diff --git a/rpc/http_handlers.go b/rpc/http_handlers.go
index e72e0430..6cb499b1 100644
--- a/rpc/http_handlers.go
+++ b/rpc/http_handlers.go
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ func returnsToResponse(funcInfo *FuncWrapper, returns []reflect.Value) (interfac
 		}
 	}
 
-	v := funcInfo.response.Elem()
+	// copy the response struct (New returns a pointer so we have to Elem() twice)
+	v := reflect.New(funcInfo.response.Elem().Type()).Elem()
 	nFields := v.NumField()
 	for i := 0; i < nFields; i++ {
 		field := v.FieldByIndex([]int{i})
diff --git a/rpc/test/http_rpc_test.go b/rpc/test/http_rpc_test.go
index 31e37b48..a6a5fb2f 100644
--- a/rpc/test/http_rpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/http_rpc_test.go
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@ func TestHTTPBroadcastTx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	pool := node.MempoolReactor().Mempool
 	txs := pool.GetProposalTxs()
-	if len(txs) != 1 {
-		t.Fatal("The mem pool has %d txs. Expected 1", len(txs))
+	if len(txs) != mempoolCount+1 {
+		t.Fatalf("The mem pool has %d txs. Expected %d", len(txs), mempoolCount+1)
 	}
-	tx2 := txs[0].(*types.SendTx)
+	tx2 := txs[mempoolCount].(*types.SendTx)
+	mempoolCount += 1
 	if bytes.Compare(merkle.HashFromBinary(tx), merkle.HashFromBinary(tx2)) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("inconsistent hashes for mempool tx and sent tx")
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/test/json_rpc_test.go b/rpc/test/json_rpc_test.go
index c8cafa30..d40f579f 100644
--- a/rpc/test/json_rpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/json_rpc_test.go
@@ -155,10 +155,11 @@ func TestJSONBroadcastTx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	pool := node.MempoolReactor().Mempool
 	txs := pool.GetProposalTxs()
-	if len(txs) != 1 {
-		t.Fatal("The mem pool has %d txs. Expected 1", len(txs))
+	if len(txs) != mempoolCount+1 {
+		t.Fatalf("The mem pool has %d txs. Expected %d", len(txs), mempoolCount+1)
 	}
-	tx2 := txs[0].(*types.SendTx)
+	tx2 := txs[mempoolCount].(*types.SendTx)
+	mempoolCount += 1
 	if bytes.Compare(merkle.HashFromBinary(tx), merkle.HashFromBinary(tx2)) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("inconsistent hashes for mempool tx and sent tx")
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/test/test.go b/rpc/test/test.go
index 50a3ba0d..3057a8bf 100644
--- a/rpc/test/test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ import (
 var (
 	rpcAddr     = "127.0.0.1:8089"
 	requestAddr = "http://" + rpcAddr + "/"
-	chainId     string
-	node        *daemon.Node
-	userAddr    = "D7DFF9806078899C8DA3FE3633CC0BF3C6C2B1BB"
-	userPriv    = "FDE3BD94CB327D19464027BA668194C5EFA46AE83E8419D7542CFF41F00C81972239C21C81EA7173A6C489145490C015E05D4B97448933B708A7EC5B7B4921E3"
+
+	chainId string
+
+	node *daemon.Node
+
+	mempoolCount = 0
+
+	userAddr = "D7DFF9806078899C8DA3FE3633CC0BF3C6C2B1BB"
+	userPriv = "FDE3BD94CB327D19464027BA668194C5EFA46AE83E8419D7542CFF41F00C81972239C21C81EA7173A6C489145490C015E05D4B97448933B708A7EC5B7B4921E3"
 
 	userPub = "2239C21C81EA7173A6C489145490C015E05D4B97448933B708A7EC5B7B4921E3"
 )