diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/cmd.go b/cmd/basecoin/cmd.go
index e5fb7d2a42..750b44b174 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/cmd.go
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ var (
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			addrFlag,
 			eyesFlag,
-			eyesDBFlag,
-			genesisFlag,
+			dirFlag,
 			inProcTMFlag,
 			chainIDFlag,
 			ibcPluginFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/flags.go b/cmd/basecoin/flags.go
index 7e349933f9..c724d8be48 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/flags.go
@@ -18,19 +18,13 @@ var (
 		Usage: "MerkleEyes address, or 'local' for embedded",
 	}
 
-	eyesDBFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "eyes-db",
-		Value: "merkleeyes.db",
-		Usage: "MerkleEyes db name for embedded",
-	}
-
 	// TODO: move to config file
 	// eyesCacheSizePtr := flag.Int("eyes-cache-size", 10000, "MerkleEyes db cache size, for embedded")
 
-	genesisFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "genesis",
-		Value: "",
-		Usage: "Path to genesis file, if it exists",
+	dirFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "dir",
+		Value: ".",
+		Usage: "Root directory",
 	}
 
 	inProcTMFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/ibc.go b/cmd/basecoin/ibc.go
index a991e28fd1..a0bab12997 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/ibc.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/ibc.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func cmdIBCPacketCreateTx(c *cli.Context) error {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
 	}{ibcTx}))
 
-	return appTx(c.Parent(), "IBC", data)
+	return appTx(c.Parent().Parent(), "IBC", data)
 }
 
 func cmdIBCPacketPostTx(c *cli.Context) error {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func cmdIBCPacketPostTx(c *cli.Context) error {
 		ibc.IBCTx `json:"unwrap"`
 	}{ibcTx}))
 
-	return appTx(c.Parent(), "IBC", data)
+	return appTx(c.Parent().Parent(), "IBC", data)
 }
 
 func getIBCSequence(c *cli.Context) (uint64, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/start.go b/cmd/basecoin/start.go
index 687685d12b..4a68a0c175 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/start.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/start.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func cmdStart(c *cli.Context) error {
 	// Connect to MerkleEyes
 	var eyesCli *eyes.Client
 	if c.String("eyes") == "local" {
-		eyesCli = eyes.NewLocalClient(c.String("eyes-db"), EyesCacheSize)
+		eyesCli = eyes.NewLocalClient(path.Join(c.String("dir"), "merkleeyes.db"), EyesCacheSize)
 	} else {
 		var err error
 		eyesCli, err = eyes.NewClient(c.String("eyes"))
@@ -51,9 +53,10 @@ func cmdStart(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 	}
 
-	// If genesis file was specified, set key-value options
-	if c.String("genesis") != "" {
-		err := basecoinApp.LoadGenesis(c.String("genesis"))
+	// If genesis file exists, set key-value options
+	genesisFile := path.Join(c.String("dir"), "genesis.json")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(genesisFile); err == nil {
+		err := basecoinApp.LoadGenesis(genesisFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New(cmn.Fmt("%+v", err))
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/tx.go b/cmd/basecoin/tx.go
index 43e5a8e2e2..3057572086 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/tx.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/tx.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func cmdSendTx(c *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(tx)))
 
 	// broadcast the transaction to tendermint
-	if err := broadcastTx(c, tx); err != nil {
+	if _, err := broadcastTx(c, tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func appTx(c *cli.Context, name string, data []byte) error {
 	fmt.Println("Signed AppTx:")
 	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(tx)))
 
-	if err := broadcastTx(c, tx); err != nil {
+	if _, err := broadcastTx(c, tx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func cmdCounterTx(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 // broadcast the transaction to tendermint
-func broadcastTx(c *cli.Context, tx types.Tx) error {
+func broadcastTx(c *cli.Context, tx types.Tx) ([]byte, error) {
 	tmResult := new(ctypes.TMResult)
 	tmAddr := c.String("node")
 	clientURI := client.NewClientURI(tmAddr)
@@ -144,15 +144,16 @@ func broadcastTx(c *cli.Context, tx types.Tx) error {
 	txBytes := []byte(wire.BinaryBytes(struct {
 		types.Tx `json:"unwrap"`
 	}{tx}))
-	_, err := clientURI.Call("broadcast_tx_sync", map[string]interface{}{"tx": txBytes}, tmResult)
+	_, err := clientURI.Call("broadcast_tx_commit", map[string]interface{}{"tx": txBytes}, tmResult)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New(cmn.Fmt("Error on broadcast tx: %v", err))
+		return nil, errors.New(cmn.Fmt("Error on broadcast tx: %v", err))
 	}
-	res := (*tmResult).(*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx)
-	if !res.Code.IsOK() {
-		return errors.New(cmn.Fmt("BroadcastTxSync got non-zero exit code: %v. %X; %s", res.Code, res.Data, res.Log))
+	res := (*tmResult).(*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit)
+	if !res.DeliverTx.Code.IsOK() {
+		r := res.DeliverTx
+		return nil, errors.New(cmn.Fmt("BroadcastTxCommit got non-zero exit code: %v. %X; %s", r.Code, r.Data, r.Log))
 	}
-	return nil
+	return res.DeliverTx.Data, nil
 }
 
 // if the sequence flag is set, return it;