diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 93c851e..005f5be 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ Api.listen(3000, () => {
     'listening on port 3000');
 });
 
+node.start();
diff --git a/lib/node/index.js b/lib/node/index.js
index 5df301b..40edae7 100644
--- a/lib/node/index.js
+++ b/lib/node/index.js
@@ -6,44 +6,51 @@ const logger = require('../../lib/logger');
 const db = require('../../lib/db');
 const util = require('../../lib/util');
 
-node.open()
-.then(() => {
-  node.connect().then(() => {
-    node.startSync();
-  });
-});
 
-node.chain.on('connect', (entry, block) => {
-  processBlock(entry, block);
-});
-
-function processBlock(entry, block, cb) {
-  block.hash = util.revHex(block.hash().toString('hex'))
-  const b = new BlockSchema({
-    hash: block.hash,
-    size: block.size,
-    height: block.height,
-    version: block.version,
-    merkleRoot: block.merkleRoot,
-    tx: block.txs.map(tx => util.revHex(tx.hash().toString('hex'))),
-    time: block.ts,
-    nonce: block.nonce,
-    bits: block.bits,
-    difficulty: block.bits,
-    chainwork: entry.chainwork,
-    confirmations: 0,
-    previousBlockHash: block.previousBlockHash,
-    nextBlockHash: 0,
-    reward: 0,
-    timeNormalized: block.ts,
-    isMainChain: true,
-    poolInfo: Object,
-    transactionCount: block.txs.length,
+function start() {
+  node.open()
+  .then(() => {
+    node.connect().then(() => {
+      node.startSync();
+    });
   });
 
-  b.save((err) => {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log(err.message);
-    }
+  node.chain.on('connect', (entry, block) => {
+    processBlock(entry, block);
   });
+
+  function processBlock(entry, block, cb) {
+    block.hash = util.revHex(block.hash().toString('hex'))
+    const b = new BlockSchema({
+      hash: block.hash,
+      size: block.size,
+      height: block.height,
+      version: block.version,
+      merkleRoot: block.merkleRoot,
+      tx: block.txs.map(tx => util.revHex(tx.hash().toString('hex'))),
+      time: block.ts,
+      nonce: block.nonce,
+      bits: block.bits,
+      difficulty: block.bits,
+      chainwork: entry.chainwork,
+      confirmations: 0,
+      previousBlockHash: block.previousBlockHash,
+      nextBlockHash: 0,
+      reward: 0,
+      timeNormalized: block.ts,
+      isMainChain: true,
+      poolInfo: Object,
+      transactionCount: block.txs.length,
+    });
+
+    b.save((err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        console.log(err.message);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }
+
+module.exports = {
+  start,
+}
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