diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index e9d416efb..c55b2901c 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ char *curl_post(CURL **cHandlep,char *url,char *userpass,char *postfields,char *
 
 char *komodo_issuemethod(char *method,char *params,uint16_t port)
 {
-    static void *cHandle; char url[512],*retstr=0,*retstr2,postdata[8192];
+    //static void *cHandle;
+    char url[512],*retstr=0,*retstr2,postdata[8192];
     if ( params == 0 || params[0] == 0 )
         params = (char *)"[]";
     if ( strlen(params) < sizeof(postdata)-128 )