diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fb5d38824..1d88a1ce7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.8.2"
@@ -174,6 +179,11 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bufstream"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "build_const"
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@@ -761,6 +771,7 @@ name = "grin_servers"
 version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2-rfc 0.2.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "bufstream 0.1.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "grin_api 0.2.0",
  "grin_chain 0.2.0",
  "grin_config 0.2.0",
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  "hyper 0.10.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "itertools 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "jsonrpc-core 4.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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  "router 0.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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@@ -960,6 +972,18 @@ name = "itoa"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jsonrpc-core"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+ "serde_json 0.8.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "kernel32-sys"
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@@ -1325,6 +1349,17 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+ "smallvec 0.1.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "winapi 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.1.2"
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 version = "1.0.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
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+name = "serde_codegen"
+version = "0.8.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote 0.3.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+ "syntex_syntax 0.54.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_codegen_internals"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "syn 0.10.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1710,6 +1765,11 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smallvec"
+version = "0.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1725,6 +1785,15 @@ name = "strsim"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote 0.3.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "unicode-xid 0.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
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+ "syntex_syntax 0.54.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1771,6 +1849,19 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc 0.2.40 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "log 0.3.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+ "unicode-xid 0.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
 [[package]]
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+[[package]]
+name = "syntex_pos"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc-serialize 0.3.24 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
 [[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "unicode-xid 0.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
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@@ -2360,6 +2477,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 "checksum serde_derive 1.0.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "90f1f8f7784452461db5b73dc5097c18f21011fbcc6d1178f1897bfa8e1cb4bd"
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@@ -2409,16 +2529,22 @@ dependencies = [
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diff --git a/pow/src/types.rs b/pow/src/types.rs
index 3ec8dd37d..4cac0cb6e 100644
--- a/pow/src/types.rs
+++ b/pow/src/types.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ pub struct MinerConfig {
 	/// mining loop by adding a sleep to the thread
 	pub slow_down_in_millis: Option<u64>,
 
-        /// Run a stratum mining server rather than mining locally in-process
-        pub enable_stratum_server: bool,
- 
-        /// If enabled, the address and port to listen on
-        pub stratum_server_addr: Option<String>,
+	/// Run a stratum mining server rather than mining locally in-process
+	pub enable_stratum_server: Option<bool>,
+
+	/// If enabled, the address and port to listen on
+	pub stratum_server_addr: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for MinerConfig {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl Default for MinerConfig {
 			burn_reward: false,
 			slow_down_in_millis: Some(0),
 			attempt_time_per_block: 2,
-			enable_stratum_server: false,
+			enable_stratum_server: None,
 			stratum_server_addr: None,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/servers/src/grin/server.rs b/servers/src/grin/server.rs
index 987300ba8..a4aa45684 100644
--- a/servers/src/grin/server.rs
+++ b/servers/src/grin/server.rs
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ impl Server {
 			}
 			serv.start_miner(mining_config.clone().unwrap());
 		}
-		if mining_config.as_mut().unwrap().enable_stratum_server {
-			{
-				let mut stratum_stats = serv.state_info.stratum_stats.write().unwrap();
-				stratum_stats.is_enabled = true;
+		let enable_stratum_server = mining_config.as_mut().unwrap().enable_stratum_server;
+		if let Some(s) = enable_stratum_server {
+			if s {
+				{
+					let mut stratum_stats = serv.state_info.stratum_stats.write().unwrap();
+					stratum_stats.is_enabled = true;
+				}
+				serv.start_stratum_server(mining_config.clone().unwrap());
 			}
-			serv.start_stratum_server(mining_config.clone().unwrap());
 		}
 
 		info_callback(serv.clone());
@@ -303,7 +306,12 @@ impl Server {
 				while currently_syncing.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
 					thread::sleep(secs_5);
 				}
-				stratum_server.run_loop(config.clone(), stratum_stats, cuckoo_size as u32, proof_size);
+				stratum_server.run_loop(
+					config.clone(),
+					stratum_stats,
+					cuckoo_size as u32,
+					proof_size,
+				);
 			});
 	}