diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 79e4b9c39..c85cb8850 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ func getProxyApp(addr string, hash []byte) (proxyAppConn proxy.AppConn) {
 		mtx := new(sync.Mutex)
 		proxyAppConn = proxy.NewLocalAppConn(mtx, app)
 	default:
+		// Run forever in a loop
 		remoteApp, err := proxy.NewRemoteAppConn(addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			Exit(Fmt("Failed to connect to proxy for mempool: %v", err))
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ func getProxyApp(addr string, hash []byte) (proxyAppConn proxy.AppConn) {
 		PanicCrisis(Fmt("Error in getting proxyAppConn hash: %v", res))
 	}
 	if !bytes.Equal(hash, res.Data) {
-		PanicCrisis(Fmt("ProxyApp hash does not match.  Expected %X, got %X", hash, res.Data))
+		log.Warn(Fmt("ProxyApp hash does not match.  Expected %X, got %X", hash, res.Data))
 	}
 
 	return proxyAppConn
diff --git a/proxy/remote_app_conn.go b/proxy/remote_app_conn.go
index ce93101b4..094ef36bc 100644
--- a/proxy/remote_app_conn.go
+++ b/proxy/remote_app_conn.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type remoteAppConn struct {
 }
 
 func NewRemoteAppConn(addr string) (*remoteAppConn, error) {
-	client, err := tmspcli.NewClient(addr)
+	client, err := tmspcli.NewClient(addr, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}