diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index d46c4eca0..d37f4647f 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ try_again:
             free(s.ptr);
             return(0);
         }
-        printf( "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s %s.(%s %s), retries: %d\n",curl_easy_strerror(res),debugstr,url,command,numretries);
+        if ( (rand() % 1000) == 0 )
+            printf( "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s %s.(%s %s), retries: %d\n",curl_easy_strerror(res),debugstr,url,command,numretries);
         free(s.ptr);
         sleep((1<<numretries));
         goto try_again;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ try_again:
         {
             count++;
             elapsedsum += (OS_milliseconds() - starttime);
-            if ( (count % 10000) == 0)
+            if ( (count % 1000000) == 0)
                 printf("%d: ave %9.6f | elapsed %.3f millis | bitcoind_RPC.(%s) url.(%s)\n",count,elapsedsum/count,(OS_milliseconds() - starttime),command,url);
             if ( retstrp != 0 )
             {
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 87edc62da..609b8a3d7 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int32_t komodo_gateway_block(char *symbol,int32_t height,uint16_t port)
                                     break;
                             if ( i == n )
                                 retval = 0;
-                            else printf("error i.%d vs n.%d\n",i,n);
+                            //else printf("error i.%d vs n.%d\n",i,n);
                         }
                         free_json(json);
                     }