diff --git a/src/nostrMiddleware.ts b/src/nostrMiddleware.ts
index 4dd3b281..034dbce8 100644
--- a/src/nostrMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/nostrMiddleware.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default (serverMethods: Types.ServerMethods, mainHandler: Main, nostrSett
 
     return {
         Stop: () => { mainHandler.adminManager.setNostrConnected(false); return nostr.Stop },
-        Send: async (...args) => nostr.Send(...args),
+        Send: (...args) => nostr.Send(...args),
         Ping: () => nostr.Ping(),
         Reset: (settings: NostrSettings) => nostr.Reset(settings)
     }
diff --git a/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts b/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
index b36f09e7..daf7b411 100644
--- a/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
+++ b/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
@@ -142,20 +142,15 @@ export default class {
         return new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
             const interval = setInterval(async () => {
                 try {
-                    const info = await this.GetInfo()
-                    if (!info.syncedToChain || !info.syncedToGraph) {
-                        this.log("LND responding but not synced yet, waiting...")
-                        return
-                    }
+                    await this.GetInfo()
                     clearInterval(interval)
                     this.ready = true
                     res()
                 } catch (err) {
                     this.log("LND is not ready yet, will try again in 1 second")
-                }
-                if (Date.now() - now > 1000 * 60 * 10) {
-                    clearInterval(interval)
-                    rej(new Error("LND not synced after 10 minutes"))
+                    if (Date.now() - now > 1000 * 60) {
+                        rej(new Error("LND not ready after 1 minute"))
+                    }
                 }
             }, 1000)
         })
diff --git a/src/services/main/debitManager.ts b/src/services/main/debitManager.ts
index 53375217..28579d31 100644
--- a/src/services/main/debitManager.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/debitManager.ts
@@ -153,14 +153,13 @@ export class DebitManager {
     }
 
     notifyPaymentSuccess = (debitRes: NdebitSuccess, event: { pub: string, id: string, appId: string }) => {
-        this.logger("✅ [DEBIT REQUEST] Payment successful, sending OK response to", event.pub.slice(0, 16) + "...", "for event", event.id.slice(0, 16) + "...")
         this.sendDebitResponse(debitRes, event)
     }
 
     sendDebitResponse = (debitRes: NdebitFailure | NdebitSuccess, event: { pub: string, id: string, appId: string }) => {
-        this.logger("📤 [DEBIT RESPONSE] Sending Kind 21002 response:", JSON.stringify(debitRes), "to", event.pub.slice(0, 16) + "...")
         const e = newNdebitResponse(JSON.stringify(debitRes), event)
         this.storage.NostrSender().Send({ type: 'app', appId: event.appId }, { type: 'event', event: e, encrypt: { toPub: event.pub } })
+
     }
 
     payNdebitInvoice = async (event: NostrEvent, pointerdata: NdebitData): Promise<HandleNdebitRes> => {
diff --git a/src/services/main/watchdog.ts b/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
index 50bd7873..778e09ce 100644
--- a/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
@@ -196,19 +196,15 @@ export class Watchdog {
         const knownMaxIndex = Math.max(maxFromDb, this.latestPaymentIndexOffset)
         const newLatest = await this.lnd.GetLatestPaymentIndex(knownMaxIndex)
         const historyMismatch = newLatest > knownMaxIndex
-        if (historyMismatch) {
-            this.log("Payment index advanced from", knownMaxIndex, "to", newLatest, "- updating offset (likely LND restart or external payment)")
-            this.latestPaymentIndexOffset = newLatest
-        }
         const other = { ilnd: this.initialLndBalance, hf: this.accumulatedHtlcFees, iu: this.initialUsersBalance, tu: totalUsersBalance, km: knownMaxIndex, nl: newLatest, oext: otherExternal }
         //getLogger({ component: 'watchdog_debug2' })(JSON.stringify({ deltaLnd, deltaUsers, totalExternal, other }))
         const deny = await this.checkBalanceUpdate(deltaLnd, deltaUsers)
+        if (historyMismatch) {
+            getLogger({ component: 'bark' })("History mismatch detected in absolute update, locking outgoing operations")
+            this.lnd.LockOutgoingOperations()
+            return
+        }
         if (deny) {
-            if (historyMismatch) {
-                getLogger({ component: 'bark' })("Balance mismatch with unexpected payment history, locking outgoing operations")
-                this.lnd.LockOutgoingOperations()
-                return
-            }
             this.log("Balance mismatch detected in absolute update, but history is ok")
         }
         this.lnd.UnlockOutgoingOperations()
diff --git a/src/services/nostr/handler.ts b/src/services/nostr/handler.ts
index b9ecfe70..d1fa46ec 100644
--- a/src/services/nostr/handler.ts
+++ b/src/services/nostr/handler.ts
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ const handleNostrSettings = (settings: NostrSettings) => {
         send(event)
     })
 } */
-const sendToNostr: NostrSend = async (initiator, data, relays) => {
+const sendToNostr: NostrSend = (initiator, data, relays) => {
     if (!subProcessHandler) {
         getLogger({ component: "nostrMiddleware" })(ERROR, "nostr was not initialized")
         return
     }
-    await subProcessHandler.Send(initiator, data, relays)
+    subProcessHandler.Send(initiator, data, relays)
 }
 
 send({ type: 'ready' })
diff --git a/src/services/nostr/nostrPool.ts b/src/services/nostr/nostrPool.ts
index ee610a35..d41da382 100644
--- a/src/services/nostr/nostrPool.ts
+++ b/src/services/nostr/nostrPool.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type SendDataContent = { type: "content", content: string, pub: string }
 export type SendDataEvent = { type: "event", event: UnsignedEvent, encrypt?: { toPub: string } }
 export type SendData = SendDataContent | SendDataEvent
 export type SendInitiator = { type: 'app', appId: string } | { type: 'client', clientId: string }
-export type NostrSend = (initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => Promise<void>
+export type NostrSend = (initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => void
 
 export type LinkedProviderInfo = { pubkey: string, clientId: string, relayUrl: string }
 export type AppInfo = { appId: string, publicKey: string, privateKey: string, name: string, provider?: LinkedProviderInfo }
@@ -203,26 +203,21 @@ export class NostrPool {
         const signed = finalizeEvent(event, Buffer.from(keys.privateKey, 'hex'))
         let sent = false
         const log = getLogger({ appName: keys.name })
-        this.log(`📤 Publishing Kind ${event.kind} event to ${relays.length} relay(s): ${relays.join(', ')}`)
+        // const r = relays ? relays : this.getServiceRelays()
         const pool = new SimplePool()
-        try {
-            await Promise.all(pool.publish(relays, signed).map(async p => {
-                try {
-                    await p
-                    sent = true
-                } catch (e: any) {
-                    this.log(ERROR, `Failed to publish Kind ${event.kind} event:`, e.message || e)
-                    log(e)
-                }
-            }))
-            if (!sent) {
-                this.log(ERROR, `Failed to send Kind ${event.kind} event to any relay`)
-                log("failed to send event")
-            } else {
-                this.log(`✅ Kind ${event.kind} event published successfully (id: ${signed.id.slice(0, 16)}...)`)
+        await Promise.all(pool.publish(relays, signed).map(async p => {
+            try {
+                await p
+                sent = true
+            } catch (e: any) {
+                console.log(e)
+                log(e)
             }
-        } finally {
-            pool.close(relays)
+        }))
+        if (!sent) {
+            log("failed to send event")
+        } else {
+            //log("sent event")
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/services/nostr/sender.ts b/src/services/nostr/sender.ts
index 8437b9af..1fd336a5 100644
--- a/src/services/nostr/sender.ts
+++ b/src/services/nostr/sender.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NostrSend, SendData, SendInitiator } from "./nostrPool.js"
-import { ERROR, getLogger } from "../helpers/logger.js"
+import { getLogger } from "../helpers/logger.js"
 export class NostrSender {
-    private _nostrSend: NostrSend = async () => { throw new Error('nostr send not initialized yet') }
+    private _nostrSend: NostrSend = () => { throw new Error('nostr send not initialized yet') }
     private isReady: boolean = false
     private onReadyCallbacks: (() => void)[] = []
     private pendingSends: { initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined }[] = []
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ export class NostrSender {
         this.isReady = true
         this.onReadyCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb())
         this.onReadyCallbacks = []
-        // Process pending sends with proper error handling
-        this.pendingSends.forEach(send => {
-            this._nostrSend(send.initiator, send.data, send.relays).catch(e => {
-                this.log(ERROR, "failed to send pending event", e.message || e)
-            })
-        })
+        this.pendingSends.forEach(send => this._nostrSend(send.initiator, send.data, send.relays))
         this.pendingSends = []
     }
     OnReady(callback: () => void) {
@@ -27,16 +22,13 @@ export class NostrSender {
             this.onReadyCallbacks.push(callback)
         }
     }
-    Send(initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined): void {
+    Send(initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) {
         if (!this.isReady) {
             this.log("tried to send before nostr was ready, caching request")
             this.pendingSends.push({ initiator, data, relays })
             return
         }
-        // Fire and forget but log errors
-        this._nostrSend(initiator, data, relays).catch(e => {
-            this.log(ERROR, "failed to send event", e.message || e)
-        })
+        this._nostrSend(initiator, data, relays)
     }
     IsReady() {
         return this.isReady
diff --git a/src/services/storage/tlv/tlvFilesStorageProcessor.ts b/src/services/storage/tlv/tlvFilesStorageProcessor.ts
index caccb949..2b4189e4 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/tlv/tlvFilesStorageProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/tlv/tlvFilesStorageProcessor.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TlvFilesStorageProcessor {
                     throw new Error('Unknown metric type: ' + t)
             }
         })
-        this.wrtc.attachNostrSend(async (initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => {
+        this.wrtc.attachNostrSend((initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => {
             this.sendResponse({
                 success: true,
                 type: 'nostrSend',
diff --git a/src/services/webRTC/index.ts b/src/services/webRTC/index.ts
index a2cc90af..8ee8d884 100644
--- a/src/services/webRTC/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/webRTC/index.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export default class webRTC {
     attachNostrSend(f: NostrSend) {
         this._nostrSend = f
     }
-    private nostrSend: NostrSend = async (initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => {
+    private nostrSend: NostrSend = (initiator: SendInitiator, data: SendData, relays?: string[] | undefined) => {
         if (!this._nostrSend) {
             throw new Error("No nostrSend attached")
         }
-        await this._nostrSend(initiator, data, relays)
+        this._nostrSend(initiator, data, relays)
     }
 
     private sendCandidate = (u: WebRtcUserInfo, candidate: string) => {