpeers,numutxos);
     return(issue_curlt(url,LP_HTTP_TIMEOUT));
 }
@@ -77,11 +80,9 @@ char *issue_LP_notifyutxo(char *destip,uint16_t destport,struct LP_utxoinfo *utx
 {
     char url[4096],str[65],str2[65],str3[65],*retstr; struct _LP_utxoinfo u; uint64_t val,val2;
     if ( (retstr= LP_isitme(destip,destport)) != 0 )
-        return(retstr);
-    if ( LP_mypeer != 0 && strcmp(destip,LP_mypeer->ipaddr) == 0 && LP_mypeer->port == destport )
     {
-        //printf("no need to notify ourselves\n");
-        return(0);//clonestr("{\"result\":\"success\"}"));
+        free(retstr);
+        return(0);
     }
     u = (utxo->iambob != 0) ? utxo->deposit : utxo->fee;
     if ( LP_iseligible(&val,&val2,utxo->iambob,utxo->coin,utxo->payment.txid,utxo->payment.vout,utxo->S.satoshis,u.txid,u.vout,utxo->pubkey) > 0 )