diff --git a/src/ORM/address-settings/address-settings.service.ts b/src/ORM/address-settings/address-settings.service.ts
index 16b5ce6..da55722 100644
--- a/src/ORM/address-settings/address-settings.service.ts
+++ b/src/ORM/address-settings/address-settings.service.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ export class AddressSettingsService {
         return await this.addressSettingsRepository.createQueryBuilder()
             .update(AddressSettingsEntity)
             .set({
-                shares: () => `"shares" + :shares`
+                shares: () => `"shares" + ${shares}` // Use the actual value of shares here
             })
             .where('address = :address', { address })
-            .setParameter('shares', shares)
             .execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/models/StratumV1Client.ts b/src/models/StratumV1Client.ts
index 2b0f9c6..b584c43 100644
--- a/src/models/StratumV1Client.ts
+++ b/src/models/StratumV1Client.ts
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export class StratumV1Client extends EasyUnsubscribe {
             return false;
         }
 
-        await this.checkDifficulty();
+        //await this.checkDifficulty();
         return true;
 
     }