diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index a06b20faf..970e088de 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void komodo_stateupdate(int32_t height,uint8_t notarypubs[][33],uint8_t numnotar
         return;
     if ( fp == 0 )
     {
-        komodo_statefname(fname,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
+        komodo_statefname(fname,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,"komodostate");
         if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"rb+")) != 0 )
         {
             while ( komodo_parsestatefile(sp,fp,symbol,dest) >= 0 )
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index ebe2b8079..fdd383c33 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ char *curl_post(CURL **cHandlep,char *url,char *userpass,char *postfields,char *
     return(chunk.memory);
 }
 
-char *komodo_issuemethod(char *method,char *params,uint16_t port)
+char *komodo_issuemethod(char *userpass,char *method,char *params,uint16_t port)
 {
     //static void *cHandle;
     char url[512],*retstr=0,*retstr2=0,postdata[8192];
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ char *komodo_issuemethod(char *method,char *params,uint16_t port)
         sprintf(url,(char *)"http://127.0.0.1:%u",port);
         sprintf(postdata,"{\"method\":\"%s\",\"params\":%s}",method,params);
         //printf("postdata.(%s) USERPASS.(%s)\n",postdata,KMDUSERPASS);
-        retstr2 = bitcoind_RPC(&retstr,(char *)"debug",url,KMDUSERPASS,method,params);
+        retstr2 = bitcoind_RPC(&retstr,(char *)"debug",url,userpass,method,params);
         //retstr = curl_post(&cHandle,url,USERPASS,postdata,0,0,0,0);
     }
     return(retstr2);
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 88141b12d..9ef29ef33 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -559,8 +559,14 @@ void komodo_iteration(char *symbol)
 
 void komodo_passport_iteration()
 {
-    static long lastpos[34];
+    static long lastpos[34],didinit; static char userpass[33][1024];
     FILE *fp; int32_t baseid,isrealtime,refid,blocks,longest; struct komodo_state *sp; char *retstr,fname[512],*base,symbol[16],dest[16]; cJSON *infoobj; uint16_t port; uint32_t magic;
+    if ( didinit == 0 )
+    {
+        for (baseid=0; baseid<=32; baseid++)
+            komodo_userpass(userpass[baseid],CURRENCIES[baseid])
+        didinit = 1;
+    }
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
         refid = 33;
     else refid = komodo_baseid(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL)+1;
@@ -570,7 +576,7 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
         if ( baseid+1 != refid )
         {
             base = (char *)CURRENCIES[baseid];
-            komodo_statefname(fname,baseid<32?base:(char *)"");
+            komodo_statefname(fname,baseid<32?base:(char *)"","komodostate");
             komodo_nameset(symbol,dest,base);
             port = komodo_port(base,10,&magic) + 1;
             sp = 0;
@@ -588,7 +594,7 @@ void komodo_passport_iteration()
                     //printf("from.(%s) lastpos[%s] %ld\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,CURRENCIES[baseid],lastpos[baseid]);
                 } //else fprintf(stderr,"%s.%ld ",CURRENCIES[baseid],ftell(fp));
                 fclose(fp);
-                if ( (retstr= komodo_issuemethod((char *)"getinfo",0,port)) != 0 )
+                if ( (retstr= komodo_issuemethod(userpass[baseid],(char *)"getinfo",0,port)) != 0 )
                 {
                     if ( (infoobj= cJSON_Parse(retstr)) != 0 )
                     {
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 72ecc3eba..f92b72248 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 void komodo_stateupdate(int32_t height,uint8_t notarypubs[][33],uint8_t numnotaries,uint8_t notaryid,uint256 txhash,uint64_t voutmask,uint8_t numvouts,uint32_t *pvals,uint8_t numpvals,int32_t kheight,uint32_t ktime,uint64_t opretvalue,uint8_t *opretbuf,uint16_t opretlen,uint16_t vout);
 void komodo_init(int32_t height);
 int32_t komodo_notarizeddata(int32_t nHeight,uint256 *notarized_hashp,uint256 *notarized_desttxidp);
-char *komodo_issuemethod(char *method,char *params,uint16_t port);
+char *komodo_issuemethod(char *userpass,char *method,char *params,uint16_t port);
 void komodo_init(int32_t height);
 void komodo_assetchain_pubkeys(char *jsonstr);
 int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33);
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 049e0603b..82db20e39 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ void komodo_userpass(char *username,char *password,FILE *fp)
         free(rpcpassword);
 }
 
-void komodo_statefname(char *fname,char *symbol)
+void komodo_statefname(char *fname,char *symbol,char *str)
 {
     int32_t n,len;
     sprintf(fname,"%s",GetDataDir(false).string().c_str());
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ void komodo_statefname(char *fname,char *symbol)
         strcat(fname,"/");
 #endif
     }
-    strcat(fname,(char *)"komodostate");
+    strcat(fname,str);
     //printf("test.(%s) -> [%s] statename.(%s) %s\n",test,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,symbol,fname);
 }
 
@@ -1355,6 +1355,22 @@ void komodo_configfile(char *symbol,uint16_t port)
     } else printf("couldnt open.(%s)\n",fname);
 }
 
+int32_t komodo_userpass(char *userpass,char *symbol)
+{
+    FILE *fp; char fname[512],username[512],password[512],confname[16];
+    userpass[0] = 0;
+    sprintf(confname,"%s.conf",symbol);
+    komodo_statefname(fname,symbol,confname);
+    if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"rb")) != 0 )
+    {
+        komodo_userpass(username,password,fp);
+        sprintf(userpass,"%s:%s",username,password);
+        fclose(fp);
+        return((int32_t)strlen(userpass));
+    }
+    return(-1);
+}
+
 uint32_t komodo_assetmagic(char *symbol,uint64_t supply)
 {
     uint8_t buf[512]; int32_t len = 0;