diff --git a/common/mempool.go b/common/mempool.go
index e765e39..7c0c9b5 100644
--- a/common/mempool.go
+++ b/common/mempool.go
@@ -33,28 +33,34 @@ var (
 
 // AddNewClient adds a new client to the list of clients to notify for mempool txns
 func AddNewClient(client chan<- *walletrpc.RawTransaction) {
-	lock.Lock()
-	defer lock.Unlock()
 
-	//Log.Infoln("Adding new client, sending ", len(txns), " transactions")
+	// Log.Infoln("Adding new client, sending ", len(txns), " transactions")
+
+	// Copy map locally
+	lock.Lock()
+	localmap := make(map[string]*walletrpc.RawTransaction)
+
+	for k, rtx := range txns {
+		localmap[k] = rtx
+	}
+	lock.Unlock()
 
 	// Also send all pending mempool txns
-	for _, rtx := range txns {
+	for _, rtx := range localmap {
 		if client != nil {
 			client <- rtx
 		}
 	}
 
+	lock.Lock()
 	if client != nil {
 		clients = append(clients, client)
 	}
-	Metrics.MempoolClientsGauge.Set(float64(len(clients)))
+	lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 // RefreshMempoolTxns gets all new mempool txns and sends any new ones to waiting clients
 func refreshMempoolTxns() error {
-	//Log.Infoln("Refreshing mempool")
-
 	// First check if another refresh is running, if it is, just return
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&refreshing, 0, 1) {
 		Log.Warnln("Another refresh in progress, returning")
@@ -62,9 +68,7 @@ func refreshMempoolTxns() error {
 	}
 
 	// Set refreshing to 0 when we exit
-	defer func() {
-		atomic.StoreInt32(&refreshing, 0)
-	}()
+	defer atomic.StoreInt32(&refreshing, 0)
 
 	// Check if the blockchain has changed, and if it has, then clear everything
 
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ func refreshMempoolTxns() error {
 // StartMempoolMonitor starts monitoring the mempool
 func StartMempoolMonitor(cache *BlockCache, done <-chan bool) {
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 		blockcache = cache
 		lastHash = blockcache.GetLatestHash()