diff --git a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
index 4b7e34cc..b1dced09 100755
--- a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
+++ b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ conf['general']['security_level'] = 0
 conf['onboarding']['done'] = False
 conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = 5
 conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = 5
-conf['general']['max_block_age'] = 2678400
 conf['log']['file']['remove_on_exit'] = True
 conf['transports']['lan'] = True
 conf['transports']['tor'] = True
diff --git a/src/communicatorutils/lookupblocks.py b/src/communicatorutils/lookupblocks.py
index 26c152c5..f0f7e22c 100755
--- a/src/communicatorutils/lookupblocks.py
+++ b/src/communicatorutils/lookupblocks.py
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ def lookup_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst):
         try:
             lastLookupTime = kv.get('dbTimestamps')[peer]
         except KeyError:
-            lastLookupTime = epoch.get_epoch() - \
-                config.get("general.max_block_age",
-                           onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
+            lastLookupTime = epoch.get_epoch() - onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE
         listLookupCommand += '?date=%s' % (lastLookupTime,)
         try:
             newBlocks = peeraction.peer_action(
diff --git a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
index bc8ba59e..e9958238 100755
--- a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
+++ b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Private P2P Communication - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.net'
 ONIONR_VERSION = '5.0.1'
 ONIONR_VERSION_CODENAME = 'Genesis'
 ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
-API_VERSION = '1' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
+API_VERSION = '3' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
 MIN_PY_VERSION = 7 # min version of 7 so we can take advantage of non-cyclic type hints
 DEVELOPMENT_MODE = False
 IS_QUBES = False
diff --git a/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py b/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
index 81e07e6f..8f590158 100644
--- a/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
+++ b/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
@@ -232,12 +232,7 @@ def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str = 'txt',
             if expire is None:
                 coredb.blockmetadb.update_block_info(
                     retData, 'expire',
-                    createTime +
-                    min(
-                        onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE,
-                        config.get(
-                            'general.max_block_age',
-                            onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)))
+                    createTime + onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
             else:
                 coredb.blockmetadb.update_block_info(retData, 'expire', expire)
 
diff --git a/src/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py b/src/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
index ec2cb148..3b4f31cf 100644
--- a/src/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
+++ b/src/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, block_data) -> bool:
             pass
 
     # Validate metadata dict for invalid keys to sizes that are too large
-    maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
+    maxAge = onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE
     if type(metadata) is dict:
         for i in metadata:
             try:
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, block_data) -> bool:
             try:
                 metadata['time']
             except KeyError:
+                logger.warn("Time header not set")
                 return False
 
             nonce = bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(onionrcrypto.hashers.sha3_hash(block_data))
diff --git a/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js b/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
index 139db077..4cee2d7b 100755
--- a/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
+++ b/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ var getStats = function(){
                     "token": webpass
                 }})
                 .then((resp) => resp.text())
-                .then(function(totalRec) {
-                    totalRec.innerText = totalRec
+                .then(function(resp) {
+                    totalRec.innerText = resp
                 })
             fetch('/lastconnect', {
                 headers: {
diff --git a/tests/test_default_config_json.py b/tests/test_default_config_json.py
index ae5ab5a8..fe9f9561 100644
--- a/tests/test_default_config_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_default_config_json.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class OnionrConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['ephemeral_tunnels'], False)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['hide_created_blocks'], True)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['insert_deniable_blocks'], True)
-            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['max_block_age'], 2678400)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'], 5)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'], 5)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['public_key'], '')