diff --git a/pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go b/pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go
index 7b855af..209dbbd 100644
--- a/pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go
+++ b/pkg/beaconclient/consensus.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+type Slot common.Slot
+type Root common.Root
+
+type Eth1Data common.Eth1Data
+
 type SignedBeaconBlock struct {
 	bellatrix *bellatrix.SignedBeaconBlock
 	altair    *altair.SignedBeaconBlock
@@ -181,36 +186,36 @@ func (s *BeaconBlock) GetPhase0() *phase0.BeaconBlock {
 	return s.phase0
 }
 
-func (b *BeaconBlock) ParentRoot() *common.Root {
+func (b *BeaconBlock) ParentRoot() Root {
 	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return &b.bellatrix.ParentRoot
+		return Root(b.bellatrix.ParentRoot)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return &b.altair.ParentRoot
+		return Root(b.altair.ParentRoot)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return &b.phase0.ParentRoot
+		return Root(b.phase0.ParentRoot)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return Root{}
 }
 
-func (b *BeaconBlock) StateRoot() *common.Root {
+func (b *BeaconBlock) StateRoot() Root {
 	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return &b.bellatrix.StateRoot
+		return Root(b.bellatrix.StateRoot)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return &b.altair.StateRoot
+		return Root(b.altair.StateRoot)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return &b.phase0.StateRoot
+		return Root(b.phase0.StateRoot)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return Root{}
 }
 
 func (b *BeaconBlock) Body() *BeaconBlockBody {
@@ -241,36 +246,36 @@ func (b *BeaconBlockBody) IsPhase0() bool {
 	return b.phase0 != nil
 }
 
-func (b *BeaconBlockBody) Eth1Data() *common.Eth1Data {
+func (b *BeaconBlockBody) Eth1Data() Eth1Data {
 	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return &b.bellatrix.Eth1Data
+		return Eth1Data(b.bellatrix.Eth1Data)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return &b.altair.Eth1Data
+		return Eth1Data(b.altair.Eth1Data)
 	}
 
 	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return &b.phase0.Eth1Data
+		return Eth1Data(b.phase0.Eth1Data)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return Eth1Data{}
 }
 
-func (b *BeaconBlock) HashTreeRoot() common.Root {
+func (b *BeaconBlock) HashTreeRoot() Root {
 	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return b.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
 	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return b.altair.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.altair.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
 	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return b.phase0.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.phase0.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
-	return common.Root{}
+	return Root{}
 }
 
 func (s *BeaconState) UnmarshalSSZ(ssz []byte) error {
@@ -349,37 +354,37 @@ func (s *BeaconState) IsPhase0() bool {
 	return s.phase0 != nil
 }
 
-func (s *BeaconState) Slot() common.Slot {
+func (s *BeaconState) Slot() Slot {
 	if s.IsBellatrix() {
-		return s.bellatrix.Slot
+		return Slot(s.bellatrix.Slot)
 	}
 
 	if s.IsAltair() {
-		return s.altair.Slot
+		return Slot(s.altair.Slot)
 	}
 
 	if s.IsPhase0() {
-		return s.phase0.Slot
+		return Slot(s.phase0.Slot)
 	}
 
 	// TODO(telackey): Something better than 0?
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (b *BeaconState) HashTreeRoot() common.Root {
+func (b *BeaconState) HashTreeRoot() Root {
 	if b.IsBellatrix() {
-		return b.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.bellatrix.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
 	if b.IsAltair() {
-		return b.altair.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.altair.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
 	if b.IsPhase0() {
-		return b.phase0.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash)
+		return Root(b.phase0.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.Hash))
 	}
 
-	return common.Root{}
+	return Root{}
 }
 
 func (s *BeaconState) GetBellatrix() *bellatrix.BeaconState {
diff --git a/pkg/beaconclient/eth2.0-spec-tests b/pkg/beaconclient/eth2.0-spec-tests
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ee41c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/beaconclient/eth2.0-spec-tests
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../external/eth2.0-spec-tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/beaconclient/processslot.go b/pkg/beaconclient/processslot.go
index bd942b6..db7f8c7 100644
--- a/pkg/beaconclient/processslot.go
+++ b/pkg/beaconclient/processslot.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/protolambda/zrnt/eth2/beacon/common"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) getSignedBeaconBlock(serverAddress string) error {
 	ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock = signedBeaconBlock
 	ps.SszSignedBeaconBlock = sszSignedBeaconBlock
 
-	ps.ParentBlockRoot = rootToHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	ps.ParentBlockRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) getBeaconState(serverEndpoint string) error {
 
 // Check to make sure that the previous block we processed is the parent of the current block.
 func (ps *ProcessSlot) checkPreviousSlot(tx sql.Tx, ctx context.Context, previousSlot int, previousBlockRoot string, knownGapsTableIncrement int) {
-	parentRoot := rootToHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
+	parentRoot := toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().ParentRoot())
 	slot := int(ps.FullBeaconState.Slot())
 	if previousSlot == slot {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) provideFinalHash() (string, string, string, error) {
 		if ps.StateRoot != "" {
 			stateRoot = ps.StateRoot
 		} else {
-			stateRoot = rootToHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
+			stateRoot = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().StateRoot())
 			log.Debug("StateRoot: ", stateRoot)
 		}
 
@@ -377,14 +376,14 @@ func (ps *ProcessSlot) provideFinalHash() (string, string, string, error) {
 			blockRoot = ps.BlockRoot
 		} else {
 			rawBlockRoot := ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-			blockRoot = rootToHex(&rawBlockRoot)
+			blockRoot = toHex(rawBlockRoot)
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"blockRoot": blockRoot}).Debug("Block Root from ssz")
 		}
-		eth1BlockHash = rootToHex(&ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().Eth1Data().BlockHash)
+		eth1BlockHash = toHex(ps.FullSignedBeaconBlock.Block().Body().Eth1Data().BlockHash)
 	}
 	return blockRoot, stateRoot, eth1BlockHash, nil
 }
 
-func rootToHex(r *common.Root) string {
+func toHex(r [32]byte) string {
 	return "0x" + hex.EncodeToString(r[:])
 }