diff --git a/block_pool.go b/block_pool.go
index 02eb65d47..803927f21 100644
--- a/block_pool.go
+++ b/block_pool.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (self *BlockPool) addBlock(b *types.Block, peer *Peer, newBlock bool) {
 			fmt.Println("1.", !self.eth.ChainManager().HasBlock(b.PrevHash), ethutil.Bytes2Hex(b.Hash()[0:4]), ethutil.Bytes2Hex(b.PrevHash[0:4]))
 			fmt.Println("2.", self.pool[string(b.PrevHash)] == nil)
 			fmt.Println("3.", !self.fetchingHashes)
-			if !self.eth.ChainManager().HasBlock(b.PrevHash) && self.pool[string(b.PrevHash)] == nil && !self.fetchingHashes {
+			if !self.eth.ChainManager().HasBlock(b.PrevHash) /*&& self.pool[string(b.PrevHash)] == nil*/ && !self.fetchingHashes {
 				poollogger.Infof("Unknown chain, requesting (%x...)\n", b.PrevHash[0:4])
 				peer.QueueMessage(wire.NewMessage(wire.MsgGetBlockHashesTy, []interface{}{b.Hash(), uint32(256)}))
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/ethereum/main.go b/cmd/ethereum/main.go
index 14921bf10..43551fb3a 100644
--- a/cmd/ethereum/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ethereum/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	ClientIdentifier = "Ethereum(G)"
-	Version          = "0.7.8"
+	Version          = "0.7.9"
 )
 
 var clilogger = logger.NewLogger("CLI")
diff --git a/cmd/mist/gui.go b/cmd/mist/gui.go
index 6a28b48f9..0b03cdc1b 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/gui.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/gui.go
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 		gui.loadAddressBook()
 		gui.loadMergedMiningOptions()
 		gui.setPeerInfo()
-		//gui.readPreviousTransactions()
 	}()
 
 	for _, plugin := range gui.plugins {
@@ -417,9 +416,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 		core.TxPostEvent{},
 	)
 
-	// nameReg := gui.pipe.World().Config().Get("NameReg")
-	// mux.Subscribe("object:"+string(nameReg.Address()), objectChan)
-
 	go func() {
 		defer events.Unsubscribe()
 		for {
diff --git a/cmd/mist/main.go b/cmd/mist/main.go
index 5503097f2..14336b4e8 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/main.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	ClientIdentifier = "Mist"
-	Version          = "0.7.8"
+	Version          = "0.7.9"
 )
 
 var ethereum *eth.Ethereum
diff --git a/core/chain_manager.go b/core/chain_manager.go
index 7d4aeaab6..150139def 100644
--- a/core/chain_manager.go
+++ b/core/chain_manager.go
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ func (bc *ChainManager) Reset() {
 
 	bc.genesisBlock.Trie().Sync()
 	// Prepare the genesis block
-	bc.add(bc.genesisBlock)
+	bc.write(bc.genesisBlock)
+	bc.insert(bc.genesisBlock)
 	bc.CurrentBlock = bc.genesisBlock
 
 	bc.SetTotalDifficulty(ethutil.Big("0"))
@@ -134,18 +135,18 @@ func (bc *ChainManager) Reset() {
 	bc.TD = ethutil.BigD(ethutil.Config.Db.LastKnownTD())
 }
 
-// Add a block to the chain and record addition information
-func (bc *ChainManager) add(block *types.Block) {
-	bc.writeBlockInfo(block)
-
+func (bc *ChainManager) insert(block *types.Block) {
+	encodedBlock := block.RlpEncode()
+	ethutil.Config.Db.Put([]byte("LastBlock"), encodedBlock)
 	bc.CurrentBlock = block
 	bc.LastBlockHash = block.Hash()
+}
+
+func (bc *ChainManager) write(block *types.Block) {
+	bc.writeBlockInfo(block)
 
 	encodedBlock := block.RlpEncode()
 	ethutil.Config.Db.Put(block.Hash(), encodedBlock)
-	ethutil.Config.Db.Put([]byte("LastBlock"), encodedBlock)
-
-	//chainlogger.Infof("Imported block #%d (%x...)\n", block.Number, block.Hash()[0:4])
 }
 
 // Accessors
@@ -266,9 +267,14 @@ func (self *ChainManager) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		self.add(block)
+		self.write(block)
 		if td.Cmp(self.TD) > 0 {
+			if block.Number.Cmp(new(big.Int).Add(self.CurrentBlock.Number, ethutil.Big1)) < 0 {
+				chainlogger.Infof("Split detected. New head #%v (%x), was #%v (%x)\n", block.Number, block.Hash()[:4], self.CurrentBlock.Number, self.CurrentBlock.Hash()[:4])
+			}
+
 			self.SetTotalDifficulty(td)
+			self.insert(block)
 		}
 
 		self.eventMux.Post(NewBlockEvent{block})
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index c350eb1a8..4f677cbef 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 func (self *Miner) reset() {
-	println("reset")
 	close(self.powQuitCh)
 	self.powQuitCh = make(chan struct{})
 }