diff --git a/modem/mesh.py b/modem/mesh.py
index af0ac5bd..87dee234 100644
--- a/modem/mesh.py
+++ b/modem/mesh.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class MeshRouter():
         except Exception as e:
             self.log.warning("[MESH] error adding data to routing table", e=e, router=new_router)
 
-    def broadcast_routing_table(self, interval=10):
+    def broadcast_routing_table(self, interval=600):
 
         while True:
             # always enable receiving for datac4 if broadcasting
diff --git a/modem/sock.py b/modem/sock.py
index a1da13c7..2c6ec3de 100644
--- a/modem/sock.py
+++ b/modem/sock.py
@@ -1407,8 +1407,12 @@ def send_modem_state():
             }
         )
 
-    #print(output)
-    return json.dumps(output)
+    try:
+        json_out = json.dumps(output)
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.warning("[SCK] error while json conversion for modem state", e=e)
+
+    return json_out
 
 
 def command_response(command, status):