diff --git a/cmd/eris-db.go b/cmd/eris-db.go
index 818ab4c15c8fea753eeaf2dd960a23f296f2fd48..f67501ecc8acb7b116bcdb60e24e0190b0f3df84 100644
--- a/cmd/eris-db.go
+++ b/cmd/eris-db.go
@@ -17,25 +17,25 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-  "os"
-  "strconv"
-  "strings"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
-  cobra "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	cobra "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-  log         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
+	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-  definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-  version     "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
 )
 
 // Global Do struct
 var do *definitions.Do
 
-var ErisDbCmd = &cobra.Command {
-  Use:   "eris-db",
-  Short: "Eris-DB is the heart of the eris chain.",
-  Long:  `Eris-DB is the heart of the eris chain.  Eris-DB combines
+var ErisDbCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "eris-db",
+	Short: "Eris-DB is the heart of the eris chain.",
+	Long: `Eris-DB is the heart of the eris chain.  Eris-DB combines
 a modular consensus engine and application manager to run a chain to suit
 your needs.
 
@@ -43,27 +43,27 @@ Made with <3 by Eris Industries.
 
 Complete documentation is available at https://docs.erisindustries.com
 ` + "\nVERSION:\n " + version.VERSION,
-  PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-
-    log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
-    if do.Verbose {
-      log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-    } else if do.Debug {
-      log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
-    }
-  },
-  Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { cmd.Help() },
+	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+		log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
+		if do.Verbose {
+			log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+		} else if do.Debug {
+			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+		}
+	},
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { cmd.Help() },
 }
 
 func Execute() {
-  InitErisDb()
-  AddGlobalFlags()
-  AddCommands()
-  ErisDbCmd.Execute()
+	InitErisDb()
+	AddGlobalFlags()
+	AddCommands()
+	ErisDbCmd.Execute()
 }
 
 func InitErisDb() {
-  // initialise an empty do struct for command execution
+	// initialise an empty do struct for command execution
 	do = definitions.NowDo()
 }
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func AddGlobalFlags() {
 }
 
 func AddCommands() {
-  buildServeCommand()
-  ErisDbCmd.AddCommand(ServeCmd)
+	buildServeCommand()
+	ErisDbCmd.AddCommand(ServeCmd)
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ func AddCommands() {
 // defaultVerbose is set to false unless the ERIS_DB_VERBOSE environment
 // variable is set to a parsable boolean.
 func defaultVerbose() bool {
-  return setDefaultBool("ERIS_DB_VERBOSE", false)
+	return setDefaultBool("ERIS_DB_VERBOSE", false)
 }
 
 // defaultDebug is set to false unless the ERIS_DB_DEBUG environment
 // variable is set to a parsable boolean.
 func defaultDebug() bool {
-  return setDefaultBool("ERIS_DB_DEBUG", false)
+	return setDefaultBool("ERIS_DB_DEBUG", false)
 }
 
 // setDefaultBool returns the provided default value if the environment variab;e
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func setDefaultBool(environmentVariable string, defaultValue bool) bool {
 	value := os.Getenv(environmentVariable)
 	if value != "" {
 		if parsedValue, err := strconv.ParseBool(value); err == nil {
-  		return parsedValue
-    }
+			return parsedValue
+		}
 	}
 	return defaultValue
 }
diff --git a/cmd/eris-db/main.go b/cmd/eris-db/main.go
index 4d37dac57b6b08a376af11b3f38663d3f6118abd..47870377f4123834fe8b1c99474c08819da54c12 100644
--- a/cmd/eris-db/main.go
+++ b/cmd/eris-db/main.go
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-  commands.Execute()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	commands.Execute()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 7341d340952ab56b5680f7bedba5c9bcc89753ec..57e3e9ca4a891bc4f33bc01ead8cb110a153f9bf 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -17,55 +17,55 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-  "os"
-  "path"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 
-  cobra "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	cobra "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-  log  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
+	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-  core "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core"
-  util "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
+	core "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core"
+	util "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
 )
 
-var ServeCmd = &cobra.Command {
-  Use:   "serve",
-  Short: "Eris-DB serve starts an eris-db node with client API enabled by default.",
-  Long:  `Eris-DB serve starts an eris-db node with client API enabled by default.
+var ServeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "serve",
+	Short: "Eris-DB serve starts an eris-db node with client API enabled by default.",
+	Long: `Eris-DB serve starts an eris-db node with client API enabled by default.
 The Eris-DB node is modularly configured for the consensus engine and application
 manager.  The client API can be disabled.`,
-  Example: `$ eris-db serve -- will start the Eris-DB node based on the configuration file "server_config.toml" in the current working directory
+	Example: `$ eris-db serve -- will start the Eris-DB node based on the configuration file "server_config.toml" in the current working directory
 $ eris-db serve --work-dir <path-to-working-directory> -- will start the Eris-DB node based on the configuration file "server_config.toml" in the provided working directory`,
-  PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-    // if WorkDir was not set by a flag or by $ERIS_DB_WORKDIR
-    // NOTE [ben]: we can consider an `Explicit` flag that eliminates
-    // the use of any assumptions while starting Eris-DB
-    if do.WorkDir == "" {
-      if currentDirectory, err := os.Getwd(); err != nil {
-        log.Fatalf("No directory provided and failed to get current working directory: %v", err)
-        os.Exit(1)
-      } else {
-
-        do.WorkDir = currentDirectory
-      }
-    }
-    if !util.IsDir(do.WorkDir) {
-      log.Fatalf("Provided working directory %s is not a directory", do.WorkDir)
-    }
-  },
-  Run: Serve,
+	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// if WorkDir was not set by a flag or by $ERIS_DB_WORKDIR
+		// NOTE [ben]: we can consider an `Explicit` flag that eliminates
+		// the use of any assumptions while starting Eris-DB
+		if do.WorkDir == "" {
+			if currentDirectory, err := os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("No directory provided and failed to get current working directory: %v", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			} else {
+
+				do.WorkDir = currentDirectory
+			}
+		}
+		if !util.IsDir(do.WorkDir) {
+			log.Fatalf("Provided working directory %s is not a directory", do.WorkDir)
+		}
+	},
+	Run: Serve,
 }
 
 // build the serve subcommand
 func buildServeCommand() {
-  addServeFlags()
+	addServeFlags()
 }
 
 func addServeFlags() {
-  ServeCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&do.WorkDir, "work-dir", "w",
-    defaultWorkDir(), "specify the working directory for the chain to run.  If omitted, and no path set in $ERIS_DB_WORKDIR, the current working directory is taken.")
-  ServeCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&do.DataDir, "data-dir", "a",
-    defaultDataDir(), "specify the data directory.  If omitted and not set in $ERIS_DB_DATADIR, <working_directory>/data is taken.")
+	ServeCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&do.WorkDir, "work-dir", "w",
+		defaultWorkDir(), "specify the working directory for the chain to run.  If omitted, and no path set in $ERIS_DB_WORKDIR, the current working directory is taken.")
+	ServeCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&do.DataDir, "data-dir", "a",
+		defaultDataDir(), "specify the data directory.  If omitted and not set in $ERIS_DB_DATADIR, <working_directory>/data is taken.")
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,93 +75,92 @@ func addServeFlags() {
 // After the setup succeeds, serve() starts the core and halts for core to
 // terminate.
 func Serve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-  // load configuration from a single location to avoid a wrong configuration
-  // file is loaded.
-  if err := do.ReadConfig(do.WorkDir, "server_config", "toml"); err != nil {
-    log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-        "directory": do.WorkDir,
-        "file": "server_config.toml",
-      }).Fatalf("Fatal error reading configuration")
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  // load chain_id for assertion
-  if do.ChainId = do.Config.GetString("chain.assert_chain_id");
-    do.ChainId == "" {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to read non-empty string for ChainId from config.")
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  // load the genesis file path
-  do.GenesisFile = path.Join(do.WorkDir,
-    do.Config.GetString("chain.genesis_file"))
-  if do.Config.GetString("chain.genesis_file") == "" {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to read non-empty string for genesis file from config.")
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  // Ensure data directory is set and accessible
-  if err := do.InitialiseDataDirectory(); err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to initialise data directory (%s): %v", do.DataDir, err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-    "chainId": do.ChainId,
-    "workingDirectory": do.WorkDir,
-    "dataDirectory": do.DataDir,
-    "genesisFile": do.GenesisFile,
-    }).Info("Eris-DB serve configuring")
-
-  consensusConfig, err := core.LoadConsensusModuleConfig(do)
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to load consensus module configuration: %s.", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-
-  managerConfig, err := core.LoadApplicationManagerModuleConfig(do)
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to load application manager module configuration: %s.", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-    "consensusModule": consensusConfig.Version,
-    "applicationManager": managerConfig.Version,
-  }).Debug("Modules configured")
-
-  newCore, err := core.NewCore(do.ChainId, consensusConfig, managerConfig)
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to load core: %s", err)
-  }
-
-  serverConfig, err := core.LoadServerConfig(do)
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to load server configuration: %s.", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  serverProcess, err := newCore.NewGatewayV0(serverConfig)
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to load servers: %s.", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
-  err = serverProcess.Start()
-  if err != nil {
-    log.Fatalf("Failed to start servers: %s.", err)
-    os.Exit(1)
-  }
+	// load configuration from a single location to avoid a wrong configuration
+	// file is loaded.
+	if err := do.ReadConfig(do.WorkDir, "server_config", "toml"); err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"directory": do.WorkDir,
+			"file":      "server_config.toml",
+		}).Fatalf("Fatal error reading configuration")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	// load chain_id for assertion
+	if do.ChainId = do.Config.GetString("chain.assert_chain_id"); do.ChainId == "" {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to read non-empty string for ChainId from config.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	// load the genesis file path
+	do.GenesisFile = path.Join(do.WorkDir,
+		do.Config.GetString("chain.genesis_file"))
+	if do.Config.GetString("chain.genesis_file") == "" {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to read non-empty string for genesis file from config.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	// Ensure data directory is set and accessible
+	if err := do.InitialiseDataDirectory(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to initialise data directory (%s): %v", do.DataDir, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"chainId":          do.ChainId,
+		"workingDirectory": do.WorkDir,
+		"dataDirectory":    do.DataDir,
+		"genesisFile":      do.GenesisFile,
+	}).Info("Eris-DB serve configuring")
+
+	consensusConfig, err := core.LoadConsensusModuleConfig(do)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load consensus module configuration: %s.", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	managerConfig, err := core.LoadApplicationManagerModuleConfig(do)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load application manager module configuration: %s.", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"consensusModule":    consensusConfig.Version,
+		"applicationManager": managerConfig.Version,
+	}).Debug("Modules configured")
+
+	newCore, err := core.NewCore(do.ChainId, consensusConfig, managerConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load core: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	serverConfig, err := core.LoadServerConfig(do)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load server configuration: %s.", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	serverProcess, err := newCore.NewGatewayV0(serverConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load servers: %s.", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	err = serverProcess.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to start servers: %s.", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 	_, err = newCore.NewGatewayTendermint(serverConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to start Tendermint gateway")
 	}
-  <- serverProcess.StopEventChannel()
+	<-serverProcess.StopEventChannel()
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Defaults
 
 func defaultWorkDir() string {
-  // if ERIS_DB_WORKDIR environment variable is not set, keep do.WorkDir empty
-  return setDefaultString("ERIS_DB_WORKDIR", "")
+	// if ERIS_DB_WORKDIR environment variable is not set, keep do.WorkDir empty
+	return setDefaultString("ERIS_DB_WORKDIR", "")
 }
 
 func defaultDataDir() string {
-  // As the default data directory depends on the default working directory,
-  // wait setting a default value, and initialise the data directory from serve()
-  return setDefaultString("ERIS_DB_DATADIR", "")
+	// As the default data directory depends on the default working directory,
+	// wait setting a default value, and initialise the data directory from serve()
+	return setDefaultString("ERIS_DB_DATADIR", "")
 }
diff --git a/config/module.go b/config/module.go
index 5fd4be77c982cffdfc7b456ce16fb85467349239..39c131d269ae7861b69fdc80b039065a6c909b7e 100644
--- a/config/module.go
+++ b/config/module.go
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-  viper "github.com/spf13/viper"
+	viper "github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 type ModuleConfig struct {
-  Module      string
-  Name        string
-  Version     string
-  WorkDir     string
-  DataDir     string
-  RootDir     string
-  ChainId     string
-  GenesisFile string
-  Config      *viper.Viper
+	Module      string
+	Name        string
+	Version     string
+	WorkDir     string
+	DataDir     string
+	RootDir     string
+	ChainId     string
+	GenesisFile string
+	Config      *viper.Viper
 }
diff --git a/consensus/config.go b/consensus/config.go
index 06b5a6afd45316df0dd9bce7802aa84a2abf6748..d676d8c214f8c794aaea43a845260f9407d2d311 100644
--- a/consensus/config.go
+++ b/consensus/config.go
@@ -20,27 +20,27 @@
 package consensus
 
 import (
-  // noops      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/noops"
-  tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tendermint"
-  tmsp       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tmsp"
+	// noops      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/noops"
+	tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tendermint"
+	tmsp "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tmsp"
 )
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper functions
 
 func AssertValidConsensusModule(name, minorVersionString string) bool {
-  switch name {
-  case "noops" :
-    // noops should not have any external interfaces that can change
-    // over iterations
-    return true
-  case "tmsp" :
-    return minorVersionString == tmsp.GetTmspVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
-  case "tendermint" :
-    return minorVersionString == tendermint.GetTendermintVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
-  case "bigchaindb" :
-    // TODO: [ben] implement BigchainDB as consensus engine
-    return false
-  }
-  return false
+	switch name {
+	case "noops":
+		// noops should not have any external interfaces that can change
+		// over iterations
+		return true
+	case "tmsp":
+		return minorVersionString == tmsp.GetTmspVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
+	case "tendermint":
+		return minorVersionString == tendermint.GetTendermintVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
+	case "bigchaindb":
+		// TODO: [ben] implement BigchainDB as consensus engine
+		return false
+	}
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index 2bc719b3e05fb8975f8dc5fd5c1c096e50033bc6..369210beeb285994dd42fffdd32305e055316713 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -17,25 +17,25 @@
 package consensus
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
+	"fmt"
 
-  config      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
-  definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-  tendermint  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tendermint"
+	config "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
+	tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/consensus/tendermint"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
 )
 
 func LoadConsensusEngineInPipe(moduleConfig *config.ModuleConfig,
-  pipe definitions.Pipe) error {
-  switch moduleConfig.Name {
-  case "tendermint" :
-    tendermintNode, err := tendermint.NewTendermintNode(moduleConfig,
-      pipe.GetApplication())
-    if err != nil {
-      return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load Tendermint node: %v", err)
-    }
-    if err := pipe.SetConsensusEngine(tendermintNode); err != nil {
-      return fmt.Errorf("Failed to hand Tendermint node to pipe: %v", err)
-    }
-  }
-  return nil
+	pipe definitions.Pipe) error {
+	switch moduleConfig.Name {
+	case "tendermint":
+		tendermintNode, err := tendermint.NewTendermintNode(moduleConfig,
+			pipe.GetApplication())
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load Tendermint node: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := pipe.SetConsensusEngine(tendermintNode); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to hand Tendermint node to pipe: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/consensus/tendermint/config.go b/consensus/tendermint/config.go
index aa1429d2a717da159b1b0bbdb82ad14e51750b45..20fad4cdabd521d4aadf70471966fbff9217d902 100644
--- a/consensus/tendermint/config.go
+++ b/consensus/tendermint/config.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 package tendermint
 
 import (
-  "path"
-  "time"
+	"path"
+	"time"
 
-  tendermintConfig "github.com/tendermint/go-config"
-  viper            "github.com/spf13/viper"
+	viper "github.com/spf13/viper"
+	tendermintConfig "github.com/tendermint/go-config"
 
-  config "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
+	config "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
 )
 
 // NOTE [ben] Compiler check to ensure TendermintConfig successfully implements
@@ -40,33 +40,33 @@ var _ tendermintConfig.Config = (*TendermintConfig)(nil)
 // the tendermint configuration and set the defaults.  Hence we re-implement
 // go-config.Config on a viper subtree of the loaded Eris-DB configuration file.
 type TendermintConfig struct {
-  subTree *viper.Viper
+	subTree *viper.Viper
 }
 
 func GetTendermintConfig(loadedConfig *viper.Viper) *TendermintConfig {
-  // ensure we make an explicit copy
-  subTree := new(viper.Viper)
-  *subTree = *loadedConfig
+	// ensure we make an explicit copy
+	subTree := new(viper.Viper)
+	*subTree = *loadedConfig
 
-  return &TendermintConfig {
-    subTree : subTree,
-  }
+	return &TendermintConfig{
+		subTree: subTree,
+	}
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tendermint defaults
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) AssertTendermintDefaults(chainId, workDir,
-  dataDir, rootDir string) {
+	dataDir, rootDir string) {
 
-  tmintConfig.Set("chain_id", chainId)
-  tmintConfig.SetDefault("genesis_file", path.Join(rootDir, "genesis.json"))
-  tmintConfig.SetDefault("proxy_app", "tcp://127.0.0.1:46658")
+	tmintConfig.Set("chain_id", chainId)
+	tmintConfig.SetDefault("genesis_file", path.Join(rootDir, "genesis.json"))
+	tmintConfig.SetDefault("proxy_app", "tcp://127.0.0.1:46658")
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("moniker", "anonymous_marmot")
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("node_laddr", "0.0.0.0:46656")
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("seeds", "")
 
-  tmintConfig.SetDefault("fast_sync", true)
+	tmintConfig.SetDefault("fast_sync", true)
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("skip_upnp", false)
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("addrbook_file", path.Join(rootDir, "addrbook.json"))
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("priv_validator_file", path.Join(rootDir, "priv_validator.json"))
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) AssertTendermintDefaults(chainId, workDir,
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("log_level", "info")
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("rpc_laddr", "0.0.0.0:46657")
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("prof_laddr", "")
-	tmintConfig.SetDefault("revision_file", path.Join(workDir,"revision"))
+	tmintConfig.SetDefault("revision_file", path.Join(workDir, "revision"))
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("cswal", path.Join(dataDir, "cswal"))
 	tmintConfig.SetDefault("cswal_light", false)
 
@@ -96,73 +96,74 @@ func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) AssertTendermintDefaults(chainId, workDir,
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tendermint consistency checks
 
-func(tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) AssertTendermintConsistency(
-  consensusConfig *config.ModuleConfig, privateValidatorFilePath string) {
+func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) AssertTendermintConsistency(
+	consensusConfig *config.ModuleConfig, privateValidatorFilePath string) {
 
-  tmintConfig.Set("chain_id", consensusConfig.ChainId)
-  tmintConfig.Set("genesis_file", consensusConfig.GenesisFile)
-  // private validator file
-  tmintConfig.Set("priv_validator_file", privateValidatorFilePath)
+	tmintConfig.Set("chain_id", consensusConfig.ChainId)
+	tmintConfig.Set("genesis_file", consensusConfig.GenesisFile)
+	// private validator file
+	tmintConfig.Set("priv_validator_file", privateValidatorFilePath)
 }
 
 // implement interface github.com/tendermint/go-config/config.Config
 // so that `TMROOT` and config can be circumvented
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) Get(key string) interface{} {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.Get(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.Get(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetBool(key string) bool {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetBool(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetBool(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetFloat64(key string) float64 {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetFloat64(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetFloat64(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetInt(key string) int {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetInt(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetInt(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetString(key string) string {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetString(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetString(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetStringSlice(key string) []string {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringSlice(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringSlice(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetTime(key string) time.Time {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetTime(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetTime(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetMap(key string) map[string]interface{} {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringMap(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringMap(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetMapString(key string) map[string]string {
-  return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringMapString(key)
+	return tmintConfig.subTree.GetStringMapString(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) GetConfig(key string) tendermintConfig.Config {
 	// TODO: [ben] log out a warning as this indicates a potentially breaking code
 	// change from Tendermints side
 	if !tmintConfig.subTree.IsSet(key) {
-		return &TendermintConfig {
+		return &TendermintConfig{
 			subTree: viper.New(),
-		}}
-	return &TendermintConfig {
-    subTree: tmintConfig.subTree.Sub(key),
-  }
+		}
+	}
+	return &TendermintConfig{
+		subTree: tmintConfig.subTree.Sub(key),
+	}
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) IsSet(key string) bool {
-  return tmintConfig.IsSet(key)
+	return tmintConfig.IsSet(key)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) Set(key string, value interface{}) {
-  tmintConfig.subTree.Set(key, value)
+	tmintConfig.subTree.Set(key, value)
 }
 
 func (tmintConfig *TendermintConfig) SetDefault(key string, value interface{}) {
-  tmintConfig.subTree.SetDefault(key, value)
+	tmintConfig.subTree.SetDefault(key, value)
 }
diff --git a/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go b/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
index c87719e5cd25ffa0c344cc5f32149af7fd27c751..8b25ca85ca5d180c456abde1ad61a2ce3f6329b9 100644
--- a/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
+++ b/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	crypto           "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
-	p2p              "github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
-	node             "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
-	proxy            "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
+	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
+	p2p "github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
+	node "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
+	proxy "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	tendermint_types "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
-	tmsp_types       "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
+	tmsp_types "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
 
 	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-	config               "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
-	definitions          "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	manager_types        "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
+	config "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	manager_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
 	rpc_tendermint_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 	// files  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/files"
 )
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (this *TendermintNode) Listeners() []p2p.Listener {
 func (this *TendermintNode) Peers() []rpc_tendermint_types.Peer {
 	peers := []rpc_tendermint_types.Peer{}
 	for _, peer := range this.tmintNode.Switch().Peers().List() {
-		peers = append(peers, rpc_tendermint_types.Peer {
+		peers = append(peers, rpc_tendermint_types.Peer{
 			NodeInfo:   *peer.NodeInfo,
 			IsOutbound: peer.IsOutbound(),
 		})
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ func (this *TendermintNode) PublicValidatorKey() crypto.PubKey {
 	// crypto.PubKey is an interface so copy underlying struct
 	publicKey := this.tmintNode.PrivValidator().PubKey
 	switch publicKey.(type) {
-	case crypto.PubKeyEd25519 :
+	case crypto.PubKeyEd25519:
 		// type crypto.PubKeyEd25519 is [32]byte
 		copyKeyBytes := publicKey.(crypto.PubKeyEd25519)
 		copyPublicValidatorKey = crypto.PubKey(copyKeyBytes)
-	default :
+	default:
 		// TODO: [ben] add error return to all these calls
 		copyPublicValidatorKey = nil
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/tendermint/version.go b/consensus/tendermint/version.go
index bba12637b7b7fa55d4462944970e279723547ac1..04dfcef7aebaf5d92543bd4bc6d0ba669ddd615e 100644
--- a/consensus/tendermint/version.go
+++ b/consensus/tendermint/version.go
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@
 package tendermint
 
 import (
-  version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
+	version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
 )
 
 const (
-  // Client identifier to advertise over the network
-  tendermintClientIdentifier = "tendermint"
-  // Major version component of the current release
-  tendermintVersionMajor     = 0
-  // Minor version component of the current release
-  tendermintVersionMinor     = 6
-  // Patch version component of the current release
-  tendermintVersionPatch     = 0
+	// Client identifier to advertise over the network
+	tendermintClientIdentifier = "tendermint"
+	// Major version component of the current release
+	tendermintVersionMajor = 0
+	// Minor version component of the current release
+	tendermintVersionMinor = 6
+	// Patch version component of the current release
+	tendermintVersionPatch = 0
 )
 
 func GetTendermintVersion() *version.VersionIdentifier {
-  return version.New(tendermintClientIdentifier, tendermintVersionMajor,
-    tendermintVersionMinor, tendermintVersionPatch)
+	return version.New(tendermintClientIdentifier, tendermintVersionMajor,
+		tendermintVersionMinor, tendermintVersionPatch)
 }
diff --git a/consensus/tmsp/version.go b/consensus/tmsp/version.go
index 7394941818056bb93914d20e167d4bf03ffd67a6..266b37d792c4b606cdd547469f05d050edcc0b3b 100644
--- a/consensus/tmsp/version.go
+++ b/consensus/tmsp/version.go
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@
 package tmsp
 
 import (
-  version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
+	version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
 )
 
 const (
-  // Client identifier to advertise over the network
-  tmspClientIdentifier = "tmsp"
-  // Major version component of the current release
-  tmspVersionMajor     = 0
-  // Minor version component of the current release
-  tmspVersionMinor     = 6
-  // Patch version component of the current release
-  tmspVersionPatch     = 0
+	// Client identifier to advertise over the network
+	tmspClientIdentifier = "tmsp"
+	// Major version component of the current release
+	tmspVersionMajor = 0
+	// Minor version component of the current release
+	tmspVersionMinor = 6
+	// Patch version component of the current release
+	tmspVersionPatch = 0
 )
 
 func GetTmspVersion() *version.VersionIdentifier {
-  return version.New(tmspClientIdentifier, tmspVersionMajor, tmspVersionMinor,
-    tmspVersionPatch)
+	return version.New(tmspClientIdentifier, tmspVersionMajor, tmspVersionMinor,
+		tmspVersionPatch)
 }
diff --git a/core/config.go b/core/config.go
index 941b5b54d636d373092073e549385b8c30a49b99..a2a82dbd1e07e649962f8ee37e2f61b48ceb25aa 100644
--- a/core/config.go
+++ b/core/config.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ func LoadServerConfig(do *definitions.Do) (*server.ServerConfig, error) {
 	return serverConfig, err
 }
 
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper functions
 
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index ae02d5b730f3e34edb9a17684e19b9d0c12fb2f7..03f56b56a47927b09d8b2bdc9e5a2302da1fcd84 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 // Core is the high-level structure
 type Core struct {
-	chainId string
+	chainId        string
 	evsw           *events.EventSwitch
 	pipe           definitions.Pipe
 	tendermintPipe definitions.TendermintPipe
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ func NewCore(chainId string, consensusConfig *config.ModuleConfig,
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Tendermint gateway not supported by %s",
 			managerConfig.Version))
-		return &Core {
+		return &Core{
 			chainId:        chainId,
 			evsw:           evsw,
 			pipe:           pipe,
 			tendermintPipe: nil,
 		}, nil
 	}
-	return &Core {
+	return &Core{
 		chainId:        chainId,
 		evsw:           evsw,
 		pipe:           pipe,
diff --git a/core/types/types.go b/core/types/types.go
index 9c463920ac0d3d439e383db4f364e3f728106dab..b84b844ac3d7dbe373927bd33e6d00cd25f0dba3 100644
--- a/core/types/types.go
+++ b/core/types/types.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	csus "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/consensus"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-	account      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	account "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
 	transaction "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 )
 
@@ -192,6 +192,6 @@ func FromRoundState(rs *csus.RoundState) *ConsensusState {
 // copied in from NameReg
 
 type ResultListNames struct {
-	BlockHeight int                 `json:"block_height"`
+	BlockHeight int                         `json:"block_height"`
 	Names       []*transaction.NameRegEntry `json:"names"`
 }
diff --git a/definitions/consensus.go b/definitions/consensus.go
index 98e7ed86da4074356c28ed045198e035526ba487..42d1f4a2418ced8226e7f938ee3d35c9c8a9bcb6 100644
--- a/definitions/consensus.go
+++ b/definitions/consensus.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 package definitions
 
 import (
-	crypto           "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
-	p2p              "github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
+	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
+	p2p "github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
 	tendermint_types "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
-	tmsp_types        "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
+	tmsp_types "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
 
 	rpc_tendermint_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 )
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ type ConsensusEngine interface {
 	// Memory pool
 	BroadcastTransaction(transaction []byte,
 		callback func(*tmsp_types.Response)) error
-
 }
 
 // type Communicator interface {
diff --git a/definitions/pipe.go b/definitions/pipe.go
index f3c6978df937e19eb49b5a703f76048247ba08de..83953e1467422c5aaba98a75bbb60247984f3f57 100644
--- a/definitions/pipe.go
+++ b/definitions/pipe.go
@@ -25,82 +25,82 @@ package definitions
 // these interfaces into an Engine, Communicator, NameReg, Permissions (suggestion)
 
 import (
-  tendermint_types "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+	tendermint_types "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-  account       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-	event         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-  manager_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
-  transaction   "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
-  types         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	account "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	manager_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
+	transaction "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 )
 
 type Pipe interface {
-  Accounts() Accounts
-  Blockchain() Blockchain
-  Consensus() Consensus
-  Events() event.EventEmitter
-  NameReg() NameReg
-  Net() Net
-  Transactor() Transactor
-  // NOTE: [ben] added to Pipe interface on 0.12 refactor
-  GetApplication() manager_types.Application
-  SetConsensusEngine(consensus ConsensusEngine) error
+	Accounts() Accounts
+	Blockchain() Blockchain
+	Consensus() Consensus
+	Events() event.EventEmitter
+	NameReg() NameReg
+	Net() Net
+	Transactor() Transactor
+	// NOTE: [ben] added to Pipe interface on 0.12 refactor
+	GetApplication() manager_types.Application
+	SetConsensusEngine(consensus ConsensusEngine) error
 	// Support for Tendermint RPC
 	GetTendermintPipe() (TendermintPipe, error)
 }
 
 type Accounts interface {
-  GenPrivAccount() (*account.PrivAccount, error)
-  GenPrivAccountFromKey(privKey []byte) (*account.PrivAccount, error)
-  Accounts([]*event.FilterData) (*types.AccountList, error)
-  Account(address []byte) (*account.Account, error)
-  Storage(address []byte) (*types.Storage, error)
-  StorageAt(address, key []byte) (*types.StorageItem, error)
+	GenPrivAccount() (*account.PrivAccount, error)
+	GenPrivAccountFromKey(privKey []byte) (*account.PrivAccount, error)
+	Accounts([]*event.FilterData) (*types.AccountList, error)
+	Account(address []byte) (*account.Account, error)
+	Storage(address []byte) (*types.Storage, error)
+	StorageAt(address, key []byte) (*types.StorageItem, error)
 }
 
 type Blockchain interface {
-  Info() (*types.BlockchainInfo, error)
-  GenesisHash() ([]byte, error)
-  ChainId() (string, error)
-  LatestBlockHeight() (int, error)
-  LatestBlock() (*tendermint_types.Block, error)
-  Blocks([]*event.FilterData) (*types.Blocks, error)
-  Block(height int) (*tendermint_types.Block, error)
+	Info() (*types.BlockchainInfo, error)
+	GenesisHash() ([]byte, error)
+	ChainId() (string, error)
+	LatestBlockHeight() (int, error)
+	LatestBlock() (*tendermint_types.Block, error)
+	Blocks([]*event.FilterData) (*types.Blocks, error)
+	Block(height int) (*tendermint_types.Block, error)
 }
 
 type Consensus interface {
-  State() (*types.ConsensusState, error)
-  Validators() (*types.ValidatorList, error)
+	State() (*types.ConsensusState, error)
+	Validators() (*types.ValidatorList, error)
 }
 
 type NameReg interface {
-  Entry(key string) (*transaction.NameRegEntry, error)
-  Entries([]*event.FilterData) (*types.ResultListNames, error)
+	Entry(key string) (*transaction.NameRegEntry, error)
+	Entries([]*event.FilterData) (*types.ResultListNames, error)
 }
 
 type Net interface {
-  Info() (*types.NetworkInfo, error)
-  ClientVersion() (string, error)
-  Moniker() (string, error)
-  Listening() (bool, error)
-  Listeners() ([]string, error)
-  Peers() ([]*types.Peer, error)
-  Peer(string) (*types.Peer, error)
+	Info() (*types.NetworkInfo, error)
+	ClientVersion() (string, error)
+	Moniker() (string, error)
+	Listening() (bool, error)
+	Listeners() ([]string, error)
+	Peers() ([]*types.Peer, error)
+	Peer(string) (*types.Peer, error)
 }
 
 type Transactor interface {
-  Call(fromAddress, toAddress, data []byte) (*types.Call, error)
-  CallCode(fromAddress, code, data []byte) (*types.Call, error)
-  // Send(privKey, toAddress []byte, amount int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
-  // SendAndHold(privKey, toAddress []byte, amount int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
-  BroadcastTx(tx transaction.Tx) (*types.Receipt, error)
-  Transact(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
-    fee int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
-  TransactAndHold(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
-    fee int64) (*transaction.EventDataCall, error)
-  TransactNameReg(privKey []byte, name, data string, amount,
-    fee int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
-  UnconfirmedTxs() (*types.UnconfirmedTxs, error)
-  SignTx(tx transaction.Tx,
-    privAccounts []*account.PrivAccount) (transaction.Tx, error)
+	Call(fromAddress, toAddress, data []byte) (*types.Call, error)
+	CallCode(fromAddress, code, data []byte) (*types.Call, error)
+	// Send(privKey, toAddress []byte, amount int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
+	// SendAndHold(privKey, toAddress []byte, amount int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
+	BroadcastTx(tx transaction.Tx) (*types.Receipt, error)
+	Transact(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
+		fee int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
+	TransactAndHold(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
+		fee int64) (*transaction.EventDataCall, error)
+	TransactNameReg(privKey []byte, name, data string, amount,
+		fee int64) (*types.Receipt, error)
+	UnconfirmedTxs() (*types.UnconfirmedTxs, error)
+	SignTx(tx transaction.Tx,
+		privAccounts []*account.PrivAccount) (transaction.Tx, error)
 }
diff --git a/definitions/tendermint_pipe.go b/definitions/tendermint_pipe.go
index 600fd306fdb80b7133b3aaa4ce94322d7be8ae63..9627901f95f8432c51e2e5fc8cb59a965f7b72b7 100644
--- a/definitions/tendermint_pipe.go
+++ b/definitions/tendermint_pipe.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 package definitions
 
 import (
-	account              "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	account "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
 	rpc_tendermint_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
-	transaction          "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
+	transaction "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 )
 
 // NOTE: [ben] TendermintPipe is the additional pipe to carry over
diff --git a/event/events.go b/event/events.go
index 9df7739d88101be843ebc5a6aa99a13819d5982b..8861056cb40f4bb501c6325870a33c344d6e6494 100644
--- a/event/events.go
+++ b/event/events.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 // that there is no need anymore for this poor wrapper.
 
 type EventEmitter interface {
-  Subscribe(subId, event string, callback func(evts.EventData)) (bool, error)
-  Unsubscribe(subId string) (bool, error)
+	Subscribe(subId, event string, callback func(evts.EventData)) (bool, error)
+	Unsubscribe(subId string) (bool, error)
 }
 
 // The events struct has methods for working with events.
diff --git a/event_new/event.go b/event_new/event.go
index 2c9e3d3e85206588fc897ab51ad862015b2fe16b..9553b3921991404a0298819c7b930e829fa67087 100644
--- a/event_new/event.go
+++ b/event_new/event.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/event_new/event_test.go b/event_new/event_test.go
index 178eb4c8494e8f2e4a293aee2bf524562d2493f5..fcdb0b1cdda1ed5baf49c55280beed73c92b34f7 100644
--- a/event_new/event_test.go
+++ b/event_new/event_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/event_new/example_test.go b/event_new/example_test.go
index c390e4a6123611d22bff4ce6a674baa65328f1b7..439589021747fcbd53b6fb2663b9b6d6547c2f65 100644
--- a/event_new/example_test.go
+++ b/event_new/example_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/event_new/filter/filter.go b/event_new/filter/filter.go
index 64b159e65147a846a3d7ad9cca08c0f5fc28503c..9742057dd9a16ee100c95bc86b16a715d654b219 100644
--- a/event_new/filter/filter.go
+++ b/event_new/filter/filter.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/event_new/filter/filter_test.go b/event_new/filter/filter_test.go
index cb1f5d2ca9d84ffa71d92764115365a77460e752..c70d1ecce6e8b9c0fb120c8eb2d6f83d049cf48e 100644
--- a/event_new/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/event_new/filter/filter_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/event_new/filter/generic_filter.go b/event_new/filter/generic_filter.go
index 8e421ac33398c734b514399fb178dffb085cf584..6b475b97214502d5646c2ab7ccb586f33b3b8484 100644
--- a/event_new/filter/generic_filter.go
+++ b/event_new/filter/generic_filter.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
 // Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
 // This file is part of Eris-RT
 
diff --git a/manager/config.go b/manager/config.go
index 9c1632815a42744972ade390d4e85922bb215027..28c84e21dac88ac0b6763eddbca1c7236e701519 100644
--- a/manager/config.go
+++ b/manager/config.go
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
-  erismint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint"
+	erismint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint"
 )
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper functions
 
 func AssertValidApplicationManagerModule(name, minorVersionString string) bool {
-  switch name {
-  case "erismint" :
-    return minorVersionString == erismint.GetErisMintVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
-  case "geth" :
-    // TODO: [ben] implement Geth 1.4 as an application manager
-    return false
-  }
-  return false
+	switch name {
+	case "erismint":
+		return minorVersionString == erismint.GetErisMintVersion().GetMinorVersionString()
+	case "geth":
+		// TODO: [ben] implement Geth 1.4 as an application manager
+		return false
+	}
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/accounts.go b/manager/eris-mint/accounts.go
index af9fe1f931a7971f2ff27518317be713ab558ca8..67edea27409280a7263cf7db9b48e2e7c1614c9a 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/accounts.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/accounts.go
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
 package erismint
 
 import (
-  "bytes"
-  "encoding/hex"
-  "fmt"
-  "sync"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 
-  tendermint_common "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
+	tendermint_common "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 
-  account     "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-  core_types  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	account "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	event       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
 )
 
 // NOTE [ben] Compiler check to ensure Accounts successfully implements
@@ -38,193 +38,193 @@ var _ definitions.Accounts = (*accounts)(nil)
 
 // The accounts struct has methods for working with accounts.
 type accounts struct {
-  erisMint      *ErisMint
-  filterFactory *event.FilterFactory
+	erisMint      *ErisMint
+	filterFactory *event.FilterFactory
 }
 
 func newAccounts(erisMint *ErisMint) *accounts {
-  ff := event.NewFilterFactory()
+	ff := event.NewFilterFactory()
 
-  ff.RegisterFilterPool("code", &sync.Pool{
-    New: func() interface{} {
-      return &AccountCodeFilter{}
-    },
-  })
+	ff.RegisterFilterPool("code", &sync.Pool{
+		New: func() interface{} {
+			return &AccountCodeFilter{}
+		},
+	})
 
-  ff.RegisterFilterPool("balance", &sync.Pool{
-    New: func() interface{} {
-      return &AccountBalanceFilter{}
-    },
-  })
+	ff.RegisterFilterPool("balance", &sync.Pool{
+		New: func() interface{} {
+			return &AccountBalanceFilter{}
+		},
+	})
 
-  return &accounts{erisMint, ff}
+	return &accounts{erisMint, ff}
 
 }
 
 // Generate a new Private Key Account.
 func (this *accounts) GenPrivAccount() (*account.PrivAccount, error) {
-  pa := account.GenPrivAccount()
-  return pa, nil
+	pa := account.GenPrivAccount()
+	return pa, nil
 }
 
 // Generate a new Private Key Account.
 func (this *accounts) GenPrivAccountFromKey(privKey []byte) (
-  *account.PrivAccount, error) {
-  if len(privKey) != 64 {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Private key is not 64 bytes long.")
-  }
-  fmt.Printf("PK BYTES FROM ACCOUNTS: %x\n", privKey)
-  pa := account.GenPrivAccountFromPrivKeyBytes(privKey)
-  return pa, nil
+	*account.PrivAccount, error) {
+	if len(privKey) != 64 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Private key is not 64 bytes long.")
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("PK BYTES FROM ACCOUNTS: %x\n", privKey)
+	pa := account.GenPrivAccountFromPrivKeyBytes(privKey)
+	return pa, nil
 }
 
 // Get all accounts.
 func (this *accounts) Accounts(fda []*event.FilterData) (
-  *core_types.AccountList, error) {
-  accounts := make([]*account.Account, 0)
-  state := this.erisMint.GetState()
-  filter, err := this.filterFactory.NewFilter(fda)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error in query: " + err.Error())
-  }
-  state.GetAccounts().Iterate(func(key, value []byte) bool {
-    acc := account.DecodeAccount(value)
-    if filter.Match(acc) {
-      accounts = append(accounts, acc)
-    }
-    return false
-  })
-  return &core_types.AccountList{accounts}, nil
+	*core_types.AccountList, error) {
+	accounts := make([]*account.Account, 0)
+	state := this.erisMint.GetState()
+	filter, err := this.filterFactory.NewFilter(fda)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error in query: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	state.GetAccounts().Iterate(func(key, value []byte) bool {
+		acc := account.DecodeAccount(value)
+		if filter.Match(acc) {
+			accounts = append(accounts, acc)
+		}
+		return false
+	})
+	return &core_types.AccountList{accounts}, nil
 }
 
 // Get an account.
 func (this *accounts) Account(address []byte) (*account.Account, error) {
-  cache := this.erisMint.GetState() // NOTE: we want to read from mempool!
-  acc := cache.GetAccount(address)
-  if acc == nil {
-    acc = this.newAcc(address)
-  }
-  return acc, nil
+	cache := this.erisMint.GetState() // NOTE: we want to read from mempool!
+	acc := cache.GetAccount(address)
+	if acc == nil {
+		acc = this.newAcc(address)
+	}
+	return acc, nil
 }
 
 // Get the value stored at 'key' in the account with address 'address'
 // Both the key and value is returned.
 func (this *accounts) StorageAt(address, key []byte) (*core_types.StorageItem,
-  error) {
-  state := this.erisMint.GetState()
-  account := state.GetAccount(address)
-  if account == nil {
-    return &core_types.StorageItem{key, []byte{}}, nil
-  }
-  storageRoot := account.StorageRoot
-  storageTree := state.LoadStorage(storageRoot)
-
-  _, value, _ := storageTree.Get(tendermint_common.LeftPadWord256(key).Bytes())
-  if value == nil {
-    return &core_types.StorageItem{key, []byte{}}, nil
-  }
-  return &core_types.StorageItem{key, value}, nil
+	error) {
+	state := this.erisMint.GetState()
+	account := state.GetAccount(address)
+	if account == nil {
+		return &core_types.StorageItem{key, []byte{}}, nil
+	}
+	storageRoot := account.StorageRoot
+	storageTree := state.LoadStorage(storageRoot)
+
+	_, value, _ := storageTree.Get(tendermint_common.LeftPadWord256(key).Bytes())
+	if value == nil {
+		return &core_types.StorageItem{key, []byte{}}, nil
+	}
+	return &core_types.StorageItem{key, value}, nil
 }
 
 // Get the storage of the account with address 'address'.
 func (this *accounts) Storage(address []byte) (*core_types.Storage, error) {
 
-  state := this.erisMint.GetState()
-  account := state.GetAccount(address)
-  storageItems := make([]core_types.StorageItem, 0)
-  if account == nil {
-    return &core_types.Storage{nil, storageItems}, nil
-  }
-  storageRoot := account.StorageRoot
-  storageTree := state.LoadStorage(storageRoot)
-
-  storageTree.Iterate(func(key, value []byte) bool {
-    storageItems = append(storageItems, core_types.StorageItem{
-      key, value})
-    return false
-  })
-  return &core_types.Storage{storageRoot, storageItems}, nil
+	state := this.erisMint.GetState()
+	account := state.GetAccount(address)
+	storageItems := make([]core_types.StorageItem, 0)
+	if account == nil {
+		return &core_types.Storage{nil, storageItems}, nil
+	}
+	storageRoot := account.StorageRoot
+	storageTree := state.LoadStorage(storageRoot)
+
+	storageTree.Iterate(func(key, value []byte) bool {
+		storageItems = append(storageItems, core_types.StorageItem{
+			key, value})
+		return false
+	})
+	return &core_types.Storage{storageRoot, storageItems}, nil
 }
 
 // Create a new account.
 func (this *accounts) newAcc(address []byte) *account.Account {
-  return &account.Account{
-    Address:     address,
-    PubKey:      nil,
-    Sequence:    0,
-    Balance:     0,
-    Code:        nil,
-    StorageRoot: nil,
-  }
+	return &account.Account{
+		Address:     address,
+		PubKey:      nil,
+		Sequence:    0,
+		Balance:     0,
+		Code:        nil,
+		StorageRoot: nil,
+	}
 }
 
 // Filter for account code.
 // Ops: == or !=
 // Could be used to match against nil, to see if an account is a contract account.
 type AccountCodeFilter struct {
-  op    string
-  value []byte
-  match func([]byte, []byte) bool
+	op    string
+	value []byte
+	match func([]byte, []byte) bool
 }
 
 func (this *AccountCodeFilter) Configure(fd *event.FilterData) error {
-  op := fd.Op
-  val, err := hex.DecodeString(fd.Value)
-
-  if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("Wrong value type.")
-  }
-  if op == "==" {
-    this.match = func(a, b []byte) bool {
-      return bytes.Equal(a, b)
-    }
-  } else if op == "!=" {
-    this.match = func(a, b []byte) bool {
-      return !bytes.Equal(a, b)
-    }
-  } else {
-    return fmt.Errorf("Op: " + this.op + " is not supported for 'code' filtering")
-  }
-  this.op = op
-  this.value = val
-  return nil
+	op := fd.Op
+	val, err := hex.DecodeString(fd.Value)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Wrong value type.")
+	}
+	if op == "==" {
+		this.match = func(a, b []byte) bool {
+			return bytes.Equal(a, b)
+		}
+	} else if op == "!=" {
+		this.match = func(a, b []byte) bool {
+			return !bytes.Equal(a, b)
+		}
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Op: " + this.op + " is not supported for 'code' filtering")
+	}
+	this.op = op
+	this.value = val
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (this *AccountCodeFilter) Match(v interface{}) bool {
-  acc, ok := v.(*account.Account)
-  if !ok {
-    return false
-  }
-  return this.match(acc.Code, this.value)
+	acc, ok := v.(*account.Account)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return this.match(acc.Code, this.value)
 }
 
 // Filter for account balance.
 // Ops: All
 type AccountBalanceFilter struct {
-  op    string
-  value int64
-  match func(int64, int64) bool
+	op    string
+	value int64
+	match func(int64, int64) bool
 }
 
 func (this *AccountBalanceFilter) Configure(fd *event.FilterData) error {
-  val, err := event.ParseNumberValue(fd.Value)
-  if err != nil {
-    return err
-  }
-  match, err2 := event.GetRangeFilter(fd.Op, "balance")
-  if err2 != nil {
-    return err2
-  }
-  this.match = match
-  this.op = fd.Op
-  this.value = val
-  return nil
+	val, err := event.ParseNumberValue(fd.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	match, err2 := event.GetRangeFilter(fd.Op, "balance")
+	if err2 != nil {
+		return err2
+	}
+	this.match = match
+	this.op = fd.Op
+	this.value = val
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (this *AccountBalanceFilter) Match(v interface{}) bool {
-  acc, ok := v.(*account.Account)
-  if !ok {
-    return false
-  }
-  return this.match(int64(acc.Balance), this.value)
+	acc, ok := v.(*account.Account)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return this.match(int64(acc.Balance), this.value)
 }
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/blockchain.go b/manager/eris-mint/blockchain.go
index 398f24269234d4fbb10c8102550283e7b09cff72..d4a7475a9fc8ec65d9add666bdc3d9e486ca50d1 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/blockchain.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/blockchain.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-  dbm "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
-  "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-  core_types  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	event       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-	state       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	state "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
 )
 
 const BLOCK_MAX = 50
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/consensus.go b/manager/eris-mint/consensus.go
index 8dccb91fba5691808a30e583bc6d6aeffd110014..386adcc1316548ec7433893bf8b507f98ecd07d9 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/consensus.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/consensus.go
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 // for the pipe to call into the ErisMint application
 
 package erismint
+
 import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-  core_types  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
 )
 
@@ -66,5 +67,5 @@ func (this *consensus) Validators() (*core_types.ValidatorList, error) {
 		})*/
 
 	return &core_types.ValidatorList{blockHeight, bondedValidators,
-    unbondingValidators}, nil
+		unbondingValidators}, nil
 }
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/eris-mint_test.go b/manager/eris-mint/eris-mint_test.go
index cc3a7a8815b1259525c5239fe9b91bc1fcc352d7..98a03d2ff4b5abf6df26a2550dbd57e28192ad50 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/eris-mint_test.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/eris-mint_test.go
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
 package erismint
 
 import (
-  "testing"
+	"testing"
 
-  assert "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	assert "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestCompatibleConsensus(t *testing.T) {
-  // TODO: [ben] expand by constructing and elemetary testing for each listed
-  // compatible consensus engine
+	// TODO: [ben] expand by constructing and elemetary testing for each listed
+	// compatible consensus engine
 
-  for _, listedConsensus := range compatibleConsensus {
-    assert.Nil(t, AssertCompatibleConsensus(listedConsensus))
-  }
+	for _, listedConsensus := range compatibleConsensus {
+		assert.Nil(t, AssertCompatibleConsensus(listedConsensus))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/evm/sha3/keccakf.go b/manager/eris-mint/evm/sha3/keccakf.go
index 3baf13ba3d89ff1b0274711182f008dc971cb937..107156cc9d325766aaa3dccf737fb7201334641d 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/evm/sha3/keccakf.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/evm/sha3/keccakf.go
@@ -11,161 +11,161 @@ package sha3
 
 // rc stores the round constants for use in the ι step.
 var rc = [...]uint64{
-        0x0000000000000001,
-        0x0000000000008082,
-        0x800000000000808A,
-        0x8000000080008000,
-        0x000000000000808B,
-        0x0000000080000001,
-        0x8000000080008081,
-        0x8000000000008009,
-        0x000000000000008A,
-        0x0000000000000088,
-        0x0000000080008009,
-        0x000000008000000A,
-        0x000000008000808B,
-        0x800000000000008B,
-        0x8000000000008089,
-        0x8000000000008003,
-        0x8000000000008002,
-        0x8000000000000080,
-        0x000000000000800A,
-        0x800000008000000A,
-        0x8000000080008081,
-        0x8000000000008080,
-        0x0000000080000001,
-        0x8000000080008008,
+	0x0000000000000001,
+	0x0000000000008082,
+	0x800000000000808A,
+	0x8000000080008000,
+	0x000000000000808B,
+	0x0000000080000001,
+	0x8000000080008081,
+	0x8000000000008009,
+	0x000000000000008A,
+	0x0000000000000088,
+	0x0000000080008009,
+	0x000000008000000A,
+	0x000000008000808B,
+	0x800000000000008B,
+	0x8000000000008089,
+	0x8000000000008003,
+	0x8000000000008002,
+	0x8000000000000080,
+	0x000000000000800A,
+	0x800000008000000A,
+	0x8000000080008081,
+	0x8000000000008080,
+	0x0000000080000001,
+	0x8000000080008008,
 }
 
 // ro_xx represent the rotation offsets for use in the χ step.
 // Defining them as const instead of in an array allows the compiler to insert constant shifts.
 const (
-        ro_00 = 0
-        ro_01 = 36
-        ro_02 = 3
-        ro_03 = 41
-        ro_04 = 18
-        ro_05 = 1
-        ro_06 = 44
-        ro_07 = 10
-        ro_08 = 45
-        ro_09 = 2
-        ro_10 = 62
-        ro_11 = 6
-        ro_12 = 43
-        ro_13 = 15
-        ro_14 = 61
-        ro_15 = 28
-        ro_16 = 55
-        ro_17 = 25
-        ro_18 = 21
-        ro_19 = 56
-        ro_20 = 27
-        ro_21 = 20
-        ro_22 = 39
-        ro_23 = 8
-        ro_24 = 14
+	ro_00 = 0
+	ro_01 = 36
+	ro_02 = 3
+	ro_03 = 41
+	ro_04 = 18
+	ro_05 = 1
+	ro_06 = 44
+	ro_07 = 10
+	ro_08 = 45
+	ro_09 = 2
+	ro_10 = 62
+	ro_11 = 6
+	ro_12 = 43
+	ro_13 = 15
+	ro_14 = 61
+	ro_15 = 28
+	ro_16 = 55
+	ro_17 = 25
+	ro_18 = 21
+	ro_19 = 56
+	ro_20 = 27
+	ro_21 = 20
+	ro_22 = 39
+	ro_23 = 8
+	ro_24 = 14
 )
 
 // keccakF computes the complete Keccak-f function consisting of 24 rounds with a different
 // constant (rc) in each round. This implementation fully unrolls the round function to avoid
 // inner loops, as well as pre-calculating shift offsets.
 func (d *digest) keccakF() {
-        for _, roundConstant := range rc {
-                // θ step
-                d.c[0] = d.a[0] ^ d.a[5] ^ d.a[10] ^ d.a[15] ^ d.a[20]
-                d.c[1] = d.a[1] ^ d.a[6] ^ d.a[11] ^ d.a[16] ^ d.a[21]
-                d.c[2] = d.a[2] ^ d.a[7] ^ d.a[12] ^ d.a[17] ^ d.a[22]
-                d.c[3] = d.a[3] ^ d.a[8] ^ d.a[13] ^ d.a[18] ^ d.a[23]
-                d.c[4] = d.a[4] ^ d.a[9] ^ d.a[14] ^ d.a[19] ^ d.a[24]
+	for _, roundConstant := range rc {
+		// θ step
+		d.c[0] = d.a[0] ^ d.a[5] ^ d.a[10] ^ d.a[15] ^ d.a[20]
+		d.c[1] = d.a[1] ^ d.a[6] ^ d.a[11] ^ d.a[16] ^ d.a[21]
+		d.c[2] = d.a[2] ^ d.a[7] ^ d.a[12] ^ d.a[17] ^ d.a[22]
+		d.c[3] = d.a[3] ^ d.a[8] ^ d.a[13] ^ d.a[18] ^ d.a[23]
+		d.c[4] = d.a[4] ^ d.a[9] ^ d.a[14] ^ d.a[19] ^ d.a[24]
 
-                d.d[0] = d.c[4] ^ (d.c[1]<<1 ^ d.c[1]>>63)
-                d.d[1] = d.c[0] ^ (d.c[2]<<1 ^ d.c[2]>>63)
-                d.d[2] = d.c[1] ^ (d.c[3]<<1 ^ d.c[3]>>63)
-                d.d[3] = d.c[2] ^ (d.c[4]<<1 ^ d.c[4]>>63)
-                d.d[4] = d.c[3] ^ (d.c[0]<<1 ^ d.c[0]>>63)
+		d.d[0] = d.c[4] ^ (d.c[1]<<1 ^ d.c[1]>>63)
+		d.d[1] = d.c[0] ^ (d.c[2]<<1 ^ d.c[2]>>63)
+		d.d[2] = d.c[1] ^ (d.c[3]<<1 ^ d.c[3]>>63)
+		d.d[3] = d.c[2] ^ (d.c[4]<<1 ^ d.c[4]>>63)
+		d.d[4] = d.c[3] ^ (d.c[0]<<1 ^ d.c[0]>>63)
 
-                d.a[0] ^= d.d[0]
-                d.a[1] ^= d.d[1]
-                d.a[2] ^= d.d[2]
-                d.a[3] ^= d.d[3]
-                d.a[4] ^= d.d[4]
-                d.a[5] ^= d.d[0]
-                d.a[6] ^= d.d[1]
-                d.a[7] ^= d.d[2]
-                d.a[8] ^= d.d[3]
-                d.a[9] ^= d.d[4]
-                d.a[10] ^= d.d[0]
-                d.a[11] ^= d.d[1]
-                d.a[12] ^= d.d[2]
-                d.a[13] ^= d.d[3]
-                d.a[14] ^= d.d[4]
-                d.a[15] ^= d.d[0]
-                d.a[16] ^= d.d[1]
-                d.a[17] ^= d.d[2]
-                d.a[18] ^= d.d[3]
-                d.a[19] ^= d.d[4]
-                d.a[20] ^= d.d[0]
-                d.a[21] ^= d.d[1]
-                d.a[22] ^= d.d[2]
-                d.a[23] ^= d.d[3]
-                d.a[24] ^= d.d[4]
+		d.a[0] ^= d.d[0]
+		d.a[1] ^= d.d[1]
+		d.a[2] ^= d.d[2]
+		d.a[3] ^= d.d[3]
+		d.a[4] ^= d.d[4]
+		d.a[5] ^= d.d[0]
+		d.a[6] ^= d.d[1]
+		d.a[7] ^= d.d[2]
+		d.a[8] ^= d.d[3]
+		d.a[9] ^= d.d[4]
+		d.a[10] ^= d.d[0]
+		d.a[11] ^= d.d[1]
+		d.a[12] ^= d.d[2]
+		d.a[13] ^= d.d[3]
+		d.a[14] ^= d.d[4]
+		d.a[15] ^= d.d[0]
+		d.a[16] ^= d.d[1]
+		d.a[17] ^= d.d[2]
+		d.a[18] ^= d.d[3]
+		d.a[19] ^= d.d[4]
+		d.a[20] ^= d.d[0]
+		d.a[21] ^= d.d[1]
+		d.a[22] ^= d.d[2]
+		d.a[23] ^= d.d[3]
+		d.a[24] ^= d.d[4]
 
-                // ρ and π steps
-                d.b[0] = d.a[0]
-                d.b[1] = d.a[6]<<ro_06 ^ d.a[6]>>(64-ro_06)
-                d.b[2] = d.a[12]<<ro_12 ^ d.a[12]>>(64-ro_12)
-                d.b[3] = d.a[18]<<ro_18 ^ d.a[18]>>(64-ro_18)
-                d.b[4] = d.a[24]<<ro_24 ^ d.a[24]>>(64-ro_24)
-                d.b[5] = d.a[3]<<ro_15 ^ d.a[3]>>(64-ro_15)
-                d.b[6] = d.a[9]<<ro_21 ^ d.a[9]>>(64-ro_21)
-                d.b[7] = d.a[10]<<ro_02 ^ d.a[10]>>(64-ro_02)
-                d.b[8] = d.a[16]<<ro_08 ^ d.a[16]>>(64-ro_08)
-                d.b[9] = d.a[22]<<ro_14 ^ d.a[22]>>(64-ro_14)
-                d.b[10] = d.a[1]<<ro_05 ^ d.a[1]>>(64-ro_05)
-                d.b[11] = d.a[7]<<ro_11 ^ d.a[7]>>(64-ro_11)
-                d.b[12] = d.a[13]<<ro_17 ^ d.a[13]>>(64-ro_17)
-                d.b[13] = d.a[19]<<ro_23 ^ d.a[19]>>(64-ro_23)
-                d.b[14] = d.a[20]<<ro_04 ^ d.a[20]>>(64-ro_04)
-                d.b[15] = d.a[4]<<ro_20 ^ d.a[4]>>(64-ro_20)
-                d.b[16] = d.a[5]<<ro_01 ^ d.a[5]>>(64-ro_01)
-                d.b[17] = d.a[11]<<ro_07 ^ d.a[11]>>(64-ro_07)
-                d.b[18] = d.a[17]<<ro_13 ^ d.a[17]>>(64-ro_13)
-                d.b[19] = d.a[23]<<ro_19 ^ d.a[23]>>(64-ro_19)
-                d.b[20] = d.a[2]<<ro_10 ^ d.a[2]>>(64-ro_10)
-                d.b[21] = d.a[8]<<ro_16 ^ d.a[8]>>(64-ro_16)
-                d.b[22] = d.a[14]<<ro_22 ^ d.a[14]>>(64-ro_22)
-                d.b[23] = d.a[15]<<ro_03 ^ d.a[15]>>(64-ro_03)
-                d.b[24] = d.a[21]<<ro_09 ^ d.a[21]>>(64-ro_09)
+		// ρ and π steps
+		d.b[0] = d.a[0]
+		d.b[1] = d.a[6]<<ro_06 ^ d.a[6]>>(64-ro_06)
+		d.b[2] = d.a[12]<<ro_12 ^ d.a[12]>>(64-ro_12)
+		d.b[3] = d.a[18]<<ro_18 ^ d.a[18]>>(64-ro_18)
+		d.b[4] = d.a[24]<<ro_24 ^ d.a[24]>>(64-ro_24)
+		d.b[5] = d.a[3]<<ro_15 ^ d.a[3]>>(64-ro_15)
+		d.b[6] = d.a[9]<<ro_21 ^ d.a[9]>>(64-ro_21)
+		d.b[7] = d.a[10]<<ro_02 ^ d.a[10]>>(64-ro_02)
+		d.b[8] = d.a[16]<<ro_08 ^ d.a[16]>>(64-ro_08)
+		d.b[9] = d.a[22]<<ro_14 ^ d.a[22]>>(64-ro_14)
+		d.b[10] = d.a[1]<<ro_05 ^ d.a[1]>>(64-ro_05)
+		d.b[11] = d.a[7]<<ro_11 ^ d.a[7]>>(64-ro_11)
+		d.b[12] = d.a[13]<<ro_17 ^ d.a[13]>>(64-ro_17)
+		d.b[13] = d.a[19]<<ro_23 ^ d.a[19]>>(64-ro_23)
+		d.b[14] = d.a[20]<<ro_04 ^ d.a[20]>>(64-ro_04)
+		d.b[15] = d.a[4]<<ro_20 ^ d.a[4]>>(64-ro_20)
+		d.b[16] = d.a[5]<<ro_01 ^ d.a[5]>>(64-ro_01)
+		d.b[17] = d.a[11]<<ro_07 ^ d.a[11]>>(64-ro_07)
+		d.b[18] = d.a[17]<<ro_13 ^ d.a[17]>>(64-ro_13)
+		d.b[19] = d.a[23]<<ro_19 ^ d.a[23]>>(64-ro_19)
+		d.b[20] = d.a[2]<<ro_10 ^ d.a[2]>>(64-ro_10)
+		d.b[21] = d.a[8]<<ro_16 ^ d.a[8]>>(64-ro_16)
+		d.b[22] = d.a[14]<<ro_22 ^ d.a[14]>>(64-ro_22)
+		d.b[23] = d.a[15]<<ro_03 ^ d.a[15]>>(64-ro_03)
+		d.b[24] = d.a[21]<<ro_09 ^ d.a[21]>>(64-ro_09)
 
-                // χ step
-                d.a[0] = d.b[0] ^ (^d.b[1] & d.b[2])
-                d.a[1] = d.b[1] ^ (^d.b[2] & d.b[3])
-                d.a[2] = d.b[2] ^ (^d.b[3] & d.b[4])
-                d.a[3] = d.b[3] ^ (^d.b[4] & d.b[0])
-                d.a[4] = d.b[4] ^ (^d.b[0] & d.b[1])
-                d.a[5] = d.b[5] ^ (^d.b[6] & d.b[7])
-                d.a[6] = d.b[6] ^ (^d.b[7] & d.b[8])
-                d.a[7] = d.b[7] ^ (^d.b[8] & d.b[9])
-                d.a[8] = d.b[8] ^ (^d.b[9] & d.b[5])
-                d.a[9] = d.b[9] ^ (^d.b[5] & d.b[6])
-                d.a[10] = d.b[10] ^ (^d.b[11] & d.b[12])
-                d.a[11] = d.b[11] ^ (^d.b[12] & d.b[13])
-                d.a[12] = d.b[12] ^ (^d.b[13] & d.b[14])
-                d.a[13] = d.b[13] ^ (^d.b[14] & d.b[10])
-                d.a[14] = d.b[14] ^ (^d.b[10] & d.b[11])
-                d.a[15] = d.b[15] ^ (^d.b[16] & d.b[17])
-                d.a[16] = d.b[16] ^ (^d.b[17] & d.b[18])
-                d.a[17] = d.b[17] ^ (^d.b[18] & d.b[19])
-                d.a[18] = d.b[18] ^ (^d.b[19] & d.b[15])
-                d.a[19] = d.b[19] ^ (^d.b[15] & d.b[16])
-                d.a[20] = d.b[20] ^ (^d.b[21] & d.b[22])
-                d.a[21] = d.b[21] ^ (^d.b[22] & d.b[23])
-                d.a[22] = d.b[22] ^ (^d.b[23] & d.b[24])
-                d.a[23] = d.b[23] ^ (^d.b[24] & d.b[20])
-                d.a[24] = d.b[24] ^ (^d.b[20] & d.b[21])
+		// χ step
+		d.a[0] = d.b[0] ^ (^d.b[1] & d.b[2])
+		d.a[1] = d.b[1] ^ (^d.b[2] & d.b[3])
+		d.a[2] = d.b[2] ^ (^d.b[3] & d.b[4])
+		d.a[3] = d.b[3] ^ (^d.b[4] & d.b[0])
+		d.a[4] = d.b[4] ^ (^d.b[0] & d.b[1])
+		d.a[5] = d.b[5] ^ (^d.b[6] & d.b[7])
+		d.a[6] = d.b[6] ^ (^d.b[7] & d.b[8])
+		d.a[7] = d.b[7] ^ (^d.b[8] & d.b[9])
+		d.a[8] = d.b[8] ^ (^d.b[9] & d.b[5])
+		d.a[9] = d.b[9] ^ (^d.b[5] & d.b[6])
+		d.a[10] = d.b[10] ^ (^d.b[11] & d.b[12])
+		d.a[11] = d.b[11] ^ (^d.b[12] & d.b[13])
+		d.a[12] = d.b[12] ^ (^d.b[13] & d.b[14])
+		d.a[13] = d.b[13] ^ (^d.b[14] & d.b[10])
+		d.a[14] = d.b[14] ^ (^d.b[10] & d.b[11])
+		d.a[15] = d.b[15] ^ (^d.b[16] & d.b[17])
+		d.a[16] = d.b[16] ^ (^d.b[17] & d.b[18])
+		d.a[17] = d.b[17] ^ (^d.b[18] & d.b[19])
+		d.a[18] = d.b[18] ^ (^d.b[19] & d.b[15])
+		d.a[19] = d.b[19] ^ (^d.b[15] & d.b[16])
+		d.a[20] = d.b[20] ^ (^d.b[21] & d.b[22])
+		d.a[21] = d.b[21] ^ (^d.b[22] & d.b[23])
+		d.a[22] = d.b[22] ^ (^d.b[23] & d.b[24])
+		d.a[23] = d.b[23] ^ (^d.b[24] & d.b[20])
+		d.a[24] = d.b[24] ^ (^d.b[20] & d.b[21])
 
-                // ι step
-                d.a[0] ^= roundConstant
-        }
+		// ι step
+		d.a[0] ^= roundConstant
+	}
 }
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/evm/snative.go b/manager/eris-mint/evm/snative.go
index 60c98b38fcb359dad9ab9deb7f5acbbedaabc126..b0a7385e3f96b005f6cf008dd36b22cb5f836449 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/evm/snative.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/evm/snative.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 
-	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 )
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/evm/test/fake_app_state.go b/manager/eris-mint/evm/test/fake_app_state.go
index c910a1c3cbad0afc4ef7445d8622e74b20dac9f5..c27e54256fe7ea102ffea6bd3d12431382f1ec52 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/evm/test/fake_app_state.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/evm/test/fake_app_state.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
-	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	. "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm/sha3"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 )
 
 type FakeAppState struct {
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/evm/types.go b/manager/eris-mint/evm/types.go
index 5588d996161f338f6d6b3b8e928b74d28734d0dd..a886546e31f8148f7c2c20511e80cfec69b76714 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/evm/types.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/evm/types.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
-	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/namereg.go b/manager/eris-mint/namereg.go
index cc161feb19dc2bd00dd5940e48b6483bb0de327b..0fd28700be2a171ff80a15bb238a9326fb704253 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/namereg.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/namereg.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	sm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 
-  core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
-	event      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
 )
 
 // The net struct.
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/net.go b/manager/eris-mint/net.go
index 7b63a924e6f4de107bc93762c2a79590d6510dee..66bd60c3f7a0f35fb2ad40c8056658986801f377 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/net.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/net.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 package erismint
 
 import (
-  core_types           "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 )
 
 // TODO-RPC!
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ func newNetwork() *network {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tendermint Pipe implementation
 
-
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Eris-DB v0 Pipe implementation
 
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/state/common.go b/manager/eris-mint/state/common.go
index 0ea74ab8a17911f2a925566bb0529c6911f7b237..78315627205b958179113970622090efb85b3c26 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/state/common.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/state/common.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package state
 
 import (
-	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	acm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 )
 
 type AccountGetter interface {
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/state/genesis_test.go b/manager/eris-mint/state/genesis_test.go
index ac50ef21e90e9f29f7bc2f66a2d7950fc4540a1b..73e7f92f4d4ad04f135f1270f6173dc5cae61832 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/state/genesis_test.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/state/genesis_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	acm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 	. "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state/types"
+	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	tdb "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/state/permissions_test.go b/manager/eris-mint/state/permissions_test.go
index b89ad5c7f553aacc20c71a33031077009ce55317..5c311405a0dec3288770b8cbd2e2b347b89ec6a3 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/state/permissions_test.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/state/permissions_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	acm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm"
-	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 	. "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state/types"
+	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/state/state.go b/manager/eris-mint/state/state.go
index 9c7b49287bd67b813a34849273bd0263b7696718..582c573af9cee3dadcf42b7eaed86a6b1fddd96f 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/state/state.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/state/state.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	acm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 	. "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state/types"
+	ptypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/permission/types"
 	txs "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func (s *State) SetFireable(evc events.Fireable) {
 // Genesis
 
 func MakeGenesisStateFromFile(db dbm.DB, genDocFile string) (*GenesisDoc, *State) {
-  jsonBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(genDocFile)
+	jsonBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(genDocFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		Exit(Fmt("Couldn't read GenesisDoc file: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/transactor.go b/manager/eris-mint/transactor.go
index 0f5f21b4e7809f508eae4c797471c3a6ea10f1a7..a3f515329a8ff9a40e26ce1264c7c6ab8ea126dd 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/transactor.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/transactor.go
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
 	tEvents "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 
-  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-  core_types  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
-	event       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm"
-  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
-  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/evm"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 )
 
 type transactor struct {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func newTransactor(chainID string, eventSwitch tEvents.Fireable,
 // Run a contract's code on an isolated and unpersisted state
 // Cannot be used to create new contracts
 func (this *transactor) Call(fromAddress, toAddress, data []byte) (
-  *core_types.Call, error) {
+	*core_types.Call, error) {
 
 	cache := this.erisMint.GetCheckCache() // XXX: DON'T MUTATE THIS CACHE (used internally for CheckTx)
 	outAcc := cache.GetAccount(toAddress)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (this *transactor) Call(fromAddress, toAddress, data []byte) (
 // Run the given code on an isolated and unpersisted state
 // Cannot be used to create new contracts.
 func (this *transactor) CallCode(fromAddress, code, data []byte) (
-  *core_types.Call, error) {
+	*core_types.Call, error) {
 	if fromAddress == nil {
 		fromAddress = []byte{}
 	}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (this *transactor) UnconfirmedTxs() (*core_types.UnconfirmedTxs, error) {
 
 // Orders calls to BroadcastTx using lock (waits for response from core before releasing)
 func (this *transactor) Transact(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
-  fee int64) (*core_types.Receipt, error) {
+	fee int64) (*core_types.Receipt, error) {
 	var addr []byte
 	if len(address) == 0 {
 		addr = nil
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (this *transactor) TransactAndHold(privKey, address, data []byte, gasLimit,
 }
 
 func (this *transactor) TransactNameReg(privKey []byte, name, data string,
-  amount, fee int64) (*core_types.Receipt, error) {
+	amount, fee int64) (*core_types.Receipt, error) {
 
 	if len(privKey) != 64 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Private key is not of the right length: %d\n", len(privKey))
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/version.go b/manager/eris-mint/version.go
index 60b36e692df30cfabcaf98fc936a799e5cb22e2f..34cdb4b5324a9b8a52eeaa36334ffda0b01057b1 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/version.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/version.go
@@ -17,40 +17,40 @@
 package erismint
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
+	"fmt"
 
-  version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
+	version "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/version"
 )
 
 const (
-  // Client identifier to advertise over the network
-  erisMintClientIdentifier = "erismint"
-  // Major version component of the current release
-  erisMintVersionMajor     = 0
-  // Minor version component of the current release
-  erisMintVersionMinor     = 12
-  // Patch version component of the current release
-  erisMintVersionPatch     = 0
+	// Client identifier to advertise over the network
+	erisMintClientIdentifier = "erismint"
+	// Major version component of the current release
+	erisMintVersionMajor = 0
+	// Minor version component of the current release
+	erisMintVersionMinor = 12
+	// Patch version component of the current release
+	erisMintVersionPatch = 0
 )
 
 // Define the compatible consensus engines this application manager
 // is compatible and has been tested with.
-var compatibleConsensus = [...]string {
-  "tendermint-0.6",
-  // "tmsp-0.6",
+var compatibleConsensus = [...]string{
+	"tendermint-0.6",
+	// "tmsp-0.6",
 }
 
 func GetErisMintVersion() *version.VersionIdentifier {
-  return version.New(erisMintClientIdentifier, erisMintVersionMajor,
-    erisMintVersionMinor, erisMintVersionPatch)
+	return version.New(erisMintClientIdentifier, erisMintVersionMajor,
+		erisMintVersionMinor, erisMintVersionPatch)
 }
 
 func AssertCompatibleConsensus(consensusMinorVersion string) error {
-  for _, supported := range compatibleConsensus {
-    if consensusMinorVersion == supported {
-      return nil
-    }
-  }
-  return fmt.Errorf("ErisMint (%s) is not compatible with consensus engine %s",
-    GetErisMintVersion(), consensusMinorVersion)
+	for _, supported := range compatibleConsensus {
+		if consensusMinorVersion == supported {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("ErisMint (%s) is not compatible with consensus engine %s",
+		GetErisMintVersion(), consensusMinorVersion)
 }
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 44a3b5dfb6627d3ae693a3a38f58c2f885de0e40..406648cd3ef36bc56857a55689c3b233870e633a 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
+	"fmt"
 
-  events "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
+	events "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 
-  log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
+	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-  config      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
-  definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-  erismint    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint"
-  // types       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
+	config "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/config"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	erismint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint"
+	// types       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
 )
 
 // NewApplicationPipe returns an initialised Pipe interface
@@ -35,19 +35,18 @@ import (
 // of an application.  It is feasible this will be insufficient to support
 // different types of applications later down the line.
 func NewApplicationPipe(moduleConfig *config.ModuleConfig,
-  evsw *events.EventSwitch, consensusMinorVersion string) (definitions.Pipe,
-  error) {
-  switch moduleConfig.Name {
-  case "erismint" :
-    if err := erismint.AssertCompatibleConsensus(consensusMinorVersion);
-      err != nil {
-      return nil, err
-    }
-    log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-      "compatibleConsensus": consensusMinorVersion,
-      "erisMintVersion": erismint.GetErisMintVersion().GetVersionString(),
-    }).Debug("Loading ErisMint")
-    return erismint.NewErisMintPipe(moduleConfig, evsw)
-  }
-  return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to return Pipe for %s", moduleConfig.Name)
+	evsw *events.EventSwitch, consensusMinorVersion string) (definitions.Pipe,
+	error) {
+	switch moduleConfig.Name {
+	case "erismint":
+		if err := erismint.AssertCompatibleConsensus(consensusMinorVersion); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"compatibleConsensus": consensusMinorVersion,
+			"erisMintVersion":     erismint.GetErisMintVersion().GetVersionString(),
+		}).Debug("Loading ErisMint")
+		return erismint.NewErisMintPipe(moduleConfig, evsw)
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to return Pipe for %s", moduleConfig.Name)
 }
diff --git a/manager/types/application.go b/manager/types/application.go
index d66a46afeba234971fb63c955eed5734322bd66d..cfcf2b82cc35cfc01c6b9da487f6908143183534 100644
--- a/manager/types/application.go
+++ b/manager/types/application.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-  // TODO: [ben] this is currently only used for tmsp result type; but should
-  // be removed as tmsp dependencies shouldn't feature in the application
-  // manager
-  tmsp_types "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
+	// TODO: [ben] this is currently only used for tmsp result type; but should
+	// be removed as tmsp dependencies shouldn't feature in the application
+	// manager
+	tmsp_types "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
 )
 
 // NOTE: [ben] this interface is likely to be changed.  Currently it is taken
@@ -30,70 +30,70 @@ import (
 // Application interface applies transactions to the state.
 type Application interface {
 
-  // Info returns application information as a string
-  // NOTE: [ben] likely to move
-  Info() (info string)
-
-  // Set application option (e.g. mode=mempool, mode=consensus)
-  // NOTE: [ben] taken from tendermint, but it is unclear what the use is,
-  // specifically, when will tendermint call this over tmsp ?
-  SetOption(key string, value string) (log string)
-
-  // Append transaction applies a transaction to the state regardless of
-  // whether the transaction is valid or not.
-  // Currently AppendTx is taken from tmsp, and returns a result.
-  // This will be altered, as AppendTransaction needs to more strongly reflect
-  // the theoretical logic:
-  //   Append(StateN, Transaction) = StateN+1
-  // here invalid transactions are allowed, but should act as the identity on
-  // the state:
-  //   Append(StateN, InvalidTransaction) = StateN
-  // TODO: implementation notes:
-  // 1. at this point the transaction should already be strongly typed
-  // 2.
-  AppendTx(tx []byte) tmsp_types.Result
-
-  // Check Transaction validates a transaction before being allowed into the
-  // consensus' engine memory pool.  This is the original defintion and
-  // intention as taken from tmsp, but should be remapped to the more
-  // general concept of basic, cheap verification;
-  // Check Transaction does not alter the state, but does require an immutable
-  // copy of the state. In particular there is no consensus on ordering yet.
-  // TODO: implementation notes:
-  // 1. at this point the transaction should already be strongly typed
-  // 2.
-  CheckTx(tx []byte) tmsp_types.Result
-
-  // Commit returns the root hash of the current application state
-  // NOTE: [ben] Because the concept of the block has been erased here
-  // the commit root hash is a fully implict stateful function;
-  // the opposit the principle of explicit stateless functions.
-  // This will be amended when we introduce the concept of (streaming)
-  // blocks in the pipe.
-  Commit() tmsp_types.Result
-
-  // Query for state.  This query request is not passed over the p2p network
-  // and is called from Tendermint rpc directly up to the application.
-  // NOTE: [ben] Eris-DB will give preference to queries from the local client
-  // directly over the Eris-DB rpc.
-  // We will support this for Tendermint compatibility.
-  Query(query []byte) tmsp_types.Result
+	// Info returns application information as a string
+	// NOTE: [ben] likely to move
+	Info() (info string)
+
+	// Set application option (e.g. mode=mempool, mode=consensus)
+	// NOTE: [ben] taken from tendermint, but it is unclear what the use is,
+	// specifically, when will tendermint call this over tmsp ?
+	SetOption(key string, value string) (log string)
+
+	// Append transaction applies a transaction to the state regardless of
+	// whether the transaction is valid or not.
+	// Currently AppendTx is taken from tmsp, and returns a result.
+	// This will be altered, as AppendTransaction needs to more strongly reflect
+	// the theoretical logic:
+	//   Append(StateN, Transaction) = StateN+1
+	// here invalid transactions are allowed, but should act as the identity on
+	// the state:
+	//   Append(StateN, InvalidTransaction) = StateN
+	// TODO: implementation notes:
+	// 1. at this point the transaction should already be strongly typed
+	// 2.
+	AppendTx(tx []byte) tmsp_types.Result
+
+	// Check Transaction validates a transaction before being allowed into the
+	// consensus' engine memory pool.  This is the original defintion and
+	// intention as taken from tmsp, but should be remapped to the more
+	// general concept of basic, cheap verification;
+	// Check Transaction does not alter the state, but does require an immutable
+	// copy of the state. In particular there is no consensus on ordering yet.
+	// TODO: implementation notes:
+	// 1. at this point the transaction should already be strongly typed
+	// 2.
+	CheckTx(tx []byte) tmsp_types.Result
+
+	// Commit returns the root hash of the current application state
+	// NOTE: [ben] Because the concept of the block has been erased here
+	// the commit root hash is a fully implict stateful function;
+	// the opposit the principle of explicit stateless functions.
+	// This will be amended when we introduce the concept of (streaming)
+	// blocks in the pipe.
+	Commit() tmsp_types.Result
+
+	// Query for state.  This query request is not passed over the p2p network
+	// and is called from Tendermint rpc directly up to the application.
+	// NOTE: [ben] Eris-DB will give preference to queries from the local client
+	// directly over the Eris-DB rpc.
+	// We will support this for Tendermint compatibility.
+	Query(query []byte) tmsp_types.Result
 }
 
 // Tendermint has a separate interface for reintroduction of blocks
 type BlockchainAware interface {
 
-  // Initialise the blockchain
-  // validators: genesis validators from tendermint core
-  InitChain(validators []*tmsp_types.Validator)
+	// Initialise the blockchain
+	// validators: genesis validators from tendermint core
+	InitChain(validators []*tmsp_types.Validator)
 
-  // Signals the beginning of a block;
-  // NOTE: [ben] currently not supported by tendermint
-  BeginBlock(height uint64)
+	// Signals the beginning of a block;
+	// NOTE: [ben] currently not supported by tendermint
+	BeginBlock(height uint64)
 
-  // Signals the end of a blockchain
-  // validators: changed validators from app to Tendermint
-  // NOTE: [ben] currently not supported by tendermint
-  // not yet well defined what the change set contains.
-  EndBlock(height uint64) (validators []*tmsp_types.Validator)
+	// Signals the end of a blockchain
+	// validators: changed validators from app to Tendermint
+	// NOTE: [ben] currently not supported by tendermint
+	// not yet well defined what the change set contains.
+	EndBlock(height uint64) (validators []*tmsp_types.Validator)
 }
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/core/routes.go b/rpc/tendermint/core/routes.go
index c403a6cfd6c4602ba0684331a56bc85437c41c02..19752f367ad1291223d6e7e42c753934e79883e2 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/core/routes.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/core/routes.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	acm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
-	ctypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	ctypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 	rpc "github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/server"
 )
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/core/websocket.go b/rpc/tendermint/core/websocket.go
index 4d83eb6f7b329b49b4c43e0f739f137644d5f963..c15ee966829e55216e659dbcebda092852884d0f 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/core/websocket.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/core/websocket.go
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	events "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	rpcserver "github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/server"
-	events    "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	server      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
-
+	server "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
 )
 
 type TendermintWebsocketServer struct {
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func NewTendermintWebsocketServer(config *server.ServerConfig,
 	if tendermintPipe == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No Tendermint pipe provided.")
 	}
-	tendermintRoutes := TendermintRoutes {
+	tendermintRoutes := TendermintRoutes{
 		tendermintPipe: tendermintPipe,
 	}
 	routes := tendermintRoutes.GetRoutes()
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func NewTendermintWebsocketServer(config *server.ServerConfig,
 		}
 		listeners[i] = listener
 	}
-	return &TendermintWebsocketServer {
+	return &TendermintWebsocketServer{
 		routes:    tendermintRoutes,
 		listeners: listeners,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/test/common.go b/rpc/tendermint/test/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d3dd4f4555b1a535ae680d17a4597921f6776a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/test/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package rpctest
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/test/fixtures"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// Needs to be in a _test.go file to be picked up
+func TestWrapper(runner func() int) int {
+	ffs := fixtures.NewFileFixtures("Eris-DB")
+	defer ffs.RemoveAll()
+
+	err := initGlobalVariables(ffs)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	saveNewPriv()
+
+	// start a node
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	ready := make(chan error)
+	go newNode(ready)
+	err = <-ready
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return runner()
+}
+
+func DebugMain() {
+	t := &testing.T{}
+	TestWrapper(func() int {
+		testBroadcastTx(t, "HTTP")
+		return 0
+	})
+}
+
+func Successor(x int) int {
+	return x + 1
+}
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/test/common_test.go b/rpc/tendermint/test/common_test.go
index b2b0a48917df778a2f42178d9b85a8a08ebff4ae..03d4e0271f678ad4f952fab6a6c64e9c3b94883b 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/test/common_test.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/test/common_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package rpctest
 
 import (
-	"testing"
 	"os"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 // Needs to be in a _test.go file to be picked up
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	defer os.Exit(returnValue)
 }
-
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/test/config.go b/rpc/tendermint/test/config.go
index 8bbf6f9b89101b519ceaef8c21fc8b2ef665723e..8d6ec5c0d45cc4b048f70f1e66edf221cf7db9fd 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/test/config.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/test/config.go
@@ -220,4 +220,3 @@ db_backend = "leveldb"
 # tendermint host address needs to correspond to tendermints configuration
 # of the rpc local address
 tendermint_host = "0.0.0.0:36657"`
-
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/test/runner/main.go b/rpc/tendermint/test/runner/main.go
index ca775c1a0cbd31169c087d0307d3240e9567c7ae..b610d564c64c77164cd51211a93cbd5be036091a 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/test/runner/main.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/test/runner/main.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/test"
+	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("%s", util.IsAddress("hello"), rpctest.Successor(2))
 	//defer os.Exit(0)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/test/shared.go b/rpc/tendermint/test/shared.go
index 22603b6511ad6c93a7e071e7a97345139fe5d64c..374d6aa5871f3841a9f8c2308ee5f2da13cfad3b 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/test/shared.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/test/shared.go
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ import (
 
 // global variables for use across all tests
 var (
-	config = server.DefaultServerConfig()
-	rootWorkDir string
+	config            = server.DefaultServerConfig()
+	rootWorkDir       string
 	node              *nm.Node
-	mempoolCount = 0
-	chainID string
-	websocketAddr string
+	mempoolCount      = 0
+	chainID           string
+	websocketAddr     string
 	websocketEndpoint string
 
-	user = makeUsers(5) // make keys
+	user    = makeUsers(5) // make keys
 	clients map[string]rpcclient.Client
 
 	testCore *core.Core
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func saveNewPriv() {
 func makeDefaultSendTx(t *testing.T, typ string, addr []byte, amt int64) *txs.SendTx {
 	nonce := getNonce(t, typ, user[0].Address)
 	tx := txs.NewSendTx()
-	tx.AddInputWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, amt, nonce + 1)
+	tx.AddInputWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, amt, nonce+1)
 	tx.AddOutput(addr, amt)
 	return tx
 }
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ func makeDefaultSendTxSigned(t *testing.T, typ string, addr []byte, amt int64) *
 
 func makeDefaultCallTx(t *testing.T, typ string, addr, code []byte, amt, gasLim, fee int64) *txs.CallTx {
 	nonce := getNonce(t, typ, user[0].Address)
-	tx := txs.NewCallTxWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, addr, code, amt, gasLim, fee, nonce + 1)
+	tx := txs.NewCallTxWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, addr, code, amt, gasLim, fee, nonce+1)
 	tx.Sign(chainID, user[0])
 	return tx
 }
 
 func makeDefaultNameTx(t *testing.T, typ string, name, value string, amt, fee int64) *txs.NameTx {
 	nonce := getNonce(t, typ, user[0].Address)
-	tx := txs.NewNameTxWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, name, value, amt, fee, nonce + 1)
+	tx := txs.NewNameTxWithNonce(user[0].PubKey, name, value, amt, fee, nonce+1)
 	tx.Sign(chainID, user[0])
 	return tx
 }
diff --git a/rpc/v0/json_service.go b/rpc/v0/json_service.go
index d880790ac2e3cca83831f3565c25d9f4e8248849..e7226487d58613cd50961b827d257e57078aeab9 100644
--- a/rpc/v0/json_service.go
+++ b/rpc/v0/json_service.go
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
-  log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
+	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-  definitions    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-  event          "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-	rpc            "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
-  rpc_tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint"
-  server         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	rpc "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
+	rpc_tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint"
+	server "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
 )
 
 // Server used to handle JSON-RPC 2.0 requests. Implements server.Server
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type ErisDbJsonService struct {
 
 // Create a new JSON-RPC 2.0 service for erisdb (tendermint).
 func NewErisDbJsonService(codec rpc.Codec, pipe definitions.Pipe,
-  eventSubs *event.EventSubscriptions) server.HttpService {
+	eventSubs *event.EventSubscriptions) server.HttpService {
 
 	tmhttps := &ErisDbJsonService{codec: codec, pipe: pipe, eventSubs: eventSubs}
 	mtds := &ErisDbMethods{codec, pipe}
diff --git a/rpc/v0/methods.go b/rpc/v0/methods.go
index 1c4feeec6c6b3b5f946f567526e4c74dab8ce1b5..be89ebbe103e6e1a2652b185c7436633c7de703d 100644
--- a/rpc/v0/methods.go
+++ b/rpc/v0/methods.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package rpc_v0
 
 import (
-  core_types     "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
-  definitions    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	rpc            "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	rpc "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
 	rpc_tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 )
diff --git a/rpc/v0/restServer.go b/rpc/v0/restServer.go
index 41655fd4d865f2a1652ba21daf2a2cc27dd61155..a1e1e01f5a780a09ed61d66fd56e92654b10f798 100644
--- a/rpc/v0/restServer.go
+++ b/rpc/v0/restServer.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
-  core_types  "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
+	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	event       "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-	rpc         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
-  server      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	rpc "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
+	server "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
 )
diff --git a/rpc/v0/wsService.go b/rpc/v0/wsService.go
index 98438280f605efe03099c4990a9bd52e13931ca2..73f396e856bed1d7a32b57634c10b8d79648418f 100644
--- a/rpc/v0/wsService.go
+++ b/rpc/v0/wsService.go
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
-  "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 
-  log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
+	log "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-logger"
 
-  definitions    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	event          "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-	rpc            "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
+	definitions "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	rpc "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
 	rpc_tendermint "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint"
-	server         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
+	server "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
 )
 
 // Used for ErisDb. Implements WebSocketService.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type ErisDbWsService struct {
 
 // Create a new websocket service.
 func NewErisDbWsService(codec rpc.Codec,
-  pipe definitions.Pipe) server.WebSocketService {
+	pipe definitions.Pipe) server.WebSocketService {
 	tmwss := &ErisDbWsService{codec: codec, pipe: pipe}
 	mtds := &ErisDbMethods{codec, pipe}
 
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index 8c5195b17aba9e42e25c9c7bada11eb97044c1e1..13078f985532f58ffa073c3fd9829f93a057ef9c 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -17,157 +17,157 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
-  "math"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
 
-  viper "github.com/spf13/viper"
+	viper "github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 type (
-  ServerConfig struct {
+	ServerConfig struct {
 		ChainId    string
-    Bind       Bind      `toml:"bind"`
-    TLS        TLS       `toml:"TLS"`
-    CORS       CORS      `toml:"CORS"`
-    HTTP       HTTP      `toml:"HTTP"`
-    WebSocket  WebSocket `toml:"web_socket"`
+		Bind       Bind      `toml:"bind"`
+		TLS        TLS       `toml:"TLS"`
+		CORS       CORS      `toml:"CORS"`
+		HTTP       HTTP      `toml:"HTTP"`
+		WebSocket  WebSocket `toml:"web_socket"`
 		Tendermint Tendermint
-    Logging    Logging   `toml:"logging"`
-  }
-
-  Bind struct {
-    Address string `toml:"address"`
-    Port    uint16 `toml:"port"`
-  }
-
-  TLS struct {
-    TLS      bool   `toml:"tls"`
-    CertPath string `toml:"cert_path"`
-    KeyPath  string `toml:"key_path"`
-  }
-
-  // Options stores configurations
-  CORS struct {
-    Enable           bool     `toml:"enable"`
-    AllowOrigins     []string `toml:"allow_origins"`
-    AllowCredentials bool     `toml:"allow_credentials"`
-    AllowMethods     []string `toml:"allow_methods"`
-    AllowHeaders     []string `toml:"allow_headers"`
-    ExposeHeaders    []string `toml:"expose_headers"`
-    MaxAge           uint64   `toml:"max_age"`
-  }
-
-  HTTP struct {
-    JsonRpcEndpoint string `toml:"json_rpc_endpoint"`
-  }
-
-  WebSocket struct {
-    WebSocketEndpoint    string `toml:"websocket_endpoint"`
-    MaxWebSocketSessions uint16 `toml:"max_websocket_sessions"`
-    ReadBufferSize       uint64 `toml:"read_buffer_size"`
-    WriteBufferSize      uint64 `toml:"write_buffer_size"`
-  }
+		Logging    Logging `toml:"logging"`
+	}
+
+	Bind struct {
+		Address string `toml:"address"`
+		Port    uint16 `toml:"port"`
+	}
+
+	TLS struct {
+		TLS      bool   `toml:"tls"`
+		CertPath string `toml:"cert_path"`
+		KeyPath  string `toml:"key_path"`
+	}
+
+	// Options stores configurations
+	CORS struct {
+		Enable           bool     `toml:"enable"`
+		AllowOrigins     []string `toml:"allow_origins"`
+		AllowCredentials bool     `toml:"allow_credentials"`
+		AllowMethods     []string `toml:"allow_methods"`
+		AllowHeaders     []string `toml:"allow_headers"`
+		ExposeHeaders    []string `toml:"expose_headers"`
+		MaxAge           uint64   `toml:"max_age"`
+	}
+
+	HTTP struct {
+		JsonRpcEndpoint string `toml:"json_rpc_endpoint"`
+	}
+
+	WebSocket struct {
+		WebSocketEndpoint    string `toml:"websocket_endpoint"`
+		MaxWebSocketSessions uint16 `toml:"max_websocket_sessions"`
+		ReadBufferSize       uint64 `toml:"read_buffer_size"`
+		WriteBufferSize      uint64 `toml:"write_buffer_size"`
+	}
 
 	Tendermint struct {
 		RpcLocalAddress string
 		Endpoint        string
 	}
 
-  Logging struct {
-    ConsoleLogLevel string `toml:"console_log_level"`
-    FileLogLevel    string `toml:"file_log_level"`
-    LogFile         string `toml:"log_file"`
-  }
+	Logging struct {
+		ConsoleLogLevel string `toml:"console_log_level"`
+		FileLogLevel    string `toml:"file_log_level"`
+		LogFile         string `toml:"log_file"`
+	}
 )
 
 func ReadServerConfig(viper *viper.Viper) (*ServerConfig, error) {
-  // TODO: [ben] replace with a more elegant way of asserting
-  // the possible conversion to the type domain
-
-  // check domain range for bind.port
-  bindPortInt := viper.GetInt("bind.port")
-  var bindPortUint16 uint16 = 0
-  if bindPortInt >= 0 && bindPortInt <= math.MaxUint16 {
-    bindPortUint16 = uint16(bindPortInt)
-  } else {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read binding port from configuration: %v",
-      bindPortInt)
-  }
-  // check domain range for cors.max_age
-  maxAge := viper.GetInt("cors.max_age")
-  var maxAgeUint64 uint64 = 0
-  if maxAge >= 0 {
-    maxAgeUint64 = uint64(maxAge)
-  } else {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read maximum age for CORS: %v", maxAge)
-  }
-  // check domain range for websocket.max_sessions
-  maxWebsocketSessions := viper.GetInt("websocket.max_sessions")
-  var maxWebsocketSessionsUint16 uint16 = 0
-  if maxWebsocketSessions >= 0 && maxWebsocketSessions <= math.MaxUint16 {
-    maxWebsocketSessionsUint16 = uint16(maxWebsocketSessions)
-  } else {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read maximum websocket sessions: %v",
-      maxWebsocketSessions)
-  }
-  // check domain range for websocket.read_buffer_size
-  readBufferSize := viper.GetInt("websocket.read_buffer_size")
-  var readBufferSizeUint64 uint64 = 0
-  if readBufferSize >= 0 {
-    readBufferSizeUint64 = uint64(readBufferSize)
-  } else {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read websocket read buffer size: %v",
-      readBufferSize)
-  }
-
-  // check domain range for websocket.write_buffer_size
-  writeBufferSize := viper.GetInt("websocket.read_buffer_size")
-  var writeBufferSizeUint64 uint64 = 0
-  if writeBufferSize >= 0 {
-    writeBufferSizeUint64 = uint64(writeBufferSize)
-  } else {
-    return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read websocket write buffer size: %v",
-      writeBufferSize)
-  }
-
-  return &ServerConfig {
-    Bind: Bind {
-      Address: viper.GetString("bind.address"),
-      Port:    bindPortUint16,
-    },
-    TLS: TLS {
-      TLS:      viper.GetBool("tls.tls"),
-      CertPath: viper.GetString("tls.cert_path"),
-      KeyPath:  viper.GetString("tls.key_path"),
-    },
-    CORS: CORS {
-      Enable:           viper.GetBool("cors.enable"),
-      AllowOrigins:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_origins"),
-      AllowCredentials: viper.GetBool("cors.allow_credentials"),
-      AllowMethods:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_methods"),
-      AllowHeaders:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_headers"),
-      ExposeHeaders:    viper.GetStringSlice("cors.expose_headers"),
-      MaxAge:           maxAgeUint64,
-    },
-    HTTP: HTTP {
-      JsonRpcEndpoint: viper.GetString("http.json_rpc_endpoint"),
-    },
-    WebSocket: WebSocket {
-      WebSocketEndpoint:    viper.GetString("websocket.endpoint"),
-      MaxWebSocketSessions: maxWebsocketSessionsUint16,
-      ReadBufferSize:       readBufferSizeUint64,
-      WriteBufferSize:      writeBufferSizeUint64,
-    },
-		Tendermint: Tendermint {
+	// TODO: [ben] replace with a more elegant way of asserting
+	// the possible conversion to the type domain
+
+	// check domain range for bind.port
+	bindPortInt := viper.GetInt("bind.port")
+	var bindPortUint16 uint16 = 0
+	if bindPortInt >= 0 && bindPortInt <= math.MaxUint16 {
+		bindPortUint16 = uint16(bindPortInt)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read binding port from configuration: %v",
+			bindPortInt)
+	}
+	// check domain range for cors.max_age
+	maxAge := viper.GetInt("cors.max_age")
+	var maxAgeUint64 uint64 = 0
+	if maxAge >= 0 {
+		maxAgeUint64 = uint64(maxAge)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read maximum age for CORS: %v", maxAge)
+	}
+	// check domain range for websocket.max_sessions
+	maxWebsocketSessions := viper.GetInt("websocket.max_sessions")
+	var maxWebsocketSessionsUint16 uint16 = 0
+	if maxWebsocketSessions >= 0 && maxWebsocketSessions <= math.MaxUint16 {
+		maxWebsocketSessionsUint16 = uint16(maxWebsocketSessions)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read maximum websocket sessions: %v",
+			maxWebsocketSessions)
+	}
+	// check domain range for websocket.read_buffer_size
+	readBufferSize := viper.GetInt("websocket.read_buffer_size")
+	var readBufferSizeUint64 uint64 = 0
+	if readBufferSize >= 0 {
+		readBufferSizeUint64 = uint64(readBufferSize)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read websocket read buffer size: %v",
+			readBufferSize)
+	}
+
+	// check domain range for websocket.write_buffer_size
+	writeBufferSize := viper.GetInt("websocket.read_buffer_size")
+	var writeBufferSizeUint64 uint64 = 0
+	if writeBufferSize >= 0 {
+		writeBufferSizeUint64 = uint64(writeBufferSize)
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read websocket write buffer size: %v",
+			writeBufferSize)
+	}
+
+	return &ServerConfig{
+		Bind: Bind{
+			Address: viper.GetString("bind.address"),
+			Port:    bindPortUint16,
+		},
+		TLS: TLS{
+			TLS:      viper.GetBool("tls.tls"),
+			CertPath: viper.GetString("tls.cert_path"),
+			KeyPath:  viper.GetString("tls.key_path"),
+		},
+		CORS: CORS{
+			Enable:           viper.GetBool("cors.enable"),
+			AllowOrigins:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_origins"),
+			AllowCredentials: viper.GetBool("cors.allow_credentials"),
+			AllowMethods:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_methods"),
+			AllowHeaders:     viper.GetStringSlice("cors.allow_headers"),
+			ExposeHeaders:    viper.GetStringSlice("cors.expose_headers"),
+			MaxAge:           maxAgeUint64,
+		},
+		HTTP: HTTP{
+			JsonRpcEndpoint: viper.GetString("http.json_rpc_endpoint"),
+		},
+		WebSocket: WebSocket{
+			WebSocketEndpoint:    viper.GetString("websocket.endpoint"),
+			MaxWebSocketSessions: maxWebsocketSessionsUint16,
+			ReadBufferSize:       readBufferSizeUint64,
+			WriteBufferSize:      writeBufferSizeUint64,
+		},
+		Tendermint: Tendermint{
 			RpcLocalAddress: viper.GetString("tendermint.rpc_local_address"),
 			Endpoint:        viper.GetString("tendermint.endpoint"),
 		},
-    Logging: Logging{
-      ConsoleLogLevel: viper.GetString("logging.console_log_level"),
-      FileLogLevel:    viper.GetString("logging.file_log_level"),
-      LogFile:         viper.GetString("logging.log_file"),
-    },
-  }, nil
+		Logging: Logging{
+			ConsoleLogLevel: viper.GetString("logging.console_log_level"),
+			FileLogLevel:    viper.GetString("logging.file_log_level"),
+			LogFile:         viper.GetString("logging.log_file"),
+		},
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // NOTE: [ben] only preserved for /test/server tests; but should not be used and
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func DefaultServerConfig() *ServerConfig {
 			ReadBufferSize:       4096,
 			WriteBufferSize:      4096,
 		},
-		Tendermint: Tendermint {
+		Tendermint: Tendermint{
 			RpcLocalAddress: "0.0.0.0:46657",
 			Endpoint:        "/websocket",
 		},
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index d95d1d4c5dc2984b1d0eade614866c9d9755ac72..f1d38c3dea5fdd2c1c9fb4ed949c52df44f78998 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (this *ServeProcess) StopEventChannel() <-chan struct{} {
 
 // Creates a new serve process.
 func NewServeProcess(config *ServerConfig, servers ...Server) (*ServeProcess,
-  error) {
+	error) {
 	var scfg ServerConfig
 	if config == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Nil passed as server configuration")
diff --git a/test/fixtures/file_fixtures.go b/test/fixtures/file_fixtures.go
index 5c1da7bebe6c7ddf6ef405905010a552f508b6dd..5935e54c20d7b9c4203f4a22680ff23ce6ee3a62 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/file_fixtures.go
+++ b/test/fixtures/file_fixtures.go
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ package fixtures
 
 import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
-	"path"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 )
 
 // FileFixtures writes files to a temporary location for use in testing.
 type FileFixtures struct {
 	tempDir string
 	// If an error has occurred setting up fixtures
-	Error   error
+	Error error
 }
 
 // Set up a new FileFixtures object by passing an interlaced list of file names
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewFileFixtures(identifyingPrefix string) *FileFixtures {
 	dir, err := ioutils.TempDir("", identifyingPrefix)
 	return &FileFixtures{
 		tempDir: dir,
-		Error: err,
+		Error:   err,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (ffs *FileFixtures) AddFile(name, content string) string {
 	}
 	filePath := path.Join(ffs.tempDir, name)
 	ffs.AddDir(path.Dir(name))
-	if (ffs.Error == nil) {
+	if ffs.Error == nil {
 		ffs.Error = createWriteClose(filePath, content)
 	}
 	return filePath
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func (ffs *FileFixtures) AddDir(name string) string {
 	return filePath
 }
 
-
 // Cleans up the the temporary files (with fire)
 func (ffs *FileFixtures) RemoveAll() {
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(ffs.tempDir); err != nil {
@@ -72,4 +71,3 @@ func createWriteClose(filename, content string) error {
 	defer f.Close()
 	return nil
 }
-
diff --git a/test/mock/mock_web_api_test.g_ b/test/mock/mock_web_api_test.g_
index 378097c82bf287465529995e2f98f1af2dfaeb39..0579640bbf5dde56ec90c22afb7da5f307e245f3 100644
--- a/test/mock/mock_web_api_test.g_
+++ b/test/mock/mock_web_api_test.g_
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
-	account    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
+	account "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/account"
 	core_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
-	event      "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
-	rpc        "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
-	rpc_v0     "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/v0"
-	server     "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
-	td         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/test/testdata/testdata"
+	event "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+	rpc "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc"
+	rpc_v0 "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/v0"
+	server "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
+	td "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/test/testdata/testdata"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
diff --git a/test/mock/pipe.g_ b/test/mock/pipe.g_
index e1e416127ddb73ff9b55f1311265aa07a4f97d62..61fc0398cfe6c358553d2b129f15e90c878cca2b 100644
--- a/test/mock/pipe.g_
+++ b/test/mock/pipe.g_
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 	core_types    "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/core/types"
 	definitions   "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
 	event         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/event"
+
 	manager_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/types"
-	td            "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/test/testdata/testdata"
-	types         "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
+	td "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/test/testdata/testdata"
+	types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/txs"
 
+	evts "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	mintTypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
-	evts    "github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 )
 
 // Base struct.
diff --git a/test/server/ws_burst_test.go b/test/server/ws_burst_test.go
index 4316af17980813a26409f2c9b2099936accf3b18..aef23a19a0a5e521212e8dc9aab01dc5afa16ddb 100644
--- a/test/server/ws_burst_test.go
+++ b/test/server/ws_burst_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/client"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/server"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/util/fs.go b/util/fs.go
index 11322e68ac9a139fd970e0e6f5fd016d10ec5e05..7d41c1ddd51d28de1859daf291062d2afd5d4290 100644
--- a/util/fs.go
+++ b/util/fs.go
@@ -17,32 +17,32 @@
 package util
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
-  "io"
-  "os"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 )
 
 // Ensure the directory exists or create it if needed.
 func EnsureDir(dir string, mode os.FileMode) error {
-  if fileOptions, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-    if errMake := os.MkdirAll(dir, mode); errMake != nil {
-      return fmt.Errorf("Could not create directory %s. %v", dir, err)
-    }
-  } else if err != nil {
-    return fmt.Errorf("Error asserting directory %s: %v", dir, err)
-  } else if !fileOptions.IsDir() {
-    return fmt.Errorf("Path already exists as a file: %s", dir)
-  }
-  return nil
+	if fileOptions, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if errMake := os.MkdirAll(dir, mode); errMake != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not create directory %s. %v", dir, err)
+		}
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error asserting directory %s: %v", dir, err)
+	} else if !fileOptions.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Path already exists as a file: %s", dir)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Check whether the provided directory exists
 func IsDir(directory string) bool {
-  fileInfo, err := os.Stat(directory)
-  if err != nil {
-    return false
-  }
-  return fileInfo.IsDir()
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return fileInfo.IsDir()
 }
 
 // copied from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21060945/simple-way-to-copy-a-file-in-golang
@@ -50,34 +50,34 @@ func IsDir(directory string) bool {
 // the same, then return success. Otherise, attempt to create a hard link
 // between the two files. If that fail, copy the file contents from src to dst.
 func CopyFile(src, dst string) (err error) {
-    sfi, err := os.Stat(src)
-    if err != nil {
-        return
-    }
-    if !sfi.Mode().IsRegular() {
-        // cannot copy non-regular files (e.g., directories,
-        // symlinks, devices, etc.)
-        return fmt.Errorf("CopyFile: non-regular source file %s (%q)", sfi.Name(), sfi.Mode().String())
-    }
-    dfi, err := os.Stat(dst)
-    if err != nil {
-        if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-            return
-        }
-    } else {
-        if !(dfi.Mode().IsRegular()) {
-            return fmt.Errorf("CopyFile: non-regular destination file %s (%q)", dfi.Name(), dfi.Mode().String())
-        }
-        if os.SameFile(sfi, dfi) {
-            return
-        }
-    }
-    // NOTE: [ben] we do not want to create a hard link currently
-    // if err = os.Link(src, dst); err == nil {
-    //     return
-    // }
-    err = copyFileContents(src, dst)
-    return
+	sfi, err := os.Stat(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !sfi.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		// cannot copy non-regular files (e.g., directories,
+		// symlinks, devices, etc.)
+		return fmt.Errorf("CopyFile: non-regular source file %s (%q)", sfi.Name(), sfi.Mode().String())
+	}
+	dfi, err := os.Stat(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !(dfi.Mode().IsRegular()) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("CopyFile: non-regular destination file %s (%q)", dfi.Name(), dfi.Mode().String())
+		}
+		if os.SameFile(sfi, dfi) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	// NOTE: [ben] we do not want to create a hard link currently
+	// if err = os.Link(src, dst); err == nil {
+	//     return
+	// }
+	err = copyFileContents(src, dst)
+	return
 }
 
 // copyFileContents copies the contents of the file named src to the file named
@@ -85,25 +85,25 @@ func CopyFile(src, dst string) (err error) {
 // destination file exists, all its contents will be replaced by the contents
 // of the source file.
 func copyFileContents(src, dst string) (err error) {
-    in, err := os.Open(src)
-    if err != nil {
-        return
-    }
-    defer in.Close()
-    out, err := os.Create(dst)
-    if err != nil {
-        return
-    }
-    defer func() {
-        cerr := out.Close()
-        if err == nil {
-            err = cerr
-        }
-    }()
-    if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
-        return
-    }
-    // TODO: [ben] this blocks, so copy should be put in go-routine
-    err = out.Sync()
-    return
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		cerr := out.Close()
+		if err == nil {
+			err = cerr
+		}
+	}()
+	if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// TODO: [ben] this blocks, so copy should be put in go-routine
+	err = out.Sync()
+	return
 }
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 63efe9030180e48ac6c7c2c620c7c625349fa228..d6e52b9dc9acd7e0477ef2187f632be03b82472c 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -20,47 +20,47 @@
 package version
 
 import (
-  "fmt"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 // IMPORTANT: this version number needs to be manually kept
 // in sync at the bottom of this file for the deployment scripts to parse
 // the version number.
 const (
-  // Client identifier to advertise over the network
-  erisClientIdentifier = "eris-db"
-  // Major version component of the current release
-  erisVersionMajor     = 0
-  // Minor version component of the current release
-  erisVersionMinor     = 12
-  // Patch version component of the current release
-  erisVersionPatch     = 0
+	// Client identifier to advertise over the network
+	erisClientIdentifier = "eris-db"
+	// Major version component of the current release
+	erisVersionMajor = 0
+	// Minor version component of the current release
+	erisVersionMinor = 12
+	// Patch version component of the current release
+	erisVersionPatch = 0
 )
 
 var erisVersion *VersionIdentifier
 
 func init() {
-  erisVersion = New(erisClientIdentifier, erisVersionMajor,
-    erisVersionMinor, erisVersionPatch)
+	erisVersion = New(erisClientIdentifier, erisVersionMajor,
+		erisVersionMinor, erisVersionPatch)
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // versioning globally for Eris-DB and scoped for modules
 
 type VersionIdentifier struct {
-  clientIdentifier    string
-  versionMajor        uint8
-  versionMinor        uint8
-  versionPatch        uint8
+	clientIdentifier string
+	versionMajor     uint8
+	versionMinor     uint8
+	versionPatch     uint8
 }
 
 func New(client string, major, minor, patch uint8) *VersionIdentifier {
-  v := new(VersionIdentifier)
-  v.clientIdentifier = client
-  v.versionMajor = major
-  v.versionMinor = minor
-  v.versionPatch = patch
-  return v
+	v := new(VersionIdentifier)
+	v.clientIdentifier = client
+	v.versionMajor = major
+	v.versionMinor = minor
+	v.versionPatch = patch
+	return v
 }
 
 // GetVersionString returns `client-major.minor.patch` for Eris-DB
@@ -68,16 +68,17 @@ func New(client string, major, minor, patch uint8) *VersionIdentifier {
 // MakeVersionString builds the same version string with provided parameters.
 func GetVersionString() string { return erisVersion.GetVersionString() }
 func (v *VersionIdentifier) GetVersionString() string {
-  return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d.%d", v.clientIdentifier, v.versionMajor,
-    v.versionMinor, v.versionPatch)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d.%d", v.clientIdentifier, v.versionMajor,
+		v.versionMinor, v.versionPatch)
 }
+
 // note: the arguments are passed in as int (rather than uint8)
 // because on asserting the version constructed from the configuration file
 // the casting of an int to uint8 is uglier than expanding the type range here.
 // Should the configuration file have an invalid integer (that could not convert)
 // then this will equally be reflected in a failed assertion of the version string.
 func MakeVersionString(client string, major, minor, patch int) string {
-  return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d.%d", client, major, minor, patch)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d.%d", client, major, minor, patch)
 }
 
 // GetMinorVersionString returns `client-major.minor` for Eris-DB
@@ -86,23 +87,25 @@ func MakeVersionString(client string, major, minor, patch int) string {
 // provided parameters.
 func GetMinorVersionString() string { return erisVersion.GetVersionString() }
 func (v *VersionIdentifier) GetMinorVersionString() string {
-  return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d", v.clientIdentifier, v.versionMajor,
-    v.versionMinor)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d", v.clientIdentifier, v.versionMajor,
+		v.versionMinor)
 }
+
 // note: similar remark applies here on the use of `int` over `uint8`
 // for the arguments as above for MakeVersionString()
 func MakeMinorVersionString(client string, major, minor, patch int) string {
-  return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d", client, major, minor)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.%d", client, major, minor)
 }
 
 // GetVersion returns a tuple of client, major, minor, and patch as types,
 // either for Eris-DB without a receiver or the called version structure.
 func GetVersion() (client string, major, minor, patch uint8) {
-  return erisVersion.GetVersion() }
-func (version *VersionIdentifier)  GetVersion() (
-  client string, major, minor, patch uint8) {
-  return version.clientIdentifier, version.versionMajor, version.versionMinor,
-    version.versionPatch
+	return erisVersion.GetVersion()
+}
+func (version *VersionIdentifier) GetVersion() (
+	client string, major, minor, patch uint8) {
+	return version.clientIdentifier, version.versionMajor, version.versionMinor,
+		version.versionPatch
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -111,13 +114,14 @@ func (version *VersionIdentifier)  GetVersion() (
 // MatchesMinorVersion matches the client identifier, major and minor version
 // number of the reference version identifier to be equal with the receivers.
 func MatchesMinorVersion(referenceVersion *VersionIdentifier) bool {
-  return erisVersion.MatchesMinorVersion(referenceVersion) }
+	return erisVersion.MatchesMinorVersion(referenceVersion)
+}
 func (version *VersionIdentifier) MatchesMinorVersion(
-  referenceVersion *VersionIdentifier) bool {
-  referenceClient, referenceMajor, referenceMinor, _ := referenceVersion.GetVersion()
-  return version.clientIdentifier == referenceClient &&
-    version.versionMajor == referenceMajor &&
-    version.versionMinor == referenceMinor
+	referenceVersion *VersionIdentifier) bool {
+	referenceClient, referenceMajor, referenceMinor, _ := referenceVersion.GetVersion()
+	return version.clientIdentifier == referenceClient &&
+		version.versionMajor == referenceMajor &&
+		version.versionMinor == referenceMinor
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ func (version *VersionIdentifier) MatchesMinorVersion(
 
 // NOTE [ben]: deprecate public const version string
 const TENDERMINT_VERSION = "0.5.0"
+
 // IMPORTANT: Eris-DB version must be on the last line of this file for
 // the deployment script DOCKER/build.sh to pick up the right label.
 const VERSION = "0.12.0-rc2"