diff --git a/lib/algoProperties.js b/lib/algoProperties.js
index f7eb3a8..774bd48 100644
--- a/lib/algoProperties.js
+++ b/lib/algoProperties.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function BufferToCompact(startingBuff){
 }
 
 
-function ConvertBitsToHex(bitsBuff){
+function ConvertBitsToBuff(bitsBuff){
     var numBytes = bitsBuff.readUInt8(0);
     var bigBits = bignum.fromBuffer(bitsBuff.slice(1));
     var target = bigBits.mul(
@@ -202,17 +202,19 @@ function ConvertBitsToHex(bitsBuff){
     buff256.fill(0);
     resultBuff.copy(buff256, buff256.length - resultBuff.length);
 
-    var hexResult = buff256.toString('hex');
-
-    return hexResult;
+    //var hexResult = buff256.toString('hex');
+    //return hexResult;
+    return buff256;
 }
 
 for (var algo in algos){
     if (!algos[algo].diff) {
         var nonTruncatedDiff = ShiftMax256Right(algos[algo].shift);
         var compactBits = BufferToCompact(nonTruncatedDiff);
-        var truncatedDiff = ConvertBitsToHex(compactBits);
+        var truncatedDiff = ConvertBitsToBuff(compactBits);
 
+        algos[algo].bits = compactBits;
         algos[algo].diff = truncatedDiff;
+        algos[algo].nonTruncatedDiff = nonTruncatedDiff;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/blockTemplate.js b/lib/blockTemplate.js
index d6840b8..307de33 100644
--- a/lib/blockTemplate.js
+++ b/lib/blockTemplate.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var BlockTemplate = module.exports = function BlockTemplate(maxDifficulty, jobId
         bignum.fromBuffer(new Buffer(rpcData.target, 'hex')) :
         util.bignumFromBits(rpcData.bits);
 
-    this.difficulty = maxDifficulty.div(this.target).toNumber();
+    this.difficulty = maxDifficulty.div(this.target);
 
     this.prevHashReversed = util.reverseByteOrder(new Buffer(rpcData.previousblockhash, 'hex')).toString('hex');
     this.transactionData = Buffer.concat(rpcData.transactions.map(function(tx){
diff --git a/lib/jobManager.js b/lib/jobManager.js
index dd320a5..a639e02 100644
--- a/lib/jobManager.js
+++ b/lib/jobManager.js
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ var JobManager = module.exports = function JobManager(maxDifficulty, hashDigest,
 
             }
         }
+
         if (!!blockHex) {
             _this.emit('debugBlockShare', 
                 {
@@ -217,14 +218,14 @@ var JobManager = module.exports = function JobManager(maxDifficulty, hashDigest,
         }
 
         _this.emit('share', {
-            job               : jobId,
-            ip                : ipAddress,
-            worker            : workerName,
-            difficulty        : difficulty,
-            height            : job.rpcData.height,
-            reward            : job.rpcData.coinbasevalue,
-            networkDifficulty : job.difficulty,
-            solution          : blockHash
+            job: jobId,
+            ip: ipAddress,
+            worker: workerName,
+            difficulty: difficulty,
+            height: job.rpcData.height,
+            reward: job.rpcData.coinbasevalue,
+            networkDifficulty : job.difficulty.toString(),
+            solution: blockHash
         }, blockHex);
 
         return {result: true, error: null, solution: blockHash};
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index f1127b6..52ae6c7 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
 
             Object.keys(options.ports).forEach(function(port){
                 var portDiff = options.ports[port].diff;
-                if (portDiff > _this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty)
+                if (_this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty.le(portDiff))
                     portWarnings.push('port ' + port + ' w/ difficulty ' + portDiff);
 
             });
 
             //Only let the first fork show synced status or the log wil look flooded with it
             if (portWarnings.length > 0 && (!process.env.forkId || process.env.forkId === '0')) {
-                var warnMessage = 'Network difficulty of ' + _this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty + ' is lower than '
+                var warnMessage = 'Network difficulty of ' + _this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty.toString() + ' is lower than '
                     + portWarnings.join(' and ');
                 emitWarningLog(warnMessage);
             }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
                 'Current Block Height:\t' + _this.jobManager.currentJob.rpcData.height,
                 'Current Connect Peers:\t' + options.initStats.connections,
                 'Network Hash Rate:\t' + (options.initStats.networkHashRate / 1e3).toFixed(6) + ' KH/s',
-                'Network Difficulty:\t' + _this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty,
+                'Network Difficulty:\t' + _this.jobManager.currentJob.difficulty.toString(),
                 'Listening Port(s):\t' + _this.options.initStats.stratumPorts.join(', ')
         ];
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
 
                     options.testnet = infoResult.testnet;
 
-                    options.initStats = { connections: infoResult.connections};
+                    options.initStats = { connections: infoResult.connections, difficulty: infoResult.difficulty };
 
                     callback(null);
 
diff --git a/lib/varDiff.js b/lib/varDiff.js
index 40518d0..9d3eb2a 100644
--- a/lib/varDiff.js
+++ b/lib/varDiff.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var varDiff = module.exports = function varDiff(port, varDiffOptions){
             } else if (avg < tMin) {
                 ddiff = 2;
 
-                var diffMax = networkDifficulty < options.maxDiff ? networkDifficulty : options.maxDiff;
+                //var diffMax = networkDifficulty < options.maxDiff ? networkDifficulty : options.maxDiff;
                 var diffMax = options.maxDiff;
                 if (ddiff * client.difficulty > diffMax) {
                     ddiff = diffMax / client.difficulty;