diff --git a/lib/http/rpc.js b/lib/http/rpc.js
index 30fafd90..c3f3e544 100644
--- a/lib/http/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/http/rpc.js
@@ -1788,7 +1788,12 @@ RPC.prototype.sendRawTransaction = async function sendRawTransaction(args, help)
 
   const tx = TX.fromRaw(data);
 
-  this.node.relay(tx);
+  var response
+  try {
+    response = await this.node.sendTX(tx);
+  } catch(e) {
+    throw e
+  }
 
   return tx.txid();
 };
diff --git a/lib/node/fullnode.js b/lib/node/fullnode.js
index 7d07755d..0cad4e8d 100644
--- a/lib/node/fullnode.js
+++ b/lib/node/fullnode.js
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ FullNode.prototype.sendTX = async function sendTX(tx) {
   try {
     missing = await this.mempool.addTX(tx);
   } catch (err) {
-    if (err.type === 'VerifyError' && err.score === 0) {
-      this.error(err);
-      this.logger.warning('Verification failed for tx: %s.', tx.txid());
-      this.logger.warning('Attempting to broadcast anyway...');
-      this.broadcast(tx);
-      return;
-    }
+    // if (err.type === 'VerifyError' && err.score === 0) {
+    //   this.error(err);
+    //   this.logger.warning('Verification failed for tx: %s.', tx.txid());
+    //   this.logger.warning('Attempting to broadcast anyway...');
+    //   this.broadcast(tx);
+    //   return;
+    // }
     throw err;
   }