diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index e9ed9c1..62bb64e 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
                         }
                     );
                 },
+                miningInfo: function(callback){
+                    _this.daemon.cmd('getmininginfo', [], function(error, result){
+                        if (!error && result){
+                            emitLog('system', 'Daemon is running on ' +
+                                (result.testnet ? 'testnet' : 'live blockchain'))
+                        }
+                        else
+                            emitErrorLog('system', 'getmininginfo on init failed');
+
+                        callback(error, result);
+                    });
+                },
                 submitMethod: function(callback){
                     /*
                     This checks to see whether the daemon uses submitblock
@@ -209,6 +221,7 @@ var pool = module.exports = function pool(options, authorizeFn){
                     emitErrorLog('system', 'The address provided is not from the daemon wallet.');
                     return;
                 } else {
+
                     publicKeyBuffer = options.reward === 'POW' ?
                         util.script_to_address(results.addressInfo.address) :
                         util.script_to_pubkey(results.addressInfo.pubkey);