diff --git a/lib/daemon.js b/lib/daemon.js
index 621e355..01f20f3 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.js
+++ b/lib/daemon.js
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ function DaemonInterface(options){
 
             var itemFinished = function(error, result){
 
-                var returnObj = {error: error, response: (result || {}).result, instance: instance};
+                var returnObj = {
+                    error: error,
+                    response: (result || {}).result,
+                    instance: instance
+                };
 
                 if (streamResults) callback(returnObj);
                 else results.push(returnObj);
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 150d491..ce52a01 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
 
     function SetupDaemonInterface(finishedCallback){
 
+        if (options.daemons.length < 1){
+            emitErrorLog('No daemons have been configured - pool cannot start');
+            return;
+        }
+
         _this.daemon = new daemon.interface(options.daemons);
 
         _this.daemon.once('online', function(){
@@ -331,7 +336,6 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
 
         async.waterfall([
 
-
             function(callback){
                 _this.daemon.cmd('validateaddress', [options.address], function(results){
 
@@ -357,8 +361,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
                         return r.response.ismine;
                     });
 
-                    callback(null, !!ownedInfo.length ? ownedInfo[0].response : results[0].response);
-
+                    callback(null, ownedInfo.length > 0 ? ownedInfo[0].response : results[0].response);
 
                 });
             },
@@ -509,9 +512,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
                 emitErrorLog('Could not start pool, ' + JSON.stringify(err));
                 return;
             }
-
             finishedCallback();
-
         });
     }