diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 96eac99e..f4f5da80 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ retry:
 		LOGNOTICE("Submitting block data!");
 		if (submit_block(cs, buf + 12))
 			send_proc(ckp->stratifier, "block");
+	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "checkaddr:")) {
+		if (validate_address(cs, buf + 10))
+			send_unix_msg(sockd, "true");
+		else
+			send_unix_msg(sockd, "false");
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "loglevel")) {
 		sscanf(buf, "loglevel=%d", &ckp->loglevel);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "ping")) {
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 387d3a19..1125a212 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -2548,11 +2548,33 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 {
 	pthread_t pth_blockupdate, pth_statsupdate;
 	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
-	char *buf;
-	int ret;
+	char *buf, *msg;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	LOGWARNING("%s stratifier starting", ckp->name);
 
+	/* Wait for the generator to have something for us */
+	do {
+		if (!ping_main(ckp)) {
+			ret = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		buf = send_recv_proc(ckp->generator, "ping");
+	} while (!buf);
+
+	ASPRINTF(&msg, "checkaddr:%s", ckp->btcaddress);
+	buf = send_recv_proc(ckp->generator, msg);
+	dealloc(msg);
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOGEMERG("Fatal: No response to checkaddr from generator");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (cmdmatch(buf, "false")) {
+		LOGEMERG("Fatal: btcaddress invalid accoring to bitcoind");
+		dealloc(buf);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* Store this for use elsewhere */
 	hex2bin(scriptsig_header_bin, scriptsig_header, 41);
 	address_to_pubkeytxn(pubkeytxnbin, ckp->btcaddress);
@@ -2562,14 +2584,6 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	 * id on restarts */
 	blockchange_id = workbase_id = ((int64_t)time(NULL)) << 32;
 
-	/* Wait for the generator to have something for us */
-	do {
-		if (!ping_main(ckp)) {
-			ret = 1;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		buf = send_recv_proc(ckp->generator, "ping");
-	} while (!buf);
 	dealloc(buf);
 
 	if (!ckp->serverurl)