diff --git a/cmd/barak/main.go b/cmd/barak/main.go
index b59186e1..a73c6386 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/main.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/binary"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/barak/types"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
 	pcm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/process"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc"
 )
@@ -99,25 +98,23 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("Barak: %v\n", barak)
 
 	// Start rpc server.
-	listener := p2p.NewDefaultListener("tcp", options.ListenAddress, false)
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("/download", ServeFile)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/register", Register)
 	// TODO: mux.HandleFunc("/upload", UploadFile)
 	rpc.RegisterRPCFuncs(mux, Routes)
-	rpc.StartHTTPServer(listener, mux)
+	rpc.StartHTTPServer(options.ListenAddress, mux)
 
 	// Register this barak with central listener
-	extAddress := listener.ExternalAddress().String()
 	for _, registry := range barak.registries {
 		go func(registry string) {
-			var response ResponseRegister
-			_, err = rpc.Call(registry, "register", Arr(extAddress), &response)
+			resp, err := http.Get(registry + "/register")
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Error registering to registry %v:\n  %v\n", registry, err)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Printf("Successfully registered with registry %v\n", registry)
+				return
 			}
+			body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			fmt.Printf("Successfully registered with registry %v\n  %v\n", registry, string(body))
 		}(registry)
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index d0f14915..52e2d26f 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -162,11 +162,10 @@ func (n *Node) StartRPC() {
 	core.SetSwitch(n.sw)
 
 	listenAddr := config.App().GetString("RPC.HTTP.ListenAddr")
-	listener := p2p.NewDefaultListener("tcp", listenAddr, false)
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	rpc.RegisterEventsHandler(mux, n.evsw)
 	rpc.RegisterRPCFuncs(mux, core.Routes)
-	rpc.StartHTTPServer(listener, mux)
+	rpc.StartHTTPServer(listenAddr, mux)
 }
 
 func (n *Node) Switch() *p2p.Switch {
diff --git a/p2p/listener.go b/p2p/listener.go
index 967a3f5f..e8088125 100644
--- a/p2p/listener.go
+++ b/p2p/listener.go
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ func (l *DefaultListener) ExternalAddress() *NetAddress {
 	return l.extAddr
 }
 
+// NOTE: The returned listener is already Accept()'ing.
+// So it's not suitable to pass into http.Serve().
 func (l *DefaultListener) NetListener() net.Listener {
 	return l.listener
 }
diff --git a/p2p/switch_test.go b/p2p/switch_test.go
index fc3ed41d..98bf4b4d 100644
--- a/p2p/switch_test.go
+++ b/p2p/switch_test.go
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ func makeSwitchPair(t testing.TB, initSwitch func(*Switch) *Switch) (*Switch, *S
 	s1.SetNodeInfo(&types.NodeInfo{
 		Moniker: "switch1",
 		Network: "testing",
+		Version: "123.123.123",
 	})
 	s2 := initSwitch(NewSwitch())
 	s2.SetNodeInfo(&types.NodeInfo{
 		Moniker: "switch2",
 		Network: "testing",
+		Version: "123.123.123",
 	})
 
 	// Start switches
diff --git a/rpc/http_server.go b/rpc/http_server.go
index 9feb672a..6d3c6ed0 100644
--- a/rpc/http_server.go
+++ b/rpc/http_server.go
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/alert"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/binary"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
 )
 
-func StartHTTPServer(listener p2p.Listener, handler http.Handler) {
-	log.Info(Fmt("Starting RPC HTTP server on ext:%v int:%v",
-		listener.ExternalAddress(),
-		listener.InternalAddress()))
+func StartHTTPServer(listenAddr string, handler http.Handler) {
+	log.Info(Fmt("Starting RPC HTTP server on %v", listenAddr))
 	go func() {
-		netListener := listener.(*p2p.DefaultListener).NetListener()
+		listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", listenAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			Exit(Fmt("Failed to listen to %v", listenAddr))
+		}
 		res := http.Serve(
-			netListener,
+			listener,
 			RecoverAndLogHandler(handler),
 		)
 		log.Crit("RPC HTTP server stopped", "result", res)
diff --git a/rpc/test/tests_test.go b/rpc/test/tests_test.go
index 311505d0..b2381eff 100644
--- a/rpc/test/tests_test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/tests_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ func testStatus(t *testing.T, typ string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(">>>", resp)
 	if resp.Network != config.App().GetString("Network") {
 		t.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("Network mismatch: got %s expected %s",
 			resp.Network, config.App().Get("Network")))
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ func testGenPriv(t *testing.T, typ string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(">>>", resp)
 	if len(resp.PrivAccount.Address) == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to generate an address")
 	}