diff --git a/ethpub/pub.go b/ethpub/pub.go
index ec187e276a..cd002b5004 100644
--- a/ethpub/pub.go
+++ b/ethpub/pub.go
@@ -24,18 +24,9 @@ func NewPEthereum(manager ethchain.EthManager) *PEthereum {
 
 func (lib *PEthereum) GetBlock(hexHash string) *PBlock {
 	hash := ethutil.FromHex(hexHash)
-
 	block := lib.blockChain.GetBlock(hash)
 
-	var blockInfo *PBlock
-
-	if block != nil {
-		blockInfo = &PBlock{Number: int(block.BlockInfo().Number), Hash: ethutil.Hex(block.Hash())}
-	} else {
-		blockInfo = &PBlock{Number: -1, Hash: ""}
-	}
-
-	return blockInfo
+	return NewPBlock(block)
 }
 
 func (lib *PEthereum) GetKey() *PKey {
diff --git a/ethpub/types.go b/ethpub/types.go
index 77cca78b9b..afec47fdc3 100644
--- a/ethpub/types.go
+++ b/ethpub/types.go
@@ -8,16 +8,26 @@ import (
 
 // Block interface exposed to QML
 type PBlock struct {
+	ref    *ethchain.Block
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 	Hash   string `json:"hash"`
 }
 
 // Creates a new QML Block from a chain block
 func NewPBlock(block *ethchain.Block) *PBlock {
-	info := block.BlockInfo()
-	hash := hex.EncodeToString(block.Hash())
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	return &PBlock{Number: int(info.Number), Hash: hash}
+	return &PBlock{ref: block, Number: int(block.Number.Uint64()), Hash: ethutil.Hex(block.Hash())}
+}
+
+func (self *PBlock) ToString() string {
+	if self.ref != nil {
+		return self.ref.String()
+	}
+
+	return ""
 }
 
 type PTx struct {