diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index aa6546454..8a2f87918 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct komodo_state KOMODO_STATES[34];
 int COINBASE_MATURITY = _COINBASE_MATURITY;//100;
 
 int32_t IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY,KOMODO_CHOSEN_ONE,ASSETCHAINS_SEED,KOMODO_ON_DEMAND,KOMODO_EXTERNAL_NOTARIES,KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE,KOMODO_PAX,KOMODO_EXCHANGEWALLET,KOMODO_REWIND;
-int32_t KOMODO_LASTMINED,prevKOMODO_LASTMINED,JUMBLR_PAUSE,ASSETCHAINS_CC;
+int32_t KOMODO_LASTMINED,prevKOMODO_LASTMINED,JUMBLR_PAUSE=1,ASSETCHAINS_CC;
 std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY,ASSETCHAINS_NOTARIES,ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY;
 uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[33];
 
diff --git a/src/rpcmisc.cpp b/src/rpcmisc.cpp
index 988c5d6c3..cf7967cb7 100644
--- a/src/rpcmisc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmisc.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ UniValue jumblr_deposit(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     {
         string addr = params[0].get_str();
         if ( (retval= Jumblr_depositaddradd((char *)addr.c_str())) >= 0 )
+        {
             result.push_back(Pair("result", retval));
+            JUMBLR_PAUSE = 0;
+        }
         else result.push_back(Pair("error", retval));
     } else result.push_back(Pair("error", "invalid address"));
     return(result);
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ UniValue jumblr_secret(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         retval = Jumblr_secretaddradd((char *)addr.c_str());
         result.push_back(Pair("result", "success"));
         result.push_back(Pair("num", retval));
+        JUMBLR_PAUSE = 0;
     } else result.push_back(Pair("error", "invalid address"));
     return(result);
 }