diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index d2d41d685..556326102 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
                         isrealtime = 1;
                         RTmask |= (1LL << baseid);
                         memcpy(refsp->RTbufs[baseid+1],buf,sizeof(refsp->RTbufs[baseid+1]));
-                    } else if ( (time(NULL)-buf[2]) > 1800 )
+                    } else if ( (time(NULL)-buf[2]) > 1800 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
                         fprintf(stderr,"[%s]: %s not RT %u %u %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,base,buf[0],buf[1],(int32_t)(time(NULL)-buf[2]));
                 } //else fprintf(stderr,"%s size error RT\n",base);
                 fclose(fp);