diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/EthHandler.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/EthHandler.java
index 892e9d35..fa9029bd 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/EthHandler.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/EthHandler.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public class EthHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<EthMessage> {
                 processBlocks((BlocksMessage) msg);
                 break;
             case NEW_BLOCK:
+                msgQueue.receivedMessage(msg);
                 procesNewBlock((NewBlockMessage)msg);
             default:
                 break;
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/NewBlockMessage.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/NewBlockMessage.java
index 97c8e837..b27337e1 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/NewBlockMessage.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/net/eth/NewBlockMessage.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class NewBlockMessage extends EthMessage {
 	public String toString() {
 		if (!parsed) parse();
 
-        return "";
+        String blockString = this.getBlock().toString();
+        return "NEW_BLOCK [ " + blockString + " ]";
 	}
 }
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