diff --git a/API-README b/API-README
index 6ea5a539..6c43929a 100644
--- a/API-README
+++ b/API-README
@@ -321,7 +321,14 @@ miner.php - an example web page to access the API
 Feature Changelog for external applications using the API:
 
 
-API V1.14
+API V1.15
+
+Added API commands:
+ 'poolpriority'
+
+----------
+
+API V1.14 (cgminer v2.5.0)
 
 Modified API commands:
  'stats' - more icarus timing stats added
diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index bfa3fcac..b9f0f535 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static const char SEPARATOR = '|';
 #define SEPSTR "|"
 static const char GPUSEP = ',';
 
-static const char *APIVERSION = "1.14";
+static const char *APIVERSION = "1.15";
 static const char *DEAD = "Dead";
 static const char *SICK = "Sick";
 static const char *NOSTART = "NoStart";
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static const char *JSON_PARAMETER = "parameter";
 #define MSG_ACCDENY 45
 #define MSG_ACCOK 46
 #define MSG_ENAPOOL 47
-#define MSG_POOLPRIO 73
 #define MSG_DISPOOL 48
 #define MSG_ALRENAP 49
 #define MSG_ALRDISP 50
@@ -373,6 +372,8 @@ static const char *JSON_PARAMETER = "parameter";
 #define MSG_MINESTATS 70
 #define MSG_MISCHK 71
 #define MSG_CHECK 72
+#define MSG_POOLPRIO 73
+#define MSG_DUPPID 74
 
 enum code_severity {
 	SEVERITY_ERR,
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ enum code_parameters {
 	PARAM_GPU,
 	PARAM_PGA,
 	PARAM_CPU,
+	PARAM_PID,
 	PARAM_GPUMAX,
 	PARAM_PGAMAX,
 	PARAM_CPUMAX,
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ struct CODES {
  { SEVERITY_SUCC,  MSG_ACCOK,	PARAM_NONE,	"Privileged access OK" },
  { SEVERITY_SUCC,  MSG_ENAPOOL,	PARAM_POOL,	"Enabling pool %d:'%s'" },
  { SEVERITY_SUCC,  MSG_POOLPRIO,PARAM_NONE,	"Changed pool priorities" },
+ { SEVERITY_ERR,   MSG_DUPPID,	PARAM_PID,	"Duplicate pool specified %d" },
  { SEVERITY_SUCC,  MSG_DISPOOL,	PARAM_POOL,	"Disabling pool %d:'%s'" },
  { SEVERITY_INFO,  MSG_ALRENAP,	PARAM_POOL,	"Pool %d:'%s' already enabled" },
  { SEVERITY_INFO,  MSG_ALRDISP,	PARAM_POOL,	"Pool %d:'%s' already disabled" },
@@ -1064,6 +1067,7 @@ static char *message(int messageid, int paramid, char *param2, bool isjson)
 				case PARAM_GPU:
 				case PARAM_PGA:
 				case PARAM_CPU:
+				case PARAM_PID:
 					sprintf(buf, codes[i].description, paramid);
 					break;
 				case PARAM_POOL:
@@ -2132,46 +2136,62 @@ static void enablepool(__maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, char *param, bool isjson, __
 
 static void poolpriority(__maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, char *param, bool isjson, __maybe_unused char group)
 {
-	SETUP_STRTOK_TS;
-	int total_pools_ = total_pools;  // Keep a local copy, to be more threadsafe
-	char *a;
-	int i, prio = 0, e = -1;
+	char *ptr, *next;
+	int i, pr, prio = 0;
 
-	if (total_pools_ == 0) {
+	// TODO: all cgminer code needs a mutex added everywhere for change
+	//	access to total_pools and also parts of the pools[] array,
+	//	just copying total_pools here wont solve that
+
+	if (total_pools == 0) {
 		strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_NOPOOL, 0, NULL, isjson));
 		return;
 	}
 
-	bool pools_changed[total_pools_];
-	for (i = 0; i < total_pools_; ++i)
+	if (param == NULL || *param == '\0') {
+		strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_MISPID, 0, NULL, isjson));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bool pools_changed[total_pools];
+	for (i = 0; i < total_pools; ++i)
 		pools_changed[i] = false;
 
-	a = strtok_ts(param, ",");
-	do {
-		i = strtol(a, &a, 10);
-		if (unlikely(*a > 0x20 || i < 0 || i >= total_pools)) {
-			e = (*a > 0x20) ? -2 : i;
-			continue;
+	next = param;
+	while (next && *next) {
+		ptr = next;
+		next = strchr(ptr, ',');
+		if (next)
+			*(next++) = '\0';
+
+		i = atoi(ptr);
+		if (i < 0 || i >= total_pools) {
+			strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_INVPID, i, NULL, isjson));
+			return;
 		}
+
+		if (pools_changed[i]) {
+			strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_DUPPID, i, NULL, isjson));
+			return;
+		}
+
 		pools[i]->prio = prio++;
 		pools_changed[i] = true;
-	} while ( (a = strtok_ts(NULL, ",")) );
+	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < total_pools_; ++i)
-		if (!pools_changed[i])
-			pools[i]->prio = prio++;
+	// In priority order, cycle through the unchanged pools and append them
+	for (pr = 0; pr < total_pools; pr++)
+		for (i = 0; i < total_pools; i++) {
+			if (!pools_changed[i] && pools[i]->prio == pr) {
+				pools[i]->prio = prio++;
+				pools_changed[i] = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 
 	if (current_pool()->prio)
 		switch_pools(NULL);
 
-	if (e != -1) {
-		if (e == -2)
-			strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_MISPID, 0, NULL, isjson));
-		else
-			strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_INVPID, e, NULL, isjson));
-		return;
-	}
-
 	strcpy(io_buffer, message(MSG_POOLPRIO, 0, NULL, isjson));
 }
 
diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index 19a14f0d..c6e38d8a 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-// NOTE: Windows strtok uses a thread-local static buffer, so this is safe
-#define SETUP_STRTOK_TS  /*nothing needed*/
-#define strtok_ts  strtok
-
 #include "miner.h"  // for timersub
 
 static inline int nanosleep(const struct timespec *req, struct timespec *rem)
@@ -76,13 +72,8 @@ typedef long suseconds_t;
 #endif
 
 #define PTH(thr) ((thr)->pth.p)
-#else /* ! WIN32 */
-
+#else
 #define PTH(thr) ((thr)->pth)
-
-#define SETUP_STRTOK_TS  char*_strtok_ts_saveptr
-#define strtok_ts(str, delim)  strtok_r(str, delim, &_strtok_ts_saveptr)
-
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 
 #endif /* __COMPAT_H__ */