diff --git a/ethcore/src/client.rs b/ethcore/src/client.rs
index 26535c46c..9b11bd408 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/client.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/client.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 	fn block_body(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<Bytes> {
 		self.chain.read().unwrap().block(hash).map(|bytes| {
 			let rlp = Rlp::new(&bytes);
-			let mut body = RlpStream::new();
+			let mut body = RlpStream::new_list(2);
 			body.append_raw(rlp.at(1).as_raw(), 1);
 			body.append_raw(rlp.at(2).as_raw(), 1);
 			body.out()
diff --git a/ethcore/src/tests/client.rs b/ethcore/src/tests/client.rs
index 697647187..b379f683e 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/tests/client.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/tests/client.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ fn returns_chain_info() {
 	assert_eq!(info.best_block_hash, block.header().hash());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn returns_block_body() {
+	let dummy_block = get_good_dummy_block();
+	let client_result = get_test_client_with_blocks(vec![dummy_block.clone()]);
+	let client = client_result.reference();
+	let block = BlockView::new(&dummy_block);
+	let body = client.block_body(&block.header().hash()).unwrap();
+	let body = Rlp::new(&body);
+	assert_eq!(body.item_count(), 2);
+	assert_eq!(body.at(0).as_raw()[..], block.rlp().at(1).as_raw()[..]);
+	assert_eq!(body.at(1).as_raw()[..], block.rlp().at(2).as_raw()[..]);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn imports_block_sequence() {
 	let client_result = generate_dummy_client(6);