diff --git a/libraries/app/application.cpp b/libraries/app/application.cpp
index 1fc2de90..2d321589 100644
--- a/libraries/app/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/application.cpp
@@ -162,24 +162,7 @@ namespace detail {
          {
             // https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,23715.0.html
             vector<string> seeds = {
-               "104.236.144.84:1777",               // puppies      (USA)
-               "128.199.143.47:2015",               // Harvey       (Singapore)
-               "23.92.53.182:1776",                 // sahkan       (USA)
-               "192.121.166.162:1776",              // sahkan       (UK)
-               "51.15.61.160:1776",                 // lafona       (France)
-               "bts-seed1.abit-more.com:62015",     // abit         (China)
-               "node.blckchnd.com:4243",            // blckchnd     (Germany)
-               "seed.bitsharesdex.com:50696",       // iHashFury    (Europe)
-               "seed.bitsharesnodes.com:1776",      // wackou       (Netherlands)
-               "seed.blocktrades.us:1776",          // BlockTrades  (USA)
-               "seed.cubeconnex.com:1777",          // cube         (USA)
-               "seed.roelandp.nl:1776",             // roelandp     (Canada)
-               "seed04.bts-nodes.net:1776",         // Thom         (Australia)
-               "seed05.bts-nodes.net:1776",	        // Thom         (USA)
-               "seed06.bts-nodes.net:1776",	        // Thom         (USA)
-               "seed07.bts-nodes.net:1776",	        // Thom         (Singapore)
-               "seeds.bitshares.eu:1776",            // pc           (http://seeds.quisquis.de/bitshares.html)
-               "peerplays.blocktrades.info:2776"
+               "peerplays-dev.blocktrades.info:2776"
             };
             for( const string& endpoint_string : seeds )
             {
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/witness/witness.cpp b/libraries/plugins/witness/witness.cpp
index 126132d7..05d369b5 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/witness/witness.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/witness/witness.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ block_production_condition::block_production_condition_enum witness_plugin::bloc
    switch( result )
    {
       case block_production_condition::produced:
-         ilog("Generated block #${n} with timestamp ${t} at time ${c}", (capture));
+         ilog("Generated block #${n} with timestamp ${t} at time ${c}", 
+               ("n", capture["n"])("t", capture["t"])("c", capture["c"]));
          break;
       case block_production_condition::not_synced:
          ilog("Not producing block because production is disabled until we receive a recent block (see: --enable-stale-production)");
@@ -201,10 +202,12 @@ block_production_condition::block_production_condition_enum witness_plugin::bloc
          dlog("Not producing block because slot has not yet arrived");
          break;
       case block_production_condition::no_private_key:
-         ilog("Not producing block because I don't have the private key for ${scheduled_key}", (capture) );
+         ilog("Not producing block because I don't have the private key for ${scheduled_key}", 
+               ("n", capture["n"])("t", capture["t"])("c", capture["c"]));
          break;
       case block_production_condition::low_participation:
-         elog("Not producing block because node appears to be on a minority fork with only ${pct}% witness participation", (capture) );
+         elog("Not producing block because node appears to be on a minority fork with only ${pct}% witness participation", 
+               ("n", capture["n"])("t", capture["t"])("c", capture["c"]));
          break;
       case block_production_condition::lag:
          elog("Not producing block because node didn't wake up within 500ms of the slot time.");