diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index eda80712b..9b5e22bcd 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -931,6 +931,8 @@ void LP_dedicatedloop(void *arg)
     struct pollfd fds; int32_t i,len,flag,timeout = 10; struct iguana_info *coin; cJSON *retjson; struct stritem *sitem; struct electrum_info *ep = arg;
     if ( (coin= LP_coinfind(ep->symbol)) != 0 )
         ep->heightp = &coin->height, ep->heighttimep = &coin->heighttime;
+    if ( (retjson= electrum_headers_subscribe(ep->symbol,ep,&retjson)) != 0 )
+        free_json(retjson);
     sleep(2);
     for (i=0; i<3; i++)
     {
@@ -943,8 +945,6 @@ void LP_dedicatedloop(void *arg)
     }
     if ( (retjson= electrum_version(ep->symbol,ep,&retjson)) != 0 )
         printf("electrum_version %s\n",jprint(retjson,1));
-    if ( (retjson= electrum_headers_subscribe(ep->symbol,ep,&retjson)) != 0 )
-        free_json(retjson);
     printf("LP_dedicatedloop ep.%p sock.%d for %s:%u num.%d %p %s ht.%d\n",ep,ep->sock,ep->ipaddr,ep->port,Num_electrums,&Num_electrums,ep->symbol,*ep->heightp);
     while ( ep->sock >= 0 )
     {