diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 43f7c2d07..d7377a3b6 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ try_again:
             free(s.ptr);
             return(0);
         }
-        else if ( numretries >= 5 )
+        else if ( numretries >= 6 )
         {
             printf("Maximum number of retries exceeded!\n");
             free(s.ptr);
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index d58886c76..02b9b8fc6 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void komodo_gateway_iteration(char *symbol)
                     if ( (KMDHEIGHT % 1000) == 0 )
                         fprintf(stderr,"%s.%d ",symbol,KMDHEIGHT);
                     komodo_gateway_block(symbol,KMDHEIGHT,port);
-                    usleep(1000);
+                    usleep(10000);
                 }
             }
             free_json(infoobj);
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index 100f33a65..8832fa270 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ void StartRPCThreads()
     g_rpcSignals.Started();
 
     // Launch one async rpc worker.  The ability to launch multiple workers is not recommended at present and thus the option is disabled.
-    getAsyncRPCQueue()->addWorker();
+    for (int i=0; i<32; i++)
+        getAsyncRPCQueue()->addWorker();
 /*   
     int n = GetArg("-rpcasyncthreads", 1);
     if (n<1) {