diff --git a/dev_console.go b/dev_console.go
index f93300aad..e93b39c3a 100644
--- a/dev_console.go
+++ b/dev_console.go
@@ -144,11 +144,15 @@ func (i *Console) ParseInput(input string) bool {
 		case "encode":
 			fmt.Printf("%q\n", ethutil.Encode(tokens[1]))
 		case "tx":
-			recipient, _ := hex.DecodeString(tokens[1])
-			tx := ethchain.NewTransaction(recipient, ethutil.Big(tokens[2]), []string{""})
-			fmt.Printf("%x\n", tx.Hash())
+			recipient, err := hex.DecodeString(tokens[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("recipient err:", err)
+			} else {
+				tx := ethchain.NewTransaction(recipient, ethutil.Big(tokens[2]), []string{""})
+				fmt.Printf("%x\n", tx.Hash())
+				i.ethereum.TxPool.QueueTransaction(tx)
+			}
 
-			i.ethereum.TxPool.QueueTransaction(tx)
 		case "gettx":
 			addr, _ := hex.DecodeString(tokens[1])
 			data, _ := ethutil.Config.Db.Get(addr)
diff --git a/ethereum.go b/ethereum.go
index bae473854..680e52325 100644
--- a/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereum.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethchain-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethutil-go"
+	"github.com/ethereum/ethwire-go"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -88,16 +89,11 @@ func main() {
 				// Create a new block which we're going to mine
 				block := ethereum.BlockManager.BlockChain().NewBlock(addr, txs)
 				// Apply all transactions to the block
-				ethereum.BlockManager.ApplyTransactions(block)
+				ethereum.BlockManager.ApplyTransactions(block, block.Transactions())
 				// Search the nonce
 				block.Nonce = pow.Search(block)
-				// Process the block and verify
-				err := ethereum.BlockManager.ProcessBlock(block)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Println(err)
-				} else {
-					log.Println("\n+++++++ MINED BLK +++++++\n", block.String())
-				}
+				ethereum.Broadcast(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, []interface{}{block.RlpValue().Value})
+				log.Println("\n+++++++ MINED BLK +++++++\n", block.String())
 			}
 		}()
 	}