diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/app/ws.rs b/web3_proxy/src/app/ws.rs
index c1db9e59..f060f3ff 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/app/ws.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/app/ws.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
                             "params": {
                                 "subscription": subscription_id,
                                 // TODO: option to include full transaction objects instead of just the hashes?
-                                "result": subscription_web3_request.head_block,
+                                "result": subscription_web3_request.head_block.as_ref().map(|x| &x.0),
                             },
                         });
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
index 967c141a..956aec15 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub type BlocksByNumberCache = Cache<U64, H256>;
 
 /// A block and its age with a less verbose serialized format
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
-pub struct Web3ProxyBlock(ArcBlock);
+pub struct Web3ProxyBlock(pub ArcBlock);
 
 impl Serialize for Web3ProxyBlock {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>