diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 9cc982b3..98e9500c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const fs = require('fs')
+const uuid = require('node-uuid')
 const R = require('ramda')
 const async = require('async')
 const HKDF = require('node-hkdf-sync')
@@ -9,24 +10,25 @@ BigNumber.config({CRYPTO: true})
 const db = require('./postgresql_interface')
 const logger = require('./logger')
 const notifier = require('./notifier')
+const T = require('./time')
 
-const uuid = require('node-uuid')
 const tradeIntervals = {}
 
-const CHECK_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
-const ALERT_SEND_INTERVAL = 60 * 60 * 1000
-const POLLING_RATE = 60 * 1000 // poll each minute
-const INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 5 * 1000
-const LIVE_INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 30 * 1000
-const STALE_INCOMING_TX_AGE = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-const UNNOTIFIED_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
-const MAX_NOTIFY_AGE = 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-const MIN_NOTIFY_AGE = 5 * 60 * 1000
-const TRANSACTION_EXPIRATION = 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-const SWEEP_LIVE_HD_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
-const SWEEP_OLD_HD_INTERVAL = 2 * 60 * 1000
-const TRADE_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
-const TRADE_TTL = 5 * 60 * 1000
+const CHECK_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL = T.minute
+const ALERT_SEND_INTERVAL = T.hour
+const POLLING_RATE = T.minute
+const INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 30 * T.seconds
+const LIVE_INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 5 * T.seconds
+const STALE_INCOMING_TX_AGE = T.week
+const STALE_LIVE_INCOMING_TX_AGE = 10 * T.minutes
+const UNNOTIFIED_INTERVAL = T.minute
+const MAX_NOTIFY_AGE = 2 * T.days
+const MIN_NOTIFY_AGE = 5 * T.minutes
+const TRANSACTION_EXPIRATION = 2 * T.days
+const SWEEP_LIVE_HD_INTERVAL = T.minute
+const SWEEP_OLD_HD_INTERVAL = 2 * T.minutes
+const TRADE_INTERVAL = T.minute
+const TRADE_TTL = 5 * T.minutes
 
 let cryptoCodes = null
 
@@ -357,7 +359,11 @@ exports.cashOut = function cashOut (session, tx) {
   const cryptoCode = tx.cryptoCode || 'BTC'
   const walletPlugin = walletPlugins[cryptoCode]
 
-  return db.nextCashOutSerialHD(tx.sessionId, cryptoCode)
+  const serialPromise = walletPlugin.supportsHD
+  ? db.nextCashOutSerialHD(tx.sessionId, cryptoCode)
+  : Promise.resolve()
+
+  return serialPromise
   .then(serialNumber => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const tmpInfo = {
       label: 'TX ' + Date.now(),
@@ -407,11 +413,14 @@ function processTxStatus (tx) {
   const cryptoCode = tx.cryptoCode
   const walletPlugin = walletPlugins[cryptoCode]
 
-  if (!walletPlugin) return console.error('No wallet plugins for: ' + cryptoCode)
+  if (!walletPlugin) return logger.warn('Trying to check tx status but no wallet plugins for: ' + cryptoCode)
 
   return walletPlugin.getStatus(tx.toAddress, tx.cryptoAtoms)
   .then(res => db.updateTxStatus(tx, res.status))
-  .catch(err => logger.error('[%s] Tx status processing error: %s', cryptoCode, err.message))
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.log(err.stack)
+    logger.error('[%s] Tx status processing error: %s', cryptoCode, err.message)
+  })
 }
 
 function notifyConfirmation (tx) {
@@ -431,7 +440,7 @@ function notifyConfirmation (tx) {
 
 function monitorLiveIncoming () {
   const statuses = ['notSeen', 'published', 'insufficientFunds']
-  db.fetchOpenTxs(statuses, STALE_INCOMING_TX_AGE)
+  db.fetchOpenTxs(statuses, STALE_LIVE_INCOMING_TX_AGE)
   .then(txs => Promise.all(txs.map(processTxStatus)))
   .catch(err => logger.error(err))
 }
@@ -790,6 +799,11 @@ exports.cacheResponse = (session, path, method, body) => db.cacheResponse(sessio
 function sweepHD (row) {
   const cryptoCode = row.crypto_code
   const walletPlugin = walletPlugins[cryptoCode]
+
+  if (!walletPlugin) {
+    return logger.warn('Trying to sweep but no plugin set up for: ' + cryptoCode)
+  }
+
   return walletPlugin.sweep(row.hd_serial)
   .then(txHash => {
     if (txHash) {
diff --git a/lib/time.js b/lib/time.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49d49653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/time.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const seconds = 1000
+const second = seconds
+const minutes = 60 * seconds
+const minute = minutes
+const hours = 60 * minutes
+const hour = hours
+const days = 24 * hours
+const day = days
+const weeks = 7 * days
+const week = weeks
+
+module.exports = {
+  seconds,
+  second,
+  minutes,
+  minute,
+  hours,
+  hour,
+  days,
+  day,
+  weeks,
+  week
+}
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index a33a692f..02fe6200 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 - l-m shouldn't keep polling l-s when not on pending screen (low priority)
 
 - scrutinize hkdf, maybe use own simplified version
-- test eth cash-out confirmation record in cash_out_hds
+- test bitcoind cash-out
+- test eth cash out, check that HD is still working
+- throttle status check for 3rd services like bitgo