diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index e4a8640..d8cee98 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ app.set('website', settings.website);
 
 app.set('genesis_block', settings.genesis_block);
 app.set('index', settings.index);
+app.set('use_rpc', settings.use_rpc);
 app.set('heavy', settings.heavy);
 app.set('lock_during_index', settings.lock_during_index);
 app.set('txcount', settings.txcount);
diff --git a/lib/explorer.js b/lib/explorer.js
index 9c74c7f..31862d9 100644
--- a/lib/explorer.js
+++ b/lib/explorer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ var base_server = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + settings.port + "/";
 
 var base_url = base_server + 'api/';
 
+const Client = require('node');
+const client = new Client(settings.wallet);
+
 // returns coinbase total sent as current coin supply
 function coinbase_supply(cb) {
   Address.findOne({a_id: 'coinbase'}, function(err, address) {
@@ -106,17 +109,41 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   get_blockhash: function(height, cb) {
-    var uri = base_url + 'getblockhash?height=' + height;
-    request({uri: uri, json: true, headers: {'User-Agent': 'eiquidus'}}, function (error, response, body) {
-      return cb(body);
-    });
+    if (settings.use_rpc) {
+      var uri = base_url + 'getblockhash?height=' + height;
+      request({uri: uri, json: true}, function (error, response, body) {
+        return cb(body);
+      });
+    } else {
+      client.command([{method:'getblockhash', parameters: [height]}], function(err, response){
+        if(err){console.log('Error: ', err); onlyConsole.trace(err)}
+        else{
+          if(response[0].name == 'RpcError'){
+            return cb('There was an error. Check your console.');
+          }
+          return cb(response[0]);
+        }
+      });
+    }
   },
 
   get_block: function(hash, cb) {
-    var uri = base_url + 'getblock?hash=' + hash;
-    request({uri: uri, json: true, headers: {'User-Agent': 'eiquidus'}}, function (error, response, body) {
-      return cb(body);
-    });
+    if (settings.use_rpc) {
+      var uri = base_url + 'getblock?hash=' + hash;
+      request({uri: uri, json: true}, function (error, response, body) {
+        return cb(body);
+      });
+    } else {
+      client.command([{method:'getblock', parameters: [hash]}], function(err, response){
+        if(err){console.log('Error: ', err); onlyConsole.trace(err)}
+        else{
+          if(response[0].name == 'RpcError'){
+            return cb('There was an error. Check your console.');
+          }
+          return cb(response[0]);
+        }
+      });
+    }
   },
 
   get_rawtransaction: function(hash, cb) {
diff --git a/lib/settings.js b/lib/settings.js
index af27a9b..3be06e4 100644
--- a/lib/settings.js
+++ b/lib/settings.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ exports.check_timeout = 250;
 exports.genesis_tx = "dd1d332ad2d8d8f49195056d482ae3c96fd2d16e9d166413b27ca7f19775644c";
 exports.genesis_block = "0000860fcf946b44df0e7d85d6757d45f8de6f4c9aacc5c7b6abc13db1f68819";
 
+exports.use_rpc = false;
 exports.heavy = false;
 exports.lock_during_index = false;
 exports.txcount = 100;
diff --git a/settings.json.template b/settings.json.template
index 39b2e7b..195d4f5 100644
--- a/settings.json.template
+++ b/settings.json.template
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   "check_timeout": 250,
 
   // wallet settings
+  "use_rpc": false,
+
   "wallet": {
     "host": "localhost",
     "port": 51573,