diff --git a/onionr/communicator/__init__.py b/onionr/communicator/__init__.py
index f4e7495f..55daf1c8 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from communicatorutils import downloadblocks, lookupblocks, lookupadders
 from communicatorutils import servicecreator, connectnewpeers, uploadblocks
 from communicatorutils import daemonqueuehandler, announcenode, deniableinserts
 from communicatorutils import cooldownpeer, housekeeping, netcheck
-from onionrutils import localcommand, epoch, basicrequests
+from onionrutils import localcommand, epoch
 from etc import humanreadabletime
 import onionrservices, onionr, onionrproofs
 OnionrCommunicatorTimers = onionrcommunicatortimers.OnionrCommunicatorTimers
@@ -117,13 +117,10 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, cooldownpeer.cooldown_peer, 30, myArgs=[self], requiresPeer=True)
 
         # Timer to read the upload queue and upload the entries to peers
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.uploadBlock, 5, requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, uploadblocks.upload_blocks_from_communicator, 5, myArgs=[self], requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
 
         # Timer to process the daemon command queue
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonCommands, 6, maxThreads=3)
-
-        # Timer that kills Onionr if the API server crashes
-        #OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.detectAPICrash, 30, maxThreads=1)
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, daemonqueuehandler.handle_daemon_commands, 6, myArgs=[self], maxThreads=3)
 
         # Setup direct connections
         if config.get('general.socket_servers', False):
@@ -207,49 +204,15 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
-    def addBootstrapListToPeerList(self, peerList):
-        '''
-            Add the bootstrap list to the peer list (no duplicates)
-        '''
-        for i in self._core.bootstrapList:
-            if i not in peerList and i not in self.offlinePeers and i != self._core.hsAddress and len(str(i).strip()) > 0:
-                peerList.append(i)
-                self._core.addAddress(i)
-
     def connectNewPeer(self, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
         '''Adds a new random online peer to self.onlinePeers'''
         connectnewpeers.connect_new_peer_to_communicator(self, peer, useBootstrap)
 
-    def removeOnlinePeer(self, peer):
-        '''Remove an online peer'''
-        try:
-            del self.connectTimes[peer]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        try:
-            del self.dbTimestamps[peer]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        try:
-            self.onlinePeers.remove(peer)
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
-
     def peerCleanup(self):
         '''This just calls onionrpeers.cleanupPeers, which removes dead or bad peers (offline too long, too slow)'''
         onionrpeers.peerCleanup(self._core)
         self.decrementThreadCount('peerCleanup')
 
-    def printOnlinePeers(self):
-        '''logs online peer list'''
-        if len(self.onlinePeers) == 0:
-            logger.warn('No online peers', terminal=True)
-        else:
-            logger.info('Online peers:', terminal=True)
-            for i in self.onlinePeers:
-                score = str(self.getPeerProfileInstance(i).score)
-                logger.info(i + ', score: ' + score, terminal=True)
-
     def getPeerProfileInstance(self, peer):
         '''Gets a peer profile instance from the list of profiles, by address name'''
         for i in self.peerProfiles:
@@ -270,35 +233,11 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         logger.debug('Heartbeat. Node running for %s.' % humanreadabletime.human_readable_time(self.getUptime()))
         self.decrementThreadCount('heartbeat')
 
-    def daemonCommands(self):
-        '''
-            Process daemon commands from daemonQueue
-        '''
-        daemonqueuehandler.handle_daemon_commands(self)
-
-    def uploadBlock(self):
-        '''Upload our block to a few peers'''
-        uploadblocks.upload_blocks_from_communicator(self)
-
     def announce(self, peer):
         '''Announce to peers our address'''
         if announcenode.announce_node(self) == False:
             logger.warn('Could not introduce node.', terminal=True)
 
-    def detectAPICrash(self):
-        '''exit if the api server crashes/stops'''
-        if localcommand.local_command(self._core, 'ping', silent=False) not in ('pong', 'pong!'):
-            for i in range(300):
-                if localcommand.local_command(self._core, 'ping') in ('pong', 'pong!') or self.shutdown:
-                    break # break for loop
-                time.sleep(1)
-            else:
-                # This executes if the api is NOT detected to be running
-                events.event('daemon_crash', onionr = self._core.onionrInst, data = {})
-                logger.fatal('Daemon detected API crash (or otherwise unable to reach API after long time), stopping...', terminal=True)
-                self.shutdown = True
-        self.decrementThreadCount('detectAPICrash')
-
     def runCheck(self):
         if run_file_exists(self):
             logger.debug('Status check; looks good.')
diff --git a/onionr/communicator/bootstrappeers.py b/onionr/communicator/bootstrappeers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d57afd56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/communicator/bootstrappeers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'''
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    add bootstrap peers to the communicator peer list
+'''
+'''
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+def add_bootstrap_list_to_peer_list(comm_inst, peerList):
+    '''
+        Add the bootstrap list to the peer list (no duplicates)
+    '''
+    for i in comm_inst._core.bootstrapList:
+        if i not in peerList and i not in comm_inst.offlinePeers and i != comm_inst._core.hsAddress and len(str(i).strip()) > 0:
+            peerList.append(i)
+            comm_inst._core.addAddress(i)
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diff --git a/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/__init__.py b/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/__init__.py
index 7465b2b6..a3b107ee 100644
--- a/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/__init__.py
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
-'''
-    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
-
-    interact with the peer pool in a communicator instance
-'''
-'''
-    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-'''
-
-from . import clearofflinepeer, onlinepeers, pickonlinepeers
+from . import clearofflinepeer, onlinepeers, pickonlinepeers, removeonlinepeer
 
 clear_offline_peer = clearofflinepeer.clear_offline_peer
 get_online_peers = onlinepeers.get_online_peers
-pick_online_peer = pickonlinepeers.pick_online_peer
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+pick_online_peer = pickonlinepeers.pick_online_peer
+remove_online_peer = removeonlinepeer.remove_online_peer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/removeonlinepeer.py b/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/removeonlinepeer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fed600ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/communicator/onlinepeers/removeonlinepeer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+'''
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    remove an online peer from the pool in a communicator instance
+'''
+'''
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+def remove_online_peer(comm_inst, peer):
+    '''Remove an online peer'''
+    try:
+        del comm_inst.connectTimes[peer]
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        del comm_inst.dbTimestamps[peer]
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        comm_inst.onlinePeers.remove(peer)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/communicator/peeraction.py b/onionr/communicator/peeraction.py
index 442b1649..e68f88d4 100644
--- a/onionr/communicator/peeraction.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator/peeraction.py
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ def peer_action(comm_inst, peer, action, data='', returnHeaders=False, max_resp_
     try:
         retData = basicrequests.do_get_request(comm_inst._core, url, port=comm_inst.proxyPort, max_size=max_resp_size)
     except streamedrequests.exceptions.ResponseLimitReached:
+        logger.warn('Request failed due to max response size being overflowed', terminal=True)
         retData = False
         penalty_score = -100
     # if request failed, (error), mark peer offline
     if retData == False:
         try:
             comm_inst.getPeerProfileInstance(peer).addScore(penalty_score)
-            comm_inst.removeOnlinePeer(peer)
+            onlinepeers.remove_online_peer(comm_inst, peer)
             if action != 'ping' and not comm_inst.shutdown:
                 logger.warn('Lost connection to ' + peer, terminal=True)
                 onlinepeers.get_online_peers(comm_inst) # Will only add a new peer to pool if needed
diff --git a/onionr/communicatorutils/connectnewpeers.py b/onionr/communicatorutils/connectnewpeers.py
index 17dd901d..fd333d7a 100755
--- a/onionr/communicatorutils/connectnewpeers.py
+++ b/onionr/communicatorutils/connectnewpeers.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import time, sys, secrets
 import onionrexceptions, logger, onionrpeers
 from utils import networkmerger
 from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch
-from communicator import peeraction
+from communicator import peeraction, bootstrappeers
 
 def connect_new_peer_to_communicator(comm_inst, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
     config = comm_inst._core.config
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def connect_new_peer_to_communicator(comm_inst, peer='', useBootstrap=False):
     
     if len(peerList) == 0 or useBootstrap:
         # Avoid duplicating bootstrap addresses in peerList
-        comm_inst.addBootstrapListToPeerList(peerList)
+        bootstrappeers.add_bootstrap_list_to_peer_list(comm_inst, peerList)
 
     for address in peerList:
         if not config.get('tor.v3onions') and len(address) == 62:
diff --git a/onionr/communicatorutils/cooldownpeer.py b/onionr/communicatorutils/cooldownpeer.py
index 33bcc277..326af3a5 100755
--- a/onionr/communicatorutils/cooldownpeer.py
+++ b/onionr/communicatorutils/cooldownpeer.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
 from onionrutils import epoch
+from communicator import onlinepeers
 def cooldown_peer(comm_inst):
     '''Randomly add an online peer to cooldown, so we can connect a new one'''
     onlinePeerAmount = len(comm_inst.onlinePeers)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ def cooldown_peer(comm_inst):
             except ValueError:
                 break
         else:
-            comm_inst.removeOnlinePeer(toCool)
+            onlinepeers.remove_online_peer(comm_inst, toCool)
             comm_inst.cooldownPeer[toCool] = epoch.get_epoch()
 
     comm_inst.decrementThreadCount('cooldown_peer')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py b/onionr/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
index c50a5d49..46732728 100755
--- a/onionr/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def download_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst):
             blockPeers = []
         removeFromQueue = True
 
-        if shoulddownload.should_download(comm_inst, blockHash):
+        if not shoulddownload.should_download(comm_inst, blockHash):
             continue
 
         if comm_inst.shutdown or not comm_inst.isOnline or comm_inst._core.storage_counter.isFull():