recentmissed +=1
         lastblock = witness["last_confirmed_block_num"]
         print("EMERGENCY!!! total missed = " + str(missed) + " recent missed = " + str(recentmissed))
     elif emergencyblock < block - 600:
         emergency = False
         switch(config.witnessname, config.publickeys, missed)
         recentmissed = 0
         print("attempting to switch back to primary nodes")
     elif recentmissed == len(config.emergencykeys) * 2:
         emergency = False
         switch(config.witnessname, config.publickeys, missed)
         recentmissed = 0
         print("attempting to switch back to primary nodes")
     else:
         time.sleep(3)
         info = rpc.info()
         block = info["head_block_num"]
         age = info["head_block_age"]
         participation = info["participation"]
         print(str(block) + "     " + str(age) + "     " + str(participation))
 elif recentmissed > len(config.publickeys) * 2:
     emergency = True
     missed = getmissed(config.witnessname)
     switch(config.witnessname, config.emergencykeys, missed)
     recentmissed = 0
     lastblock = witness["last_confirmed_block_num"]
     print("all primary nodes down. switching to emergency nodes")
     emergencyblock = block
 elif missed <= getmissed(config.witnessname) - config.strictness:
     missed = getmissed(config.witnessname)
     switch(config.witnessname, config.publickeys, missed)