diff --git a/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go b/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
index b294708a2ec67613910c588d66045884770671ba..9b80324206d1a3b6a10a5aa5ef530a62c1edf4a9 100644
--- a/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
+++ b/consensus/tendermint/tendermint.go
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ import (
 
 	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"
 )
 
@@ -147,6 +148,28 @@ func (this *TendermintNode) LoadBlockMeta(height int) *tendermint_types.BlockMet
 	return this.tmintNode.BlockStore().LoadBlockMeta(height)
 }
 
+func (this *TendermintNode) IsListening() bool {
+	return this.tmintNode.Switch().IsListening()
+}
+
+func (this *TendermintNode) Listeners() []p2p.Listener {
+	var copyListeners []p2p.Listener
+	// copy slice of Listeners
+	copy(copyListeners[:], this.tmintNode.Switch().Listeners())
+	return copyListeners
+}
+
+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 {
+			NodeInfo:   *peer.NodeInfo,
+			IsOutbound: peer.IsOutbound(),
+		})
+	}
+	return peers
+}
+
 func (this *TendermintNode) NodeInfo() *p2p.NodeInfo {
 	var copyNodeInfo = new(p2p.NodeInfo)
 	// call Switch().NodeInfo is not go-routine safe, so copy
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index ca69aadb064ca6810c81554eebbc0da2cff21686..43b54402745d1f7b447c900547fd79924d8716c3 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ 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/definitions/consensus.go b/definitions/consensus.go
index f2546c8ecbc7461ea6dbedab5626491c2569c62b..20735cb2e925d6091360eb7972082594d2fd7997 100644
--- a/definitions/consensus.go
+++ b/definitions/consensus.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	crypto           "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
 	p2p              "github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
 	tendermint_types "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+
+	rpc_tendermint_types "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 )
 
 // TODO: [ben] explore the value of abstracting the consensus into an interface
@@ -32,10 +34,14 @@ type ConsensusEngine interface {
 	LoadBlockMeta(height int) *tendermint_types.BlockMeta
 
 	// Peer-2-Peer
+	IsListening() bool
+	Listeners() []p2p.Listener
 	NodeInfo() *p2p.NodeInfo
+	Peers() []rpc_tendermint_types.Peer
 
 	// Private Validator
 	PublicValidatorKey() crypto.PubKey
+
 }
 
 // type Communicator interface {
diff --git a/manager/eris-mint/pipe.go b/manager/eris-mint/pipe.go
index bf322ee7660cfba53fabdac0ec251114ad7da9a0..5845397084d6eb3a91aba5c1c1ed57b4fc35f6c7 100644
--- a/manager/eris-mint/pipe.go
+++ b/manager/eris-mint/pipe.go
@@ -246,7 +246,17 @@ func (pipe *ErisMintPipe) Status() (*rpc_tendermint_types.ResultStatus, error) {
 }
 
 func (pipe *ErisMintPipe) NetInfo() (*rpc_tendermint_types.ResultNetInfo, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unimplemented.")
+	listening := pipe.consensusEngine.IsListening()
+	listeners := []string{}
+	for _, listener := range pipe.consensusEngine.Listeners() {
+		listeners = append(listeners, listener.String())
+	}
+  peers := pipe.consensusEngine.Peers()
+	return &rpc_tendermint_types.ResultNetInfo{
+		Listening: listening,
+		Listeners: listeners,
+		Peers:     peers,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (pipe *ErisMintPipe) Genesis() (*rpc_tendermint_types.ResultGenesis, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/core/net.go b/rpc/tendermint/core/net.go
index ae06c6033e0e6f6c42bec0ef6d22ab98dca4d56f..a515f3a494de49f911b05ebf1295fc0a2f6663fa 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/core/net.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/core/net.go
@@ -3,64 +3,64 @@ package core
 import (
 	ctypes "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/rpc/tendermint/core/types"
 	sm "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/manager/eris-mint/state"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+	// "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
+	// dbm "github.com/tendermint/go-db"
 )
-
+// TODO:[ben] remove commented code
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // cache the genesis state
 var genesisState *sm.State
 
-func Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
-	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	if genesisState == nil {
-		genesisState = sm.MakeGenesisState(db, genDoc)
-	}
-	genesisHash := genesisState.Hash()
-	latestHeight := blockStore.Height()
-	var (
-		latestBlockMeta *types.BlockMeta
-		latestBlockHash []byte
-		latestBlockTime int64
-	)
-	if latestHeight != 0 {
-		latestBlockMeta = blockStore.LoadBlockMeta(latestHeight)
-		latestBlockHash = latestBlockMeta.Hash
-		latestBlockTime = latestBlockMeta.Header.Time.UnixNano()
-	}
-
-	return &ctypes.ResultStatus{
-		NodeInfo:          p2pSwitch.NodeInfo(),
-		GenesisHash:       genesisHash,
-		PubKey:            privValidator.PubKey,
-		LatestBlockHash:   latestBlockHash,
-		LatestBlockHeight: latestHeight,
-		LatestBlockTime:   latestBlockTime}, nil
-}
+// func Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
+// 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
+// 	if genesisState == nil {
+// 		genesisState = sm.MakeGenesisState(db, genDoc)
+// 	}
+// 	genesisHash := genesisState.Hash()
+// 	latestHeight := blockStore.Height()
+// 	var (
+// 		latestBlockMeta *types.BlockMeta
+// 		latestBlockHash []byte
+// 		latestBlockTime int64
+// 	)
+// 	if latestHeight != 0 {
+// 		latestBlockMeta = blockStore.LoadBlockMeta(latestHeight)
+// 		latestBlockHash = latestBlockMeta.Hash
+// 		latestBlockTime = latestBlockMeta.Header.Time.UnixNano()
+// 	}
+//
+// 	return &ctypes.ResultStatus{
+// 		NodeInfo:          p2pSwitch.NodeInfo(),
+// 		GenesisHash:       genesisHash,
+// 		PubKey:            privValidator.PubKey,
+// 		LatestBlockHash:   latestBlockHash,
+// 		LatestBlockHeight: latestHeight,
+// 		LatestBlockTime:   latestBlockTime}, nil
+// }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error) {
-	listening := p2pSwitch.IsListening()
-	listeners := []string{}
-	for _, listener := range p2pSwitch.Listeners() {
-		listeners = append(listeners, listener.String())
-	}
-	peers := []ctypes.Peer{}
-	for _, peer := range p2pSwitch.Peers().List() {
-		peers = append(peers, ctypes.Peer{
-			NodeInfo:   *peer.NodeInfo,
-			IsOutbound: peer.IsOutbound(),
-		})
-	}
-	return &ctypes.ResultNetInfo{
-		Listening: listening,
-		Listeners: listeners,
-		Peers:     peers,
-	}, nil
-}
+// func NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error) {
+// 	listening := p2pSwitch.IsListening()
+// 	listeners := []string{}
+// 	for _, listener := range p2pSwitch.Listeners() {
+// 		listeners = append(listeners, listener.String())
+// 	}
+// 	peers := []ctypes.Peer{}
+// 	for _, peer := range p2pSwitch.Peers().List() {
+// 		peers = append(peers, ctypes.Peer{
+// 			NodeInfo:   *peer.NodeInfo,
+// 			IsOutbound: peer.IsOutbound(),
+// 		})
+// 	}
+// 	return &ctypes.ResultNetInfo{
+// 		Listening: listening,
+// 		Listeners: listeners,
+// 		Peers:     peers,
+// 	}, nil
+// }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/rpc/tendermint/core/pipe.go b/rpc/tendermint/core/pipe.go
index fa124670a6704c84f7f8b54d82077cd2fc4f7035..2d06c3c1d30333b9da7efb558cba469ae7069940 100644
--- a/rpc/tendermint/core/pipe.go
+++ b/rpc/tendermint/core/pipe.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func SetConfig(c server.ServerConfig) {
 	config = c
 }
 
-func SetErisMint(em *erismint.ErisMint) {
+func SetApplication(em *erismint.ErisMint) {
 	erisMint = em
 }