diff --git a/onionr/api.py b/onionr/api.py
index b0a6c8b6..f5ba9c81 100755
--- a/onionr/api.py
+++ b/onionr/api.py
@@ -436,4 +436,9 @@ class API:
             return False
 
     def getUptime(self):
-        return self._utils.getEpoch() - self.startTime
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+        while True:
+            try:
+                return self._utils.getEpoch - startTime
+            except AttributeError:
+                # Don't error on race condition with startup
+                pass
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diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 8ba63c32..1b8dc7fd 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                     logger.warn('Requested to upload invalid block')
                     self.decrementThreadCount('uploadBlock')
                     return
-                for i in range(max(len(self.onlinePeers), 2)):
+                for i in range(min(len(self.onlinePeers), 6)):
                     peer = self.pickOnlinePeer()
                     if peer in triedPeers:
                         continue
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                     if not self._core._utils.doPostRequest(url, data=data, proxyType=proxyType) == False:
                         self._core._utils.localCommand('waitforshare/' + bl)
                         finishedUploads.append(bl)
-                        break
         for x in finishedUploads:
             try:
                 self.blocksToUpload.remove(x)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrdaemontools.py b/onionr/onionrdaemontools.py
index 7e7c8ec7..faea0070 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrdaemontools.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrdaemontools.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class DaemonTools:
         '''Announce our node to our peers'''
         retData = False
         announceFail = False
-        if self.daemon._core.config('general.security_level') == 0:
+        if self.daemon._core.config.get('general.security_level', 0) == 0:
             # Announce to random online peers
             for i in self.daemon.onlinePeers:
                 if not i in self.announceCache: