diff --git a/bridge.py b/bridge.py
index afa31f9..86d6dc3 100755
--- a/bridge.py
+++ b/bridge.py
@@ -791,7 +791,11 @@ class routerHBP(HBSYSTEM):
                                                 systems[_target['SYSTEM']]._report.send_bridgeEvent('GROUP VOICE,END,TX,{},{},{},{},{},{},{:.2f}'.format(_target['SYSTEM'], int_id(_stream_id), int_id(_peer_id), int_id(_rf_src), _target['TS'], int_id(_target['TGID']), call_duration).encode(encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore'))
                                         # Create a Burst B-E packet (Embedded LC)
                                         elif _dtype_vseq in [1,2,3,4]:
-                                            dmrbits = dmrbits[0:116] + _target_status[_target['TS']]['TX_EMB_LC'][_dtype_vseq] + dmrbits[148:264]
+                                            #catch weird bug, so we can work out what's going on (N2CID)
+                                            try:
+                                                dmrbits = dmrbits[0:116] + _target_status[_target['TS']]['TX_EMB_LC'][_dtype_vseq] + dmrbits[148:264]
+                                            except Exception as e:
+                                                logger.warning('(N2CID) Caught error [non-fatal] %s',e)
                                         dmrpkt = dmrbits.tobytes()
                                         _tmp_data = b''.join([_tmp_data, dmrpkt, _data[53:55]])
 
diff --git a/hotspot_proxy_v2.py b/hotspot_proxy_v2.py
index 35bb2ee..bad2ba2 100644
--- a/hotspot_proxy_v2.py
+++ b/hotspot_proxy_v2.py
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         BlackList = [1234567]
         #e.g. {10.0.0.1: 0, 10.0.0.2: 0}
         IPBlackList = {}
+        UsePrivilegedHelper = False
         
 #*******************        
     
@@ -313,6 +314,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         ClientInfo = bool(os.environ['FDPROXY_CLIENTINFO'])
     if 'FDPROXY_LISTENPORT' in os.environ:
         ListenPort = int(os.environ['FDPROXY_LISTENPORT'])
+    if 'USE_PRIV_HELPER' in os.environ:
+        UsePrivilegedHelper = os.environ['USE_PRIV_HELPER']
+
+    if UsePrivilegedHelper:
+
         
     for port in range(DestportStart,DestPortEnd+1,1):
         CONNTRACK[port] = False