diff --git a/ethereal/ethereum.go b/ethereal/ethereum.go
index 0adb9f151..782001195 100644
--- a/ethereal/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereal/ethereum.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/etherpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethereal/ui"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
@@ -98,6 +100,11 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	if StartRpc {
+		ethereum.RpcServer = etherpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum.StateManager(), ethereum.BlockChain(), ethereum.TxPool()))
+		go ethereum.RpcServer.Start()
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("Starting Ethereum GUI v%s\n", ethutil.Config.Ver)
 
 	// Set the max peers
diff --git a/ethereal/ui/ext_app.go b/ethereal/ui/ext_app.go
index a215709d0..110ad37d7 100644
--- a/ethereal/ui/ext_app.go
+++ b/ethereal/ui/ext_app.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type ExtApplication struct {
 
 func NewExtApplication(container AppContainer, lib *UiLib) *ExtApplication {
 	app := &ExtApplication{
-		ethpub.NewPEthereum(lib.eth),
+		ethpub.NewPEthereum(lib.eth.StateManager(), lib.eth.BlockChain(), lib.eth.TxPool()),
 		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
 		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
 		make(chan bool),
diff --git a/ethereum/ethereum.go b/ethereum/ethereum.go
index 829f71e39..1315c0120 100644
--- a/ethereum/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereum/ethereum.go
@@ -134,10 +134,8 @@ func main() {
 		go console.Start()
 	}
 	if StartRpc {
-		// TODO: Can we make this work again?
-		//ethereum.RpcServer = etherpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum))
-		rpc := etherpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum))
-		go rpc.Start()
+		ethereum.RpcServer = etherpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum.StateManager(), ethereum.BlockChain(), ethereum.TxPool()))
+		go ethereum.RpcServer.Start()
 	}
 
 	RegisterInterrupts(ethereum)