diff --git a/src/helper_addressGenerator.py b/src/helper_addressGenerator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39e96fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helper_addressGenerator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""
+Create random address
+"""
+
+import time
+import defaults
+import queues
+import state
+
+from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
+
+
+def checkHasNormalAddress():
+    """method for checking address"""
+    for address in BMConfigParser().addresses():
+
+        if BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean(address, 'enabled'):
+            return address
+    return False
+
+
+def createAddressIfNeeded(label_text, streamNumberForAddress=1):
+    """method for creating random address"""
+    if not checkHasNormalAddress():
+        queues.addressGeneratorQueue.put((
+            'createRandomAddress', 4, streamNumberForAddress,
+            label_text,
+            1, "", False,
+            defaults.networkDefaultProofOfWorkNonceTrialsPerByte,
+            defaults.networkDefaultPayloadLengthExtraBytes
+        ))
+    start_time = time.time()
+    while int(time.time() - start_time) < 10 and state.shutdown == 0 and not checkHasNormalAddress():
+        time.sleep(.2)
+    return checkHasNormalAddress()
diff --git a/src/proofofwork.py b/src/proofofwork.py
index e43e0f02..f170aa5f 100644
--- a/src/proofofwork.py
+++ b/src/proofofwork.py
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ def init():
     global bitmsglib, bmpow
 
     openclpow.initCL()
-
     if sys.platform == "win32":
         if ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_voidp) == 4:
             bitmsglib = 'bitmsghash32.dll'
@@ -305,8 +304,7 @@ def init():
             bmpow.restype = ctypes.c_ulonglong
             _doCPoW(2**63, "")
             logger.info("Successfully tested C PoW DLL (stdcall) %s", bitmsglib)
-        except:
-            logger.error("C PoW test fail.", exc_info=True)
+        except ValueError:
             try:
                 # MinGW
                 bso = ctypes.CDLL(os.path.join(paths.codePath(), "bitmsghash", bitmsglib))
@@ -315,9 +313,12 @@ def init():
                 bmpow.restype = ctypes.c_ulonglong
                 _doCPoW(2**63, "")
                 logger.info("Successfully tested C PoW DLL (cdecl) %s", bitmsglib)
-            except:
-                logger.error("C PoW test fail.", exc_info=True)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Error: %s", e, exc_info=True)
                 bso = None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Error: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            bso = None
     else:
         try:
             bso = ctypes.CDLL(os.path.join(paths.codePath(), "bitmsghash", bitmsglib))