diff --git a/lbrynet/conf.py b/lbrynet/conf.py
index 88a655abd..c358973fa 100644
--- a/lbrynet/conf.py
+++ b/lbrynet/conf.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
 else:
     PIPE_NAME = './lbrypipe'
 
+
+IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED = True
+
+
 class Setting(typing.Generic[T]):
 
     def __init__(self, doc: str, default: typing.Optional[T] = None,
diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
index ecf4e2d0f..4eba204b1 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/cli.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from aiohttp.web import GracefulExit
 
 from lbrynet import __name__ as lbrynet_name, __version__ as lbrynet_version
 from lbrynet.extras.daemon.loggly_handler import get_loggly_handler
-from lbrynet.conf import Config, CLIConfig
+from lbrynet.conf import Config, CLIConfig, PIPE_NAME, IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED
 from lbrynet.extras.daemon.Daemon import Daemon
 
 log = logging.getLogger(lbrynet_name)
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ def display(data):
 
 
 async def execute_command(conf, method, params):
-    conn = aiohttp.NamedPipeConnector(path=r'\\.\pipe\lbrypipe')
+    conn = None
+    if sys.platform == "win32" and IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED:
+        conn = aiohttp.NamedPipeConnector(path=PIPE_NAME)
+
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=conn) as session:
         try:
             message = {'method': method, 'params': params}
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ def ensure_directory_exists(path: str):
 
 
 def main(argv=None):
-    if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' and IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED:
         asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.ProactorEventLoop())
 
     argv = argv or sys.argv[1:]
diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
index aeda7b4ff..3f2a2a898 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import json
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from torba.client.baseaccount import SingleKey, HierarchicalDeterministic
 
 from lbrynet import __version__, utils
-from lbrynet.conf import Config, Setting, SLACK_WEBHOOK, PIPE_NAME
+from lbrynet.conf import Config, Setting, PIPE_NAME, IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED
 from lbrynet.blob.blob_file import is_valid_blobhash
 from lbrynet.blob_exchange.downloader import download_blob
 from lbrynet.error import InsufficientFundsError, DownloadSDTimeout, ComponentsNotStarted
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ from lbrynet.schema.validator import validate_claim_id
 from lbrynet.schema.address import decode_address
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from asyncio import transports
     from lbrynet.blob.blob_manager import BlobFileManager
     from lbrynet.dht.node import Node
     from lbrynet.extras.daemon.Components import UPnPComponent
@@ -131,29 +131,6 @@ DHT_HAS_CONTACTS = "dht_has_contacts"
 WALLET_IS_UNLOCKED = "wallet_is_unlocked"
 
 
-class NamedPipeServer(asyncio.Protocol):
-    def __init__(self, request_handler: 'asyncio.coroutine'):
-        self.transport = None
-        self.request_handler = request_handler
-
-    async def handle_pipe_request(self, data):
-        log.info("received data from client %s", str(data))
-        json_response = await self.request_handler(data)
-        self.transport.write(json_response.encode())
-
-    def connection_made(self, transport: 'transports.BaseTransport'):
-        self.transport = transport
-
-    def connection_lost(self, exc: 'Optional[Exception]'):
-        pass
-
-    def data_received(self, data: bytes):
-        asyncio.create_task(self.handle_pipe_request(data))
-
-    def eof_received(self):
-        pass
-
-
 class DHTHasContacts(RequiredCondition):
     name = DHT_HAS_CONTACTS
     component = DHT_COMPONENT
@@ -407,29 +384,11 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
             await self.update_connection_status()
         return CONNECTION_STATUS_CONNECTED if self._connection_status[1] else CONNECTION_STATUS_NETWORK
 
-    # async def start_named_pipes(self):
-    #     asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.ProactorEventLoop())
-    #
-    #     try:
-    #         site = web.NamedPipeSite(self.runner, PIPE_NAME)
-    #         await site.start()
-    #         log.info('lbrynet API listening on pipe %s', site.name)
-    #     except Exception as e:
-    #         log.error(str(e))
-
-    async def start(self):
-        log.info("Starting LBRYNet Daemon")
-        log.debug("Settings: %s", json.dumps(self.conf.settings_dict, indent=2))
-        log.info("Platform: %s", json.dumps(system_info.get_platform(), indent=2))
-        await self.analytics_manager.send_server_startup()
-        await self.runner.setup()
-
+    async def start_named_pipe_server(self) -> None:
         try:
             print(asyncio.get_event_loop())
             site = web.NamedPipeSite(self.runner, PIPE_NAME)
             await site.start()
-            # loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-            # await loop.start_serving_pipe(lambda : NamedPipeServer(self.handle_pipe_request), PIPE_NAME)
             log.info('lbrynet API listening on pipe %s', site.name)
         except (PermissionError, RuntimeError) as e:
             log.error('lbrynet API failed to open Named Pipe %s for listening. Daemon is already running '
@@ -438,6 +397,15 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
             # await self.analytics_manager.send_server_startup_error(str(e))
             raise SystemExit()
 
+    async def start(self):
+        log.info("Starting LBRYNet Daemon")
+        log.debug("Settings: %s", json.dumps(self.conf.settings_dict, indent=2))
+        log.info("Platform: %s", json.dumps(system_info.get_platform(), indent=2))
+        await self.analytics_manager.send_server_startup()
+        await self.runner.setup()
+
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and IS_THE_SPECIAL_CYTHON_PR_MERGED:
+            await self.start_named_pipe_server()
 
         try:
             site = web.TCPSite(self.runner, self.conf.api_host, self.conf.api_port)