diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
index 4378cf3a..17d773c6 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ from chainlib.eth.tx import (
         receipt,
         unpack,
         )
-from hexathon import strip_0x
+from chainlib.hash import keccak256_hex_to_hex
+from hexathon import (
+        strip_0x,
+        add_0x,
+        )
 from chainlib.eth.gas import balance
 
 # local imports
@@ -207,12 +211,12 @@ class AdminApi:
                 blocking_nonce = tx['nonce']
             nonce_otx = tx['nonce']
 
-        #nonce_cache = Nonce.get(address)
-        nonce_w3 = self.w3.eth.getTransactionCount(address, 'pending') 
+        nonce_cache = Nonce.get(address)
+        #nonce_w3 = self.w3.eth.getTransactionCount(address, 'pending') 
         
         return {
             'nonce': {
-                'network': nonce_w3,
+                'network': nonce_cache,
                 'queue': nonce_otx,
                 #'cache': nonce_cache,
                 'blocking': blocking_nonce,
@@ -334,7 +338,8 @@ class AdminApi:
             ValueError('Specify only one of hash or raw tx')
 
         if tx_raw != None:
-            tx_hash = self.w3.keccak(hexstr=tx_raw).hex()
+            tx_hash = add_0x(keccak256_hex_to_hex(tx_raw))
+            #tx_hash = self.w3.keccak(hexstr=tx_raw).hex()
 
         s = celery.signature(
             'cic_eth.queue.tx.get_tx_cache',
@@ -347,19 +352,21 @@ class AdminApi:
         source_token = None
         if tx['source_token'] != ZERO_ADDRESS:
             try:
-                source_token = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['source_token']).contract
+                source_token = registry.by_address(tx['source_token'])
+                #source_token = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['source_token']).contract
             except UnknownContractError:
-                source_token_contract = self.w3.eth.contract(abi=CICRegistry.abi('ERC20'), address=tx['source_token'])
-                source_token = CICRegistry.add_token(chain_spec, source_token_contract)
+                #source_token_contract = self.w3.eth.contract(abi=CICRegistry.abi('ERC20'), address=tx['source_token'])
+                #source_token = CICRegistry.add_token(chain_spec, source_token_contract)
                 logg.warning('unknown source token contract {}'.format(tx['source_token']))
 
         destination_token = None
         if tx['source_token'] != ZERO_ADDRESS:
             try:
-                destination_token = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['destination_token'])
+                #destination_token = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['destination_token'])
+                destination_token = registry.by_address(tx['destination_token'])
             except UnknownContractError:
-                destination_token_contract = self.w3.eth.contract(abi=CICRegistry.abi('ERC20'), address=tx['source_token'])
-                destination_token = CICRegistry.add_token(chain_spec, destination_token_contract)
+                #destination_token_contract = self.w3.eth.contract(abi=CICRegistry.abi('ERC20'), address=tx['source_token'])
+                #destination_token = CICRegistry.add_token(chain_spec, destination_token_contract)
                 logg.warning('unknown destination token contract {}'.format(tx['destination_token']))
 
         tx['sender_description'] = 'Custodial account'
@@ -371,7 +378,7 @@ class AdminApi:
             try:
                 #sender_contract = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['sender'])
                 sender_contract = registry.by_address(tx['sender'], sender_address=self.call_address)
-                tx['sender_description'] = 'Contract {}'.format(sender_contract.identifier())
+                tx['sender_description'] = 'Contract at {}'.format(tx['sender']) #sender_contract)
             except UnknownContractError:
                 tx['sender_description'] = 'Unknown contract'
             except KeyError as e:
@@ -407,8 +414,9 @@ class AdminApi:
         r = self.rpc.do(o)
         if len(strip_0x(r, allow_empty=True)) > 0:
             try:
-                recipient_contract = CICRegistry.get_address(chain_spec, tx['recipient'])
-                tx['recipient_description'] = 'Contract {}'.format(recipient_contract.identifier())
+                #recipient_contract = CICRegistry.by_address(tx['recipient'])
+                recipient_contract = registry.by_address(tx['recipient'])
+                tx['recipient_description'] = 'Contract at {}'.format(tx['recipient']) #recipient_contract)
             except UnknownContractError as e:
                 tx['recipient_description'] = 'Unknown contract'
             except KeyError as e:
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
index 7ffe0b53..4d021fa1 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ class NonceReservation(SessionBase):
         q = q.filter(NonceReservation.address_hex==address)
         o = q.first()
 
-        nonce = None
+        r = None
         if o != None:
-            nonce = o.nonce
+            r = (o.key, o.nonce)
 
         session.flush()
 
         SessionBase.release_session(session)
 
-        return nonce
+        return r
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -153,31 +153,33 @@ class NonceReservation(SessionBase):
 
         session = SessionBase.bind_session(session)
 
-        nonce = NonceReservation.peek(address, key, session=session)
-
-        q = session.query(NonceReservation)
-        q = q.filter(NonceReservation.address_hex==address)
-        q = q.filter(NonceReservation.key==key)
-        o = q.first()
+        o = NonceReservation.peek(address, key, session=session)
 
         if o == None:
-            raise IntegrityError('nonce {} for key {} address {}'.format(nonce, key, address))
             SessionBase.release_session(session)
+            raise IntegrityError('"release" called on key {} address {} which does not exists'.format(key, address))
+
+        q = session.query(NonceReservation)
+        q = q.filter(NonceReservation.key==key)
+        q = q.filter(NonceReservation.address_hex==address)
+        o = q.first()
+        r = (o.key, o.nonce)
 
         session.delete(o)
         session.flush()
 
         SessionBase.release_session(session)
 
-        return nonce
+        return r
 
 
     @staticmethod
     def next(address, key, session=None):
         session = SessionBase.bind_session(session)
 
-        if NonceReservation.peek(address, key, session) != None:
-            raise IntegrityError('nonce for key {} address {}'.format(key, address))
+        o = NonceReservation.peek(address, key, session)
+        if o != None:
+            raise IntegrityError('"next" called on nonce for key {} address {} during active key {}'.format(key, address, o[0]))
 
         nonce = Nonce.next(address, session=session)
 
@@ -186,7 +188,8 @@ class NonceReservation(SessionBase):
         o.key = key
         o.address_hex = address
         session.add(o)
+        r = (key, nonce)
        
         SessionBase.release_session(session)
 
-        return nonce
+        return r
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
index 1eebec32..e22d5252 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def register(self, account_address, chain_spec_dict, writer_address=None):
 
     if writer_address == ZERO_ADDRESS:
         session.close()
-        raise RoleMissingError(account_address)
+        raise RoleMissingError('writer address for regsistering {}'.format(account_address))
 
     logg.debug('adding account address {} to index; writer {}'.format(account_address, writer_address))
     queue = self.request.delivery_info.get('routing_key')
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ def register(self, account_address, chain_spec_dict, writer_address=None):
     rpc = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'default')
     registry = CICRegistry(chain_spec, rpc)
     call_address = AccountRole.get_address('DEFAULT', session=session)
+    if writer_address == ZERO_ADDRESS:
+        session.close()
+        raise RoleMissingError('call address for resgistering {}'.format(account_address))
     account_registry_address = registry.by_name('AccountRegistry', sender_address=call_address)
    
     # Generate and sign transaction
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/nonce.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/nonce.py
index 729d033c..fa15ad79 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/nonce.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/nonce.py
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ class CustodialTaskNonceOracle():
         :returns: Nonce
         :rtype: number
         """
-        return NonceReservation.release(self.address, self.uuid, session=self.session)
+        r = NonceReservation.release(self.address, self.uuid, session=self.session)
+        return r[1]
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
index 5586e02e..8959d06c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ def resend_with_higher_gas(self, txold_hash_hex, chain_str, gas=None, default_fa
 @celery_app.task(bind=True, base=CriticalSQLAlchemyTask)
 def reserve_nonce(self, chained_input, signer_address=None):
 
+    self.log_banner()
+
     session = SessionBase.create_session()
 
     address = None
@@ -464,7 +466,8 @@ def reserve_nonce(self, chained_input, signer_address=None):
         raise ValueError('invalid result when resolving address for nonce {}'.format(address))
 
     root_id = self.request.root_id
-    nonce = NonceReservation.next(address, root_id)
+    r = NonceReservation.next(address, root_id)
+    logg.debug('nonce {} reserved for address {} task {}'.format(r[1], address, r[0]))
 
     session.commit()
 
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
index a91604ae..6b228cc0 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/queue/tx.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def get_nonce_tx(nonce, sender, chain_id):
     txs = {}
     for r in q.all():
         tx_signed_bytes = bytes.fromhex(r.signed_tx[2:])
-        tx = unpack_signed_raw_tx(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
+        tx = unpack(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
         if sender == None or tx['from'] == sender:
             txs[r.tx_hash] = r.signed_tx
 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def get_paused_txs(status=None, sender=None, chain_id=0, session=None):
 
     for r in q.all():
         tx_signed_bytes = bytes.fromhex(r.signed_tx[2:])
-        tx = unpack_signed_raw_tx(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
+        tx = unpack(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
         if sender == None or tx['from'] == sender:
             #gas += tx['gas'] * tx['gasPrice']
             txs[r.tx_hash] = r.signed_tx
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def get_upcoming_tx(status=StatusEnum.READYSEND, recipient=None, before=None, ch
             continue
 
         tx_signed_bytes = bytes.fromhex(o.signed_tx[2:])
-        tx = unpack_signed_raw_tx(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
+        tx = unpack(tx_signed_bytes, chain_id)
         txs[o.tx_hash] = o.signed_tx
         
         q = session.query(TxCache)
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/dispatcher.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/dispatcher.py
index 928ae2d4..1465b3b7 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/dispatcher.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/dispatcher.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import celery
 from cic_eth_registry import CICRegistry
 from chainlib.chain import ChainSpec
 from chainlib.eth.tx import unpack
+from chainlib.connection import RPCConnection
 from chainsyncer.error import SyncDone
 from hexathon import strip_0x
 
 # local imports
 import cic_eth
-from cic_eth.eth import RpcClient
 from cic_eth.db import SessionBase
 from cic_eth.db.enum import StatusEnum
 from cic_eth.db.enum import StatusBits
@@ -40,17 +40,14 @@ from cic_eth.error import (
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
 logg = logging.getLogger()
-logging.getLogger('websockets.protocol').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-logging.getLogger('web3.RequestManager').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-logging.getLogger('web3.providers.WebsocketProvider').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-logging.getLogger('web3.providers.HTTPProvider').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
 
 config_dir = os.path.join('/usr/local/etc/cic-eth')
 
 argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='daemon that monitors transactions in new blocks')
-argparser.add_argument('-p', '--provider', dest='p', type=str, help='rpc provider')
+argparser.add_argument('-p', '--provider', default='http://localhost:8545', dest='p', type=str, help='rpc provider')
 argparser.add_argument('-c', type=str, default=config_dir, help='config root to use')
+argparser.add_argument('-i', '--chain-spec', dest='i', type=str, help='chain spec')
 argparser.add_argument('--env-prefix', default=os.environ.get('CONFINI_ENV_PREFIX'), dest='env_prefix', type=str, help='environment prefix for variables to overwrite configuration')
 argparser.add_argument('-q', type=str, default='cic-eth', help='celery queue to submit transaction tasks to')
 argparser.add_argument('-v', help='be verbose', action='store_true')
@@ -67,6 +64,11 @@ os.makedirs(config_dir, 0o777, True)
 config = confini.Config(config_dir, args.env_prefix)
 config.process()
 # override args
+args_override = {
+        'CIC_CHAIN_SPEC': getattr(args, 'i'),
+        'ETH_PROVIDER': getattr(args, 'p'),
+        }
+config.dict_override(args_override, 'cli flag')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'DATABASE')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'SSL')
 logg.debug('config loaded from {}:\n{}'.format(config_dir, config))
@@ -80,11 +82,10 @@ SessionBase.connect(dsn, debug=config.true('DATABASE_DEBUG'))
 
 chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'))
 
-RPCConnection.registry_location(args.p, chain_spec, tag='default')
+RPCConnection.register_location(config.get('ETH_PROVIDER'), chain_spec, tag='default')
 
 run = True
 
-
 class DispatchSyncer:
 
     yield_delay = 0.005
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ class DispatchSyncer:
         chain_str = str(self.chain_spec)
         for k in txs.keys():
             tx_raw = txs[k]
-            #tx = unpack_signed_raw_tx_hex(tx_raw, self.chain_spec.chain_id())
             tx_raw_bytes = bytes.fromhex(strip_0x(tx_raw))
             tx = unpack(tx_raw_bytes, self.chain_spec.chain_id())
             
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class DispatchSyncer:
                 'cic_eth.admin.ctrl.check_lock',
                 [
                     [tx_raw],
-                    chain_str,
+                    self.chain_spec.asdict(),
                     LockEnum.QUEUE,
                     tx['from'],
                     ],
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class DispatchSyncer:
             s_send = celery.signature(
                     'cic_eth.eth.tx.send',
                     [
-                        chain_str,      
+                        self.chain_spec.asdict(),
                         ], 
                     queue=queue,
                     )
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ class DispatchSyncer:
 
 def main(): 
     syncer = DispatchSyncer(chain_spec)
+    conn = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'default')
     try:
-        syncer.loop(c.w3, float(config.get('DISPATCHER_LOOP_INTERVAL')))
+        syncer.loop(conn, float(config.get('DISPATCHER_LOOP_INTERVAL')))
     except SyncDone as e:
         sys.stderr.write("dispatcher done at block {}\n".format(e))
 
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tasker.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
index bb9b9231..2c679524 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/tasker.py
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ config = confini.Config(args.c, args.env_prefix)
 config.process()
 # override args
 args_override = {
-        'ETH_ABI_DIR': getattr(args, 'abi_dir'),
         'CIC_CHAIN_SPEC': getattr(args, 'i'),
         'CIC_REGISTRY_ADDRESS': getattr(args, 'r'),
         'ETH_PROVIDER': getattr(args, 'p'),
         'TASKS_TRACE_QUEUE_STATUS': getattr(args, 'trace_queue_status'),
         }
+config.add(args.q, '_CELERY_QUEUE', True)
 config.dict_override(args_override, 'cli flag')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'DATABASE')
 config.censor('PASSWORD', 'SSL')
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/view.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/view.py
index fa8cc75d..de27ce93 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/view.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/view.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'))
 
 rpc = EthHTTPConnection(args.p)
 
-registry_address = args.r
+registry_address = config.get('CIC_REGISTRY_ADDRESS')
 
 admin_api = AdminApi(rpc)
 
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ def main():
     renderer = render_tx
     if len(config.get('_QUERY')) > 66:
         registry = connect_registry(registry_address, chain_spec, rpc)
-        txs = [admin_api.tx(chain_spec, tx_raw=config.get('_QUERY'))]
+        txs = [admin_api.tx(chain_spec, tx_raw=config.get('_QUERY'), registry=registry)]
     elif len(config.get('_QUERY')) > 42:
         registry = connect_registry(registry_address, chain_spec, rpc)
-        txs = [admin_api.tx(chain_spec, tx_hash=config.get('_QUERY'))]
+        txs = [admin_api.tx(chain_spec, tx_hash=config.get('_QUERY'), registry=registry)]
     elif len(config.get('_QUERY')) == 42:
         registry = connect_registry(registry_address, chain_spec, rpc)
         txs = admin_api.account(chain_spec, config.get('_QUERY'), include_recipient=False)
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
index 790950cc..e95f482f 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class BaseTask(celery.Task):
     def create_session(self):
         return BaseTask.session_func()
 
+
+    def log_banner(self):
+        logg.debug('task {} root uuid {}'.format(self.__class__.__name__, self.request.root_id))
+        return
+
     
 class CriticalTask(BaseTask):
     retry_jitter = True
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
index 81f5c031..caf7d760 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-cic-base~=0.1.2a41
+cic-base~=0.1.2a42
 celery==4.4.7
-crypto-dev-signer~=0.4.14a14
+crypto-dev-signer~=0.4.14a16
 confini~=0.3.6rc3
 cic-eth-registry~=0.5.4a7
 #cic-bancor~=0.0.6
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
index bd4c62d6..7a812347 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ WORKDIR /home/grassroots
 USER grassroots
 
 ARG pip_extra_index_url=https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433
-ARG cic_base_version=0.1.2a41
+ARG cic_base_version=0.1.2a43
 ARG cic_eth_version=0.10.1a5+build.47c9f168
-ARG sarafu_faucet_version=0.1.2a11
+ARG sarafu_faucet_version=0.0.2a11
 ARG cic_contracts_version=0.0.2a2
 RUN pip install --user --extra-index-url $pip_extra_index_url cic-base[full_graph]==$cic_base_version \
 	cic-eth==$cic_eth_version \
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/seed_cic_eth.sh b/apps/contract-migration/seed_cic_eth.sh
index 4df918fd..225b2cfa 100755
--- a/apps/contract-migration/seed_cic_eth.sh
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/seed_cic_eth.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ set -a
 
 # get required addresses from registries
 DEV_TOKEN_INDEX_ADDRESS=`eth-contract-registry-list -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC -p $ETH_PROVIDER -r $CIC_REGISTRY_ADDRESS -f brief TokenRegistry`
+DEV_ACCOUNTS_INDEX_ADDRESS=`eth-contract-registry-list -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC -p $ETH_PROVIDER -r $CIC_REGISTRY_ADDRESS -f brief AccountRegistry`
 DEV_RESERVE_ADDRESS=`eth-token-index-list -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC -p $ETH_PROVIDER -a $DEV_TOKEN_INDEX_ADDRESS -f brief SRF`
 
 >&2 echo "create account for gas gifter"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ cic-eth-tag -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC TRANSFER_AUTHORIZATION_OWNER $DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_TRA
 DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER=`cic-eth-create $debug --redis-host-callback=$REDIS_HOST --redis-port-callback=$REDIS_PORT --no-register`
 echo DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER=$DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER >> $env_out_file
 cic-eth-tag -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER $DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER
+eth-accounts-index-writer -y $keystore_file -i $CIC_CHAIN_SPEC -p $ETH_PROVIDER -a $DEV_ACCOUNTS_INDEX_ADDRESS $debug $DEV_ETH_ACCOUNT_ACCOUNT_REGISTRY_WRITER
 
 # Transfer gas to custodial gas provider adddress
 >&2 echo gift gas to gas gifter