diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 0a72eb36..680b65ea 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ enum stratum_msgtype {
 	SM_AUTH,
 	SM_AUTHRESULT,
 	SM_TXNS,
-	SM_TXNSRESULT
+	SM_TXNSRESULT,
+	SM_NONE
 };
 
 static const char __maybe_unused *stratum_msgs[] = {
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@ static const char __maybe_unused *stratum_msgs[] = {
 	"auth",
 	"auth.result",
 	"txns",
-	"txns.result"
+	"txns.result",
+	""
 };
 
 #ifdef USE_CKDB
diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 189bb6da..ea3d84d4 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -504,10 +504,10 @@ reparse:
 		 * do this unlocked as the occasional false negative can be
 		 * filtered by the stratifier. */
 		if (likely(!client->invalid)) {
-			if (ckp->node || !ckp->passthrough)
-				send_proc(ckp->stratifier, s);
 			if (ckp->passthrough)
 				send_proc(ckp->generator, s);
+			else
+				send_proc(ckp->stratifier, s);
 		}
 
 		free(s);
@@ -938,9 +938,9 @@ static void passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 
 static void process_client_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
 {
-	char *msg, *node_msg;
 	int64_t client_id;
 	json_t *json_msg;
+	char *msg;
 
 	json_msg = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(!json_msg)) {
@@ -953,11 +953,8 @@ static void process_client_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
 	json_object_del(json_msg, "client_id");
 	/* Put client_id back in for a passthrough subclient, passing its
 	 * upstream client_id instead of the passthrough's. */
-	if (ckp->node || client_id > 0xffffffffll) {
+	if (client_id > 0xffffffffll)
 		json_object_set_new_nocheck(json_msg, "client_id", json_integer(client_id & 0xffffffffll));
-		if (json_get_string(&node_msg, json_msg, "node.method"))
-			LOGDEBUG("Got node method %s", node_msg);
-	}
 
 	msg = json_dumps(json_msg, JSON_EOL);
 	send_client(cdata, client_id, msg);
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 36cd2647..e46a4746 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -1980,6 +1980,27 @@ static void reconnect_proxy(proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	create_pthread(&pth, proxy_reconnect, proxi);
 }
 
+static int node_msg_type(json_t *val)
+{
+	int i, ret = -1;
+	char *node_msg;
+
+	if (!val)
+		goto out;
+	if (!json_get_string(&node_msg, val, "node.method"))
+		goto out;
+	for (i = 0; i < SM_NONE; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(node_msg, stratum_msgs[i])) {
+			ret = i;
+			LOGWARNING("Got node method %d:%s", i, node_msg);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	json_object_del(val, "node.method");
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* For receiving messages from an upstream pool to pass downstream. Responsible
  * for setting up the connection and testing pool is live. */
 static void *passthrough_recv(void *arg)
@@ -2022,6 +2043,10 @@ static void *passthrough_recv(void *arg)
 			Close(cs->fd);
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (ckp->node) {
+			json_t *val = json_loads(cs->buf, 0, NULL);
+			int msg_type = node_msg_type(val);
+		}
 		/* Simply forward the message on, as is, to the connector to
 		 * process. Possibly parse parameters sent by upstream pool
 		 * here */
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 2180a743..8a2abab4 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -6240,10 +6240,14 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) / 2 ? : 1;
 	sdata->sshareq = create_ckmsgqs(ckp, "sprocessor", &sshare_process, threads);
 	/* Create 1/4 as many stratum processing threads as there are CPUs */
-	threads = threads / 2 ? : 1;
+	if (ckp->node)
+		threads = 1;
+	else {
+		threads = threads / 2 ? : 1;
+		sdata->sauthq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "authoriser", &sauth_process);
+		sdata->stxnq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "stxnq", &send_transactions);
+	}
 	sdata->srecvs = create_ckmsgqs(ckp, "sreceiver", &srecv_process, threads);
-	sdata->sauthq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "authoriser", &sauth_process);
-	sdata->stxnq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "stxnq", &send_transactions);
 	if (!CKP_STANDALONE(ckp)) {
 		sdata->ckdbq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "ckdbqueue", &ckdbq_process);
 		create_pthread(&pth_heartbeat, ckdb_heartbeat, ckp);