diff --git a/core/block.go b/core/block.go
index c5247602..e7465673 100644
--- a/core/block.go
+++ b/core/block.go
@@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ type Block struct {
 	NumberOfTransactions int
 }
 
-//Our Block to DB
-func BlockToBlockRecord(block Block) *BlockRecord {
-	return &BlockRecord{
-		BlockNumber: block.Number.Int64(),
-		GasLimit:    block.GasLimit.Int64(),
-		GasUsed:     block.GasUsed.Int64(),
-		Time:        block.Time.Int64(),
-	}
-}
-
-//DB block representation
-type BlockRecord struct {
-	BlockNumber int64 `db:"block_number"`
-	GasLimit    int64 `db:"block_gaslimit"`
-	GasUsed     int64 `db:"block_gasused"`
-	Time        int64 `db:"block_time"`
-}
-
 //Geth Block to Ours
 func GethBlockToCoreBlock(gethBlock *types.Block) Block {
 	return Block{
diff --git a/core/block_test.go b/core/block_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ac622baf..00000000
--- a/core/block_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Converting core.Block to DB record", func() {
-
-	It("Converts core.Block to BlockRecord", func() {
-		blockNumber := big.NewInt(1)
-		gasLimit := big.NewInt(100000)
-		gasUsed := big.NewInt(10)
-		blockTime := big.NewInt(1508981640)
-		block := Block{Number: blockNumber, GasLimit: gasLimit, GasUsed: gasUsed, Time: blockTime}
-		blockRecord := BlockToBlockRecord(block)
-		Expect(blockRecord.BlockNumber).To(Equal(int64(1)))
-		Expect(blockRecord.GasLimit).To(Equal(int64(100000)))
-		Expect(blockRecord.GasUsed).To(Equal(int64(10)))
-
-	})
-})
diff --git a/core/blockchain_db_observer.go b/core/blockchain_db_observer.go
index 3fb72cb2..81624351 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_db_observer.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_db_observer.go
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ type BlockchainDBObserver struct {
 }
 
 func (observer BlockchainDBObserver) NotifyBlockAdded(block Block) {
-	blockRecord := BlockToBlockRecord(block)
-	observer.Db.NamedExec(
-		"INSERT INTO blocks "+
-			"(block_number, block_gaslimit, block_gasused, block_time) "+
-			"VALUES (:block_number, :block_gaslimit, :block_gasused, :block_time)", blockRecord)
-	//observer.Db.MustExec("Insert INTO blocks (block_number) VALUES ($1)", block.Number.Int64())
+	observer.Db.MustExec("Insert INTO blocks "+
+		"(block_number, block_gaslimit, block_gasused, block_time) "+
+		"VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
+		block.Number.Int64(), block.GasLimit.Int64(), block.GasUsed.Int64(), block.Time.Int64())
 }
diff --git a/core/blockchain_db_observer_test.go b/core/blockchain_db_observer_test.go
index ad6ff0c1..bbdfc767 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_db_observer_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_db_observer_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -24,8 +26,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Saving blocks to the database", func() {
 
 	var db *sqlx.DB
 	var err error
+	var gethTransaction *types.Transaction
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
+
+		blockName := []byte("0x28f9a8d33109c87bda4a9ea890792421c710fe1c")
+		addr := common.BytesToAddress(blockName)
+		nonce := uint64(18848)
+		amt := big.NewInt(0)
+		gasLimit := big.NewInt(0)
+		gasPrice := big.NewInt(0)
+		data := []byte{}
+		gethTransaction = types.NewTransaction(nonce, addr, amt, gasLimit, gasPrice, data)
+
 		pgConfig := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"host=%s port=%d user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable",
 			host, port, user, password, dbname)
@@ -51,25 +64,41 @@ var _ = Describe("Saving blocks to the database", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("inserts a block", func() {
+		// setup a block in memory
 		blockNumber := big.NewInt(1)
 		gasLimit := big.NewInt(1000000)
 		gasUsed := big.NewInt(10)
 		blockTime := big.NewInt(1508981640)
 		block := core.Block{Number: blockNumber, GasLimit: gasLimit, GasUsed: gasUsed, Time: blockTime}
 
+		// save the block to the database
 		observer := core.BlockchainDBObserver{Db: db}
 		observer.NotifyBlockAdded(block)
 
-		rows, err := db.Queryx("SELECT * FROM blocks")
+		// find the saved block
+		rows, err := db.Query("SELECT block_number, block_gaslimit, block_gasused, block_time FROM blocks")
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-		var savedBlocks []core.BlockRecord
+		var savedBlocks []core.Block
 		for rows.Next() {
-			var savedBlock core.BlockRecord
-			rows.StructScan(&savedBlock)
+			var blockNumber int64
+			var blockTime float64
+			var gasLimit float64
+			var gasUsed float64
+			rows.Scan(&blockNumber, &gasLimit, &gasUsed, &blockTime)
+			savedBlock := core.Block{
+				GasUsed: big.NewInt(int64(gasUsed)),
+				GasLimit: big.NewInt(int64(gasLimit)),
+				Number:   big.NewInt(blockNumber),
+				Time:   big.NewInt(int64(blockTime)),
+			}
 			savedBlocks = append(savedBlocks, savedBlock)
 		}
+		// assert against the attributes
 		Expect(len(savedBlocks)).To(Equal(1))
-		Expect(savedBlocks[0].BlockNumber)
+		Expect(savedBlocks[0].Number.Int64()).To(Equal(blockNumber.Int64()))
+		Expect(savedBlocks[0].GasLimit.Int64()).To(Equal(gasLimit.Int64()))
+		Expect(savedBlocks[0].GasUsed.Int64()).To(Equal(gasUsed.Int64()))
+		Expect(savedBlocks[0].Time).To(Equal(blockTime))
 	})
 
 })