diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/nonce.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/nonce.py
index c475f7b3..af4a28b6 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/nonce.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/nonce.py
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ from cic_eth.db.models.base import SessionBase
 from cic_eth.db.models.otx import Otx
 from cic_eth.db.models.tx import TxCache
 from cic_eth.db.models.nonce import Nonce
-from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import lock_send
-from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import unlock_send
-from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import lock_queue
-from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import unlock_queue
-from cic_eth.queue.tx import get_tx
-from cic_eth.queue.tx import set_cancel
+from cic_eth.admin.ctrl import (
+        lock_send,
+        unlock_send,
+        lock_queue,
+        unlock_queue,
+        )
+from cic_eth.queue.tx import (
+        get_tx,
+        set_cancel,
+        )
 from cic_eth.queue.tx import create as queue_create
 from cic_eth.eth.util import unpack_signed_raw_tx
-from cic_eth.eth.task import sign_tx
-from cic_eth.eth.task import create_check_gas_and_send_task
+from cic_eth.eth.task import (
+        sign_tx,
+        create_check_gas_task,
+    )
 
 celery_app = celery.current_app
 logg = logging.getLogger()
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
index 402fd3a8..9cd947a9 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/api/api_admin.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from cic_registry import zero_content
 from cic_registry import CICRegistry
 from crypto_dev_signer.eth.web3ext import Web3 as Web3Ext
 from cic_registry.error import UnknownContractError
+from chainlib.eth.address import to_checksum_address
 
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.db.models.base import SessionBase
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ class AdminApi:
         :type address_hex: str, 0x-hex
         :raises ValueError: Invalid checksum address
         """
-        if not web3.Web3.isChecksumAddress(address_hex):
+        #if not web3.Web3.isChecksumAddress(address_hex):
+        if not to_checksum_address(address_hex):
             raise ValueError('invalid address')
         session = SessionBase.create_session()
         role = AccountRole.set(tag, address_hex) 
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
index 3b466693..ddb66bd8 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/account.py
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@ from chainlib.eth.sign import (
         sign_message,
         )
 from chainlib.eth.address import to_checksum_address
+from chainlib.eth.tx import TxFormat 
+from eth_accounts_index import AccountRegistry
 
 # local import
-from cic_eth.registry import safe_registry
-from cic_eth.eth import RpcClient
+#from cic_eth.registry import safe_registry
+#from cic_eth.eth import RpcClient
+from cic_eth_registry import CICRegistry
 from cic_eth.eth import registry_extra_identifiers
-from cic_eth.eth.task import sign_and_register_tx
-from cic_eth.eth.task import create_check_gas_and_send_task
+from cic_eth.eth.task import (
+        register_tx,
+        create_check_gas_task,
+        )
 from cic_eth.eth.factory import TxFactory
 from cic_eth.db.models.nonce import Nonce
 from cic_eth.db.models.base import SessionBase
@@ -39,6 +44,8 @@ from cic_eth.task import (
 #logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logg = logging.getLogger()
 celery_app = celery.current_app 
+#celery_app.log.setup_task_loggers(loglevel=logging.DEBUG)
+#celery_app.log.redirect_stdouts_to_logger(logg, loglevel=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 class AccountTxFactory(TxFactory):
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ def register(self, account_address, chain_str, writer_address=None):
         raise RoleMissingError(account_address)
 
     logg.debug('adding account address {} to index; writer {}'.format(account_address, writer_address))
-    queue = self.request.delivery_info['routing_key']
+    queue = self.request.delivery_info.get('routing_key')
 
 #    c = RpcClient(chain_spec, holder_address=writer_address)
 #    registry = safe_registry(c.w3)
@@ -222,11 +229,29 @@ def register(self, account_address, chain_str, writer_address=None):
 #    tx_add = txf.add(account_address, chain_spec, self.request.root_id, session=session)
 #    (tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex) = sign_and_register_tx(tx_add, chain_str, queue, 'cic_eth.eth.account.cache_account_data', session=session)
 
+    # Retrieve account index address
+    rpc = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'default')
+    reg = CICRegistry(chain_spec, rpc)
+    call_address = AccountRole.get_address('DEFAULT', session=session)
+    account_registry_address = reg.by_name('AccountRegistry', sender_address=call_address)
+   
+    # Generate and sign transaction
+    rpc_signer = RPCConnection.connect(chain_spec, 'signer')
+    nonce_oracle = self.create_nonce_oracle(writer_address, rpc)
+    gas_oracle = self.create_gas_oracle(rpc)
+    account_registry = AccountRegistry(signer=rpc_signer, nonce_oracle=nonce_oracle, gas_oracle=gas_oracle)
+    (tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex) = account_registry.add(account_registry_address, writer_address, account_address, tx_format=TxFormat.RLP_SIGNED)
+    #cache_task = 'cic_eth.eth.account.cache_account_data'
+    cache_task = None
 
+    # add transaction to queue
+    register_tx(tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex, chain_str, queue, cache_task=cache_task, session=session)
     session.commit()
     session.close()
 
-    gas_budget = tx_add['gas'] * tx_add['gasPrice']
+    return tx_hash_hex
+
+    #gas_budget = tx_add['gas'] * tx_add['gasPrice']
 
     logg.debug('register user tx {}'.format(tx_hash_hex))
     s = create_check_gas_and_send_task(
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/task.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/task.py
index c2d802b7..87e7385d 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/task.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/task.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import celery
 from chainlib.chain import ChainSpec
 from chainlib.eth.sign import sign_transaction
 from chainlib.connection import RPCConnection
+from chainlib.eth.tx import unpack
 from hexathon import (
         strip_0x,
         add_0x,
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ def sign_tx(tx, chain_str):
     return (tx_hash_hex, tx_transfer_signed['raw'],)
 
 
-def sign_and_register_tx(tx, chain_str, queue, cache_task=None, session=None):
+#def sign_and_register_tx(tx, chain_str, queue, cache_task=None, session=None):
+def register_tx(tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex, chain_str, queue, cache_task=None, session=None):
     """Signs the provided transaction, and adds it to the transaction queue cache (with status PENDING).
 
     :param tx: Standard ethereum transaction data
@@ -67,9 +69,11 @@ def sign_and_register_tx(tx, chain_str, queue, cache_task=None, session=None):
     :returns: Tuple; Transaction hash, signed raw transaction data
     :rtype: tuple
     """
-    (tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex) = sign_tx(tx, chain_str)
+    #(tx_hash_hex, tx_signed_raw_hex) = sign_tx(tx, chain_str)
 
     logg.debug('adding queue tx {}'.format(tx_hash_hex))
+    tx_signed_raw = bytes.fromhex(strip_0x(tx_signed_raw_hex))
+    tx = unpack(tx_signed_raw)
 
     queue_create(
         tx['nonce'],
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ def sign_and_register_tx(tx, chain_str, queue, cache_task=None, session=None):
 
 
 # TODO: rename as we will not be sending task in the chain, this is the responsibility of the dispatcher
-def create_check_gas_and_send_task(tx_signed_raws_hex, chain_str, holder_address, gas, tx_hashes_hex=None, queue=None):
+def create_check_gas_task(tx_signed_raws_hex, chain_str, holder_address, gas, tx_hashes_hex=None, queue=None):
     """Creates a celery task signature for a check_gas task that adds the task to the outgoing queue to be processed by the dispatcher.
 
     If tx_hashes_hex is not spefified, a preceding task chained to check_gas must supply the transaction hashes as its return value.
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/token.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/token.py
index c9f58438..dcf40683 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/token.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/token.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ from cic_eth.db.models.tx import TxCache
 from cic_eth.db.models.base import SessionBase
 from cic_eth.eth import RpcClient
 from cic_eth.error import TokenCountError, PermanentTxError, OutOfGasError, NotLocalTxError
-from cic_eth.eth.task import sign_and_register_tx
-from cic_eth.eth.task import create_check_gas_and_send_task
+from cic_eth.eth.task import (
+        register_tx,
+        create_check_gas_task,
+        )
 from cic_eth.eth.factory import TxFactory
 from cic_eth.eth.util import unpack_signed_raw_tx
 from cic_eth.ext.address import translate_address
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
index d54baceb..8238256a 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/eth/tx.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from chainlib.eth.tx import (
         receipt,
         )
 from chainlib.hash import keccak256_hex_to_hex
+from hexathon import add_0x
 
 
 # local imports
@@ -39,8 +40,11 @@ from cic_eth.queue.tx import get_nonce_tx
 from cic_eth.error import OutOfGasError
 from cic_eth.error import LockedError
 from cic_eth.eth.util import unpack_signed_raw_tx
-from cic_eth.eth.task import sign_and_register_tx, create_check_gas_and_send_task
-from cic_eth.eth.task import sign_tx
+from cic_eth.eth.task import (
+        register_tx,
+        create_check_gas_task,
+        sign_tx,
+        )
 from cic_eth.eth.nonce import NonceOracle
 from cic_eth.error import (
         AlreadyFillingGasError,
@@ -409,13 +413,11 @@ def send(self, txs, chain_str):
     tx_hex = txs[0]
     logg.debug('send transaction {}'.format(tx_hex))
 
-    tx_hash = add_0x(keccak256_hex_to_hex())
-    #tx_hash = web3.Web3.keccak(hexstr=tx_hex)
-    #tx_hash_hex = tx_hash.hex()
+    tx_hash_hex = add_0x(keccak256_hex_to_hex(tx_hex))
 
-    queue = self.request.delivery_info.get('routing_key', None)
+    queue = self.request.delivery_info.get('routing_key')
 
-    c = RpcClient(chain_spec)
+    #c = RpcClient(chain_spec)
     r = None
     s_set_sent = celery.signature(
         'cic_eth.queue.tx.set_sent_status',
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@ def send(self, txs, chain_str):
             ],
             queue=queue,
         )
+
+    return txs[1:]
+
     try:
         #r = c.w3.eth.send_raw_transaction(tx_hex)
         r = c.w3.eth.sendRawTransaction(tx_hex)
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
index c9043a1d..ceccdf24 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/task.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import uuid
 # external imports
 import celery
 import sqlalchemy
+from chainlib.eth.constant import ZERO_ADDRESS
+from chainlib.eth.nonce import RPCNonceOracle
+from chainlib.eth.gas import RPCGasOracle
 
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.error import (
@@ -23,9 +26,11 @@ celery_app = celery.current_app
 class BaseTask(celery.Task):
 
     session_func = SessionBase.create_session
+    call_address = ZERO_ADDRESS
+    create_nonce_oracle = RPCNonceOracle
+    create_gas_oracle = RPCGasOracle
 
     def create_session(self):
-        logg.warning('>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> session from base {}'.format(id(self.session_func)))
         return BaseTask.session_func()
 
     
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
index e8a322a3..af003258 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
 def celery_includes():
     return [
-        'cic_eth.eth.bancor',
+#        'cic_eth.eth.bancor',
         'cic_eth.eth.token',
         'cic_eth.eth.tx',
         'cic_eth.ext.tx',
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_role.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58a9fe5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# standard imports
+import logging
+
+# external imports
+import pytest
+from hexathon import add_0x
+from chainlib.eth.address import to_checksum_address
+
+# local imports
+from cic_eth.db.models.role import AccountRole
+
+logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def custodial_roles(
+    contract_roles,
+    eth_accounts,
+    init_database,
+    ):
+    r = {}
+    r.update(contract_roles)
+    r.update({
+        'DEFAULT': eth_accounts[0],
+            })
+    for k in r.keys():
+        role = AccountRole.set(k, r[k])
+        init_database.add(role)
+        logg.info('adding role {} -> {}'.format(k, r[k]))
+    init_database.commit()
+    return r
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def whoever(
+    init_eth_tester,
+    ):
+    return init_eth_tester.new_account()
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_account.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_account.py
index 6bf83d5b..54d6da56 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_account.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_account.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import time
 import pytest
 import celery
 from chainlib.connection import RPCConnection
+from eth_accounts_index import AccountRegistry
+from hexathon import strip_0x
 
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.error import OutOfGasError
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ from cic_eth.eth.account import AccountTxFactory
 logg = logging.getLogger()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip()
 def test_create_account(
         default_chain_spec,
         eth_rpc,
@@ -60,11 +63,14 @@ def test_register_account(
         default_chain_spec,
         account_registry,
         init_database,
+        init_eth_tester,
         eth_accounts,
         eth_rpc,
-        registry,
+        cic_registry,
         celery_session_worker,
         eth_empty_accounts,
+        custodial_roles,
+        call_sender,
         ):
 
     logg.debug('chainspec {}'.format(str(default_chain_spec)))
@@ -110,9 +116,13 @@ def test_register_account(
 
     init_eth_tester.mine_block()
 
-    assert account_registry.have(eth_empty_accounts[0])
+    c = AccountRegistry()
+    o = c.have(account_registry, eth_empty_accounts[0], sender_address=call_sender)
+    r = eth_rpc.do(o)
+    assert int(strip_0x(r), 16) == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip()
 def test_role_task(
     init_database,
     celery_session_worker,