diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
index 66dd94c9..5586e02e 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def reserve_nonce(self, chained_input, signer_address=None):
 
 
 @celery_app.task(bind=True, throws=(NotFoundEthException,), base=CriticalWeb3Task)
-def sync_tx(self, tx_hash_hex, chain_str):
+def sync_tx(self, tx_hash_hex, chain_spec_dict):
     """Force update of network status of a simgle transaction
 
     :param tx_hash_hex: Transaction hash
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ def sync_tx(self, tx_hash_hex, chain_str):
     :type chain_str: str
     """
 
-    queue = self.request.delivery_info['routing_key']
+    queue = self.request.delivery_info.get('routing_key')
 
-    chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(chain_str)
+    chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_dict(chain_spec_dict)
 
-    conn = RPCConnection.connect()
+    conn = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'default')
     o = transaction(tx_hash_hex)
     tx = conn.do(o)
 
@@ -495,8 +495,7 @@ def sync_tx(self, tx_hash_hex, chain_str):
     try:
         o = receipt(tx_hash_hex)
         rcpt = conn.do(o)
-        #rcpt = c.w3.eth.getTransactionReceipt(tx_hash_hex)
-    except NotFoundEthException as e: #web3.exceptions.TransactionNotFound as e:
+    except NotFoundEthException as e:
         pass
 
     if rcpt != None:
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tracker.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
index 4fe598f1..f9f91629 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tracker.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ SessionBase.connect(dsn, pool_size=16, debug=config.true('DATABASE_DEBUG'))
 
 chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'))
 
-RPCConnection.register_location(config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'), chain_spec, 'default')
+#RPCConnection.register_location(config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'), chain_spec, 'default')
+cic_base.rpc.setup(chain_spec, config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'))
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
index 48e64243..45915cc8 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-cic-base~=0.1.2a22
-web3==5.12.2
+cic-base~=0.1.2a23
 celery==4.4.7
 crypto-dev-signer~=0.4.14a8
 confini~=0.3.6rc3
-cic-eth-registry~=0.5.4a4
+cic-eth-registry~=0.5.4a5
 #cic-bancor~=0.0.6
 redis==3.5.3
 alembic==1.4.2
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_send.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_tx.py
similarity index 91%
rename from apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_send.py
rename to apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_tx.py
index 48c9fbb2..9251e3b7 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_send.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_task_tx.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from cic_eth.eth.tx import cache_gas_data
 logg = logging.getLogger()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip()
 def test_tx_send(
         init_database,
         default_chain_spec,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def test_tx_send(
         eth_signer,
         agent_roles,
         contract_roles,
-        celery_worker,
+        celery_session_worker,
         ):
 
     chain_id = default_chain_spec.chain_id()
@@ -56,3 +57,12 @@ def test_tx_send(
     o = receipt(tx_hash_hex)
     rcpt = eth_rpc.do(o)
     assert rcpt['status'] == 1
+
+
+def test_sync_tx(
+        default_chain_spec,
+        eth_rpc,
+        eth_signer,
+        celery_worker,
+        ):
+    pass