diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 47f8e5d6..ef94ae14 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -149,8 +149,13 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
             pass
 
         logger.info('Goodbye.')
-        for server in self.service_greenlets:
-            server.stop()
+        try:
+            self.service_greenlets
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            for server in self.service_greenlets:
+                server.stop()
         self._core._utils.localCommand('shutdown') # shutdown the api
         time.sleep(0.5)
 
diff --git a/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py b/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
index 84203d88..338dc0d3 100755
--- a/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
+++ b/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 class OnionrValues:
     def __init__(self):
         self.passwordLength = 20
-        self.blockMetadataLengths = {'meta': 1000, 'sig': 200, 'signer': 200, 'time': 10, 'powRandomToken': 1000, 'encryptType': 4, 'expire': 14} #TODO properly refine values to minimum needed
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+        self.blockMetadataLengths = {'meta': 1000, 'sig': 200, 'signer': 200, 'time': 10, 'powRandomToken': 1000, 'encryptType': 4, 'expire': 14} #TODO properly refine values to minimum needed
+        self.default_expire = 2678400
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diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index b9ae61c4..ea56b593 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import onionrexceptions
 from onionr import API_VERSION
 import onionrevents
 import storagecounter
-from etc import pgpwords
+from etc import pgpwords, onionrvalues
 from onionrusers import onionrusers 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
     try:
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ class OnionrUtils:
                 expireTime = myBlock.getHeader('expire')
                 assert len(str(int(expireTime))) < 20 # test that expire time is an integer of sane length (for epoch)
             except (AssertionError, ValueError, TypeError) as e:
-                pass
-            else:
+                expireTime = onionrvalues.OnionrValues().default_expire
+            finally:
                 self._core.updateBlockInfo(blockHash, 'expire', expireTime)
             if not blockType is None:
                 self._core.updateBlockInfo(blockHash, 'dataType', blockType)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class OnionrUtils:
                 pass
 
         # Validate metadata dict for invalid keys to sizes that are too large
-        maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", 2678400)
+        maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.OnionrValues().default_expire)
         if type(metadata) is dict:
             for i in metadata:
                 try:
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class OnionrUtils:
                     try:
                         assert int(metadata[i]) > self.getEpoch()
                     except AssertionError:
-                        logger.warn('Block is expired: %s greater than %s' % (metadata[i], self.getEpoch()))
+                        logger.warn('Block is expired: %s less than %s' % (metadata[i], self.getEpoch()))
                         break
                 elif i == 'encryptType':
                     try:
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt b/onionr/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
index e69de29b..374ea7b4 100755
--- a/onionr/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
+++ b/onionr/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+huei7fugyuesltkf3yzj27an36skz2f2u55g7ganyaq6yjhauwicwfyd.onion
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/clandestine/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/clandestine/main.py
index bc7ca112..93bfd2d3 100755
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/clandestine/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/clandestine/main.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 '''
 
 # Imports some useful libraries
-import locale
+import locale, sys, os
 
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')