diff --git a/rpc/api.go b/rpc/api.go
index c046c22fed..660bb32513 100644
--- a/rpc/api.go
+++ b/rpc/api.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 			return err
 		}
 
-		block := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.BlockHash))
+		block := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.BlockHash), false)
 		*reply = common.ToHex(big.NewInt(int64(len(block.Transactions))).Bytes())
 	case "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber":
 		args := new(GetBlockByNumberArgs)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 			return err
 		}
 
-		block := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber))
+		block := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber), false)
 		*reply = common.ToHex(big.NewInt(int64(len(block.Transactions))).Bytes())
 	case "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash":
 		args := new(GetBlockByHashArgs)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.BlockHash)
-		br := NewBlockRes(block)
+		br := NewBlockRes(block, false)
 		*reply = common.ToHex(big.NewInt(int64(len(br.Uncles))).Bytes())
 	case "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber":
 		args := new(GetBlockByNumberArgs)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber)
-		br := NewBlockRes(block)
+		br := NewBlockRes(block, false)
 		*reply = common.ToHex(big.NewInt(int64(len(br.Uncles))).Bytes())
 	case "eth_getData", "eth_getCode":
 		args := new(GetDataArgs)
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.BlockHash)
-		br := NewBlockRes(block)
-		br.fullTx = args.IncludeTxs
+		br := NewBlockRes(block, true)
 
 		*reply = br
 	case "eth_getBlockByNumber":
@@ -190,8 +189,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber)
-		br := NewBlockRes(block)
-		br.fullTx = args.IncludeTxs
+		br := NewBlockRes(block, true)
 
 		*reply = br
 	case "eth_getTransactionByHash":
@@ -214,8 +212,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.Hash)
-		br := NewBlockRes(block)
-		br.fullTx = true
+		br := NewBlockRes(block, true)
 
 		if args.Index >= int64(len(br.Transactions)) || args.Index < 0 {
 			return NewValidationError("Index", "does not exist")
@@ -228,8 +225,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber)
-		v := NewBlockRes(block)
-		v.fullTx = true
+		v := NewBlockRes(block, true)
 
 		if args.Index >= int64(len(v.Transactions)) || args.Index < 0 {
 			return NewValidationError("Index", "does not exist")
@@ -241,14 +237,14 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 			return err
 		}
 
-		br := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.Hash))
+		br := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(args.Hash), false)
 
 		if args.Index >= int64(len(br.Uncles)) || args.Index < 0 {
 			return NewValidationError("Index", "does not exist")
 		}
 
 		uhash := br.Uncles[args.Index]
-		uncle := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(uhash.String()))
+		uncle := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(uhash.String()), false)
 
 		*reply = uncle
 	case "eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex":
@@ -258,15 +254,14 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 		}
 
 		block := api.xeth().EthBlockByNumber(args.BlockNumber)
-		v := NewBlockRes(block)
-		v.fullTx = true
+		v := NewBlockRes(block, true)
 
 		if args.Index >= int64(len(v.Uncles)) || args.Index < 0 {
 			return NewValidationError("Index", "does not exist")
 		}
 
 		uhash := v.Uncles[args.Index]
-		uncle := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(uhash.String()))
+		uncle := NewBlockRes(api.xeth().EthBlockByHash(uhash.String()), false)
 
 		*reply = uncle
 	case "eth_getCompilers":
diff --git a/rpc/responses.go b/rpc/responses.go
index 3e9293fbb1..9e1170c321 100644
--- a/rpc/responses.go
+++ b/rpc/responses.go
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ type BlockRes struct {
 	Uncles          []*hexdata        `json:"uncles"`
 }
 
-func NewBlockRes(block *types.Block) *BlockRes {
+func NewBlockRes(block *types.Block, fullTx bool) *BlockRes {
+	// TODO respect fullTx flag
+
 	if block == nil {
 		return &BlockRes{}
 	}
 
 	res := new(BlockRes)
+	res.fullTx = fullTx
 	res.BlockNumber = newHexNum(block.Number())
 	res.BlockHash = newHexData(block.Hash())
 	res.ParentHash = newHexData(block.ParentHash())
diff --git a/rpc/responses_test.go b/rpc/responses_test.go
index 5c6c6a895b..43924151a4 100644
--- a/rpc/responses_test.go
+++ b/rpc/responses_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestNewBlockRes(t *testing.T) {
 		"timestamp": reNum,
 	}
 
-	v := NewBlockRes(block)
+	v := NewBlockRes(block, false)
 	j, _ := json.Marshal(v)
 
 	for k, re := range tests {