diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 89f5ed6df5..eebc816e8f 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ func (app *Basecoin) InitChain(req abci.RequestInitChain) {
 
 // BeginBlock - ABCI
 func (app *Basecoin) BeginBlock(req abci.RequestBeginBlock) {
-	fmt.Println("BeginBlock")
 	app.height++
 	// for _, plugin := range app.plugins.GetList() {
 	// 	plugin.BeginBlock(app.state, hash, header)
diff --git a/app/store.go b/app/store.go
index 0f9a2c4f51..a9a8b4360c 100644
--- a/app/store.go
+++ b/app/store.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 // Store contains the merkle tree, and all info to handle abci requests
 type Store struct {
 	state.State
+	height uint64
 	logger log.Logger
 }
 
@@ -81,14 +82,10 @@ func NewStore(dbName string, cacheSize int, logger log.Logger) (*Store, error) {
 		State:  state.NewState(tree),
 		logger: logger,
 	}
+	res.height = res.State.LatestHeight()
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-// Height gets the last height stored in the database
-func (s *Store) Height() uint64 {
-	return s.State.LatestHeight()
-}
-
 // Hash gets the last hash stored in the database
 func (s *Store) Hash() []byte {
 	return s.State.LatestHash()
@@ -98,32 +95,31 @@ func (s *Store) Hash() []byte {
 // The height is the block that holds the transactions, not the apphash itself.
 func (s *Store) Info() abci.ResponseInfo {
 	s.logger.Info("Info synced",
-		"height", s.Height(),
+		"height", s.height,
 		"hash", fmt.Sprintf("%X", s.Hash()))
 	return abci.ResponseInfo{
 		Data:             cmn.Fmt("size:%v", s.State.Size()),
-		LastBlockHeight:  s.Height() - 1,
+		LastBlockHeight:  s.height - 1,
 		LastBlockAppHash: s.Hash(),
 	}
 }
 
 // Commit implements abci.Application
 func (s *Store) Commit() abci.Result {
-	height := s.Height() + 1
+	s.height++
 
-	hash, err := s.State.Commit(height)
+	hash, err := s.State.Commit(s.height)
 	if err != nil {
 		return abci.NewError(abci.CodeType_InternalError, err.Error())
 	}
 	s.logger.Debug("Commit synced",
-		"height", height,
+		"height", s.height,
 		"hash", fmt.Sprintf("%X", hash),
 	)
 
 	if s.State.Size() == 0 {
 		return abci.NewResultOK(nil, "Empty hash for empty tree")
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("ABCI Commit: %d / %X\n", height, hash)
 	return abci.NewResultOK(hash, "")
 }
 
@@ -134,10 +130,10 @@ func (s *Store) Query(reqQuery abci.RequestQuery) (resQuery abci.ResponseQuery)
 
 	height := reqQuery.Height
 	if height == 0 {
-		if tree.Tree.VersionExists(s.Height() - 1) {
-			height = s.Height() - 1
+		if tree.Tree.VersionExists(s.height - 1) {
+			height = s.height - 1
 		} else {
-			height = s.Height()
+			height = s.height
 		}
 	}
 	resQuery.Height = height
diff --git a/client/query.go b/client/query.go
index a25d80407d..a4f4ff1ea0 100644
--- a/client/query.go
+++ b/client/query.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire/data"
@@ -41,9 +39,9 @@ func GetWithProof(key []byte, node client.Client, cert certifiers.Certifier) (
 		return
 	}
 
+	// AppHash for height H is in header H+1
 	var check lc.Checkpoint
-	// check, err = GetCertifiedCheckpoint(int(resp.Height), node, cert)
-	check, err = GetCertifiedCheckpoint(int(resp.Height+9), node, cert)
+	check, err = GetCertifiedCheckpoint(int(resp.Height+1), node, cert)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -73,11 +71,6 @@ func GetWithProof(key []byte, node client.Client, cert certifiers.Certifier) (
 			err = errors.Wrap(err, "Error reading proof")
 			return
 		}
-
-		fmt.Printf("apphash: %x\n", check.Header.AppHash)
-		fmt.Printf("proof hash: %x\n", aproof.Root())
-		fmt.Printf("response height: %d\n", resp.Height)
-
 		// Validate the proof against the certified header to ensure data integrity.
 		err = aproof.Verify(resp.Key, nil, check.Header.AppHash)
 		if err != nil {