diff --git a/api/controllers/blocks.js b/api/controllers/blocks.js
index c7478c90..f8dd5661 100644
--- a/api/controllers/blocks.js
+++ b/api/controllers/blocks.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Blocks.blockHashParam = function(req, res, next, blockHash) {
  */
 Blocks.heightParam = function(req, res, next, height) {
   height = parseInt(height);
-  node.getBlock(height)
+  node.blockService.getBlockByHeight(height)
     .then(function(block) {
       req.block = block;
     })
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Blocks.list = function(req, res) {
 };
 
 Blocks.getLatest = function(req, res) {
-  node.getLatestBlock()
+  node.blockService.getLatest()
     .then(function(block) {
       req.block = block;
       Blocks.get(req, res);
diff --git a/lib/services/block.js b/lib/services/block.js
index 7f5b4335..41e3d73a 100644
--- a/lib/services/block.js
+++ b/lib/services/block.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var LevelUp = require('levelup');
-var LevelLock = require('level-lock');
 var Promise = require('bluebird');
 var RPC = require('bitcoind-rpc');
 var TransactionService = require('./transaction');
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ BlockService.prototype.unlock = function() {
  * @return {bitcore.Block}
  */
 BlockService.blockRPCtoBitcore = function(blockData) {
-  console.log(blockData);
   $.checkArgument(blockData, 'blockData is required');
   var block = new bitcore.Block({
     header: new bitcore.BlockHeader({
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ BlockService.blockRPCtoBitcore = function(blockData) {
         new bitcore.deps.Buffer(blockData.merkleroot, 'hex')
       )
     }),
-    transactions: blockData.transaction
+    transactions: blockData.transactions
   });
   block.height = blockData.height;
   return block;
@@ -185,12 +183,13 @@ BlockService.prototype.getBlockByHeight = function(height) {
 
   return Promise.try(function() {
 
-    return self.rpc.getBlockHash(height);
+    return self.rpc.getBlockHashAsync(height);
 
   })
   .catch(blockNotFound)
-  .then(function(blockHash) {
+  .then(function(result) {
 
+    var blockHash = result.result;
     return self.getBlock(blockHash);
 
   });
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ BlockService.prototype.getLatest = function() {
  * @return a list of events back to the event bus
  */
 BlockService.prototype.onBlock = function(block) {
-  console.log('block', block);
   var events = [];
   return this.save(block)
     .then(function(block) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf3093e7..9eec33e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
     "express": "4.11.1",
     "glob": "*",
     "js-yaml": "^3.2.7",
-    "leveldown": "^0.10.4",
-    "levelup": "^0.19.0",
+    "leveldown": "^1.0.1",
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
     "morgan": "^1.5.1",
     "request": "^2.48.0",