diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/balance.js b/app/scripts/controllers/balance.js
index 9b2566852..ab0cfe907 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/balance.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/balance.js
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ const BN = require('ethereumjs-util').BN
 class BalanceController {
 
   constructor (opts = {}) {
-    const { address, accountTracker, txController } = opts
+    const { address, accountTracker, txController, blockTracker } = opts
     this.address = address
     this.accountTracker = accountTracker
     this.txController = txController
+    this.blockTracker = blockTracker
 
     const initState = {
       ethBalance: undefined,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class BalanceController {
     this.txController.on('confirmed', update)
     this.txController.on('failed', update)
     this.accountTracker.subscribe(update)
-    this.txController.blockTracker.on('block', update)
+    this.blockTracker.on('block', update)
   }
 
   async _getBalance () {
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/computed-balances.js b/app/scripts/controllers/computed-balances.js
index 576746164..2b27d128d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/computed-balances.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/computed-balances.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ const BalanceController = require('./balance')
 class ComputedbalancesController {
 
   constructor (opts = {}) {
-    const { accountTracker, txController } = opts
+    const { accountTracker, txController, blockTracker } = opts
     this.accountTracker = accountTracker
     this.txController = txController
+    this.blockTracker = blockTracker
 
     const initState = extend({
       computedBalances: {},
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class ComputedbalancesController {
       address,
       accountTracker: this.accountTracker,
       txController: this.txController,
+      blockTracker: this.blockTracker,
     })
     updater.store.subscribe((accountBalance) => {
       let newState = this.store.getState()