diff --git a/powerpool/jobmanagers/monitor_network.py b/powerpool/jobmanagers/monitor_network.py
index 7671b26..0b147d7 100644
--- a/powerpool/jobmanagers/monitor_network.py
+++ b/powerpool/jobmanagers/monitor_network.py
@@ -356,11 +356,25 @@ def generate_job(self, push=False, flush=False, new_block=False, network='main')
         # extranonces so script length is accurate
         extranonce_length = (self.manager.config['extranonce_size'] +
                              self.manager.config['extranonce_serv_size'])
+        coinbase_kwargs = {
+            'addtl_push': [mm_data] if mm_data else [],
+            'extra_script_sig': b'\0' * extranonce_length,
+            'desc_string': self.config['coinbase_string']
+        }
+        try:
+            coinbase = Input.coinbase(self._last_gbt['height'],
+                                      **coinbase_kwargs)
+        except TypeError as e:
+            self.logger.warn('tried to mine a POW '
+                             'block with POS interface'.format(e))
+            coinbase_kwargs.pop('desc_string')
+            coinbase = Input.coinbase(self._last_gbt['height'],
+                                      **coinbase_kwargs)
+
         coinbase.inputs.append(
-            Input.coinbase(self._last_gbt['height'],
-                           addtl_push=[mm_data] if mm_data else [],
-                           extra_script_sig=b'\0' * extranonce_length,
-                           desc_string=self.config['coinbase_string']))
+            coinbase
+        )
+
 
         coinbase_value = self._last_gbt['coinbasevalue']
 
diff --git a/powerpool/jobmanagers/switching_jobmanager.py b/powerpool/jobmanagers/switching_jobmanager.py
index 20fdd4e..f1393b6 100644
--- a/powerpool/jobmanagers/switching_jobmanager.py
+++ b/powerpool/jobmanagers/switching_jobmanager.py
@@ -11,15 +11,9 @@
 
 
 class MonitorNetworkMulti(Jobmanager):
-    defaults = config = dict(jobmanagers=None,
-                             profit_poll_int=1,
-                             redis={},
-                             margin_switch=1.2,
-                             exchange_manager={})
-
     def __init__(self, config):
         self._configure(config)
-
+        super(Jobmanager, self).__init__()
         # Since some MonitorNetwork objs are polling and some aren't....
         self.gl_methods = ['update_profit']
 
@@ -200,6 +194,10 @@ def update_profitability(self, currency):
         return True
 
     def new_job_notif(self, event):
+        if not hasattr('job', event):
+            self.logger.info("No blocks mined yet, skipping switch logic")
+            return 
+        
         currency = event.job.currency
         flush = event.job.type == 0
         if currency == self.current_network:
diff --git a/powerpool/reporters/redis_reporter.py b/powerpool/reporters/redis_reporter.py
index 28940b3..dd29f42 100644
--- a/powerpool/reporters/redis_reporter.py
+++ b/powerpool/reporters/redis_reporter.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class RedisReporter(QueueStatReporter):
     one_sec_stats = ['queued']
     gl_methods = ['_queue_proc', '_report_one_min']
     defaults = QueueStatReporter.defaults.copy()
+    # monkey patch for docker compose
     defaults.update(dict(redis={}, chain=1))
 
     def __init__(self, config):