diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
index 5816bae28..b421f7739 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/vm"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/sigs"
@@ -317,8 +318,9 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) checkMessage(m *types.SignedMessage) error {
 		return xerrors.Errorf("mpool message too large (%dB): %w", m.Size(), ErrMessageTooBig)
 	}
 
+	// Perform syntaxtic validation, minGas=0 as we check if correctly in select messages
 	if err := m.Message.ValidForBlockInclusion(0); err != nil {
-		return xerrors.Errorf("message not valid for block inclusion: %d", err)
+		return xerrors.Errorf("message not valid for block inclusion: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if m.Message.To == address.Undef {
@@ -503,42 +505,16 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) getNonceLocked(addr address.Address, curTs *types.TipSet)
 }
 
 func (mp *MessagePool) getStateNonce(addr address.Address, curTs *types.TipSet) (uint64, error) {
-	// TODO: this method probably should be cached
-
-	act, err := mp.api.StateGetActor(addr, curTs)
+	act, err := mp.api.GetActorAfter(addr, curTs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	baseNonce := act.Nonce
-
-	// TODO: the correct thing to do here is probably to set curTs to chain.head
-	// but since we have an accurate view of the world until a head change occurs,
-	// this should be fine
-	if curTs == nil {
-		return baseNonce, nil
-	}
-
-	msgs, err := mp.api.MessagesForTipset(curTs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, xerrors.Errorf("failed to check messages for tipset: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, m := range msgs {
-		msg := m.VMMessage()
-		if msg.From == addr {
-			if msg.Nonce != baseNonce {
-				return 0, xerrors.Errorf("tipset %s has bad nonce ordering (%d != %d)", curTs.Cids(), msg.Nonce, baseNonce)
-			}
-			baseNonce++
-		}
-	}
-
-	return baseNonce, nil
+	return act.Nonce, nil
 }
 
 func (mp *MessagePool) getStateBalance(addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (types.BigInt, error) {
-	act, err := mp.api.StateGetActor(addr, ts)
+	act, err := mp.api.GetActorAfter(addr, ts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.EmptyInt, err
 	}
@@ -830,7 +806,8 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) HeadChange(revert []*types.TipSet, apply []*types.TipSet)
 		}
 
 		for a, bkt := range buckets {
-			act, err := mp.api.StateGetActor(a, ts)
+			// TODO that might not be correct with GatActorAfter but it is only debug code
+			act, err := mp.api.GetActorAfter(a, ts)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debugf("%s, err: %s\n", a, err)
 				continue
@@ -880,6 +857,73 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) HeadChange(revert []*types.TipSet, apply []*types.TipSet)
 	return merr
 }
 
+func (mp *MessagePool) runHeadChange(from *types.TipSet, to *types.TipSet, rmsgs map[address.Address]map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage) error {
+	add := func(m *types.SignedMessage) {
+		s, ok := rmsgs[m.Message.From]
+		if !ok {
+			s = make(map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage)
+			rmsgs[m.Message.From] = s
+		}
+		s[m.Message.Nonce] = m
+	}
+	rm := func(from address.Address, nonce uint64) {
+		s, ok := rmsgs[from]
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := s[nonce]; ok {
+			delete(s, nonce)
+			return
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	revert, apply, err := store.ReorgOps(mp.api.LoadTipSet, from, to)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("failed to compute reorg ops for mpool pending messages: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var merr error
+
+	for _, ts := range revert {
+		msgs, err := mp.MessagesForBlocks(ts.Blocks())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error retrieving messages for reverted block: %s", err)
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, msg := range msgs {
+			add(msg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, ts := range apply {
+		mp.curTs = ts
+
+		for _, b := range ts.Blocks() {
+			bmsgs, smsgs, err := mp.api.MessagesForBlock(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				xerr := xerrors.Errorf("failed to get messages for apply block %s(height %d) (msgroot = %s): %w", b.Cid(), b.Height, b.Messages, err)
+				log.Errorf("error retrieving messages for block: %s", xerr)
+				merr = multierror.Append(merr, xerr)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, msg := range smsgs {
+				rm(msg.Message.From, msg.Message.Nonce)
+			}
+
+			for _, msg := range bmsgs {
+				rm(msg.From, msg.Nonce)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return merr
+}
+
 type statBucket struct {
 	msgs map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage
 }
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
index 35e21f817..baf734a92 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package messagepool
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
@@ -33,11 +34,20 @@ type testMpoolAPI struct {
 }
 
 func newTestMpoolAPI() *testMpoolAPI {
-	return &testMpoolAPI{
+	tma := &testMpoolAPI{
 		bmsgs:      make(map[cid.Cid][]*types.SignedMessage),
 		statenonce: make(map[address.Address]uint64),
 		balance:    make(map[address.Address]types.BigInt),
 	}
+	genesis := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	tma.tipsets = append(tma.tipsets, mock.TipSet(genesis))
+	return tma
+}
+
+func (tma *testMpoolAPI) nextBlock() *types.BlockHeader {
+	newBlk := mock.MkBlock(tma.tipsets[len(tma.tipsets)-1], 1, 1)
+	tma.tipsets = append(tma.tipsets, mock.TipSet(newBlk))
+	return newBlk
 }
 
 func (tma *testMpoolAPI) applyBlock(t *testing.T, b *types.BlockHeader) {
@@ -68,12 +78,11 @@ func (tma *testMpoolAPI) setBalanceRaw(addr address.Address, v types.BigInt) {
 
 func (tma *testMpoolAPI) setBlockMessages(h *types.BlockHeader, msgs ...*types.SignedMessage) {
 	tma.bmsgs[h.Cid()] = msgs
-	tma.tipsets = append(tma.tipsets, mock.TipSet(h))
 }
 
 func (tma *testMpoolAPI) SubscribeHeadChanges(cb func(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error) *types.TipSet {
 	tma.cb = cb
-	return nil
+	return tma.tipsets[0]
 }
 
 func (tma *testMpoolAPI) PutMessage(m types.ChainMsg) (cid.Cid, error) {
@@ -84,15 +93,38 @@ func (tma *testMpoolAPI) PubSubPublish(string, []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (tma *testMpoolAPI) StateGetActor(addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error) {
+func (tma *testMpoolAPI) GetActorAfter(addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error) {
 	balance, ok := tma.balance[addr]
 	if !ok {
 		balance = types.NewInt(1000e6)
 		tma.balance[addr] = balance
 	}
+
+	msgs := make([]*types.SignedMessage, 0)
+	for _, b := range ts.Blocks() {
+		for _, m := range tma.bmsgs[b.Cid()] {
+			if m.Message.From == addr {
+				msgs = append(msgs, m)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(msgs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return msgs[i].Message.Nonce < msgs[j].Message.Nonce
+	})
+
+	nonce := tma.statenonce[addr]
+
+	for _, m := range msgs {
+		if m.Message.Nonce != nonce {
+			break
+		}
+		nonce++
+	}
+
 	return &types.Actor{
 		Code:    builtin.StorageMarketActorCodeID,
-		Nonce:   tma.statenonce[addr],
+		Nonce:   nonce,
 		Balance: balance,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -178,7 +210,7 @@ func TestMessagePool(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	a := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	a := tma.nextBlock()
 
 	sender, err := w.GenerateKey(crypto.SigTypeBLS)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -204,6 +236,50 @@ func TestMessagePool(t *testing.T) {
 	assertNonce(t, mp, sender, 2)
 }
 
+func TestMessagePoolMessagesInEachBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	tma := newTestMpoolAPI()
+
+	w, err := wallet.NewWallet(wallet.NewMemKeyStore())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ds := datastore.NewMapDatastore()
+
+	mp, err := New(tma, ds, "mptest")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	a := tma.nextBlock()
+
+	sender, err := w.GenerateKey(crypto.SigTypeBLS)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	target := mock.Address(1001)
+
+	var msgs []*types.SignedMessage
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		m := mock.MkMessage(sender, target, uint64(i), w)
+		msgs = append(msgs, m)
+		mustAdd(t, mp, m)
+	}
+
+	tma.setStateNonce(sender, 0)
+
+	tma.setBlockMessages(a, msgs[0], msgs[1])
+	tma.applyBlock(t, a)
+	tsa := mock.TipSet(a)
+
+	_, _ = mp.Pending()
+
+	selm, _ := mp.SelectMessages(tsa, 1)
+	if len(selm) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("should have returned the rest of the messages")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRevertMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	tma := newTestMpoolAPI()
 
@@ -219,8 +295,8 @@ func TestRevertMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	a := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
-	b := mock.MkBlock(mock.TipSet(a), 1, 1)
+	a := tma.nextBlock()
+	b := tma.nextBlock()
 
 	sender, err := w.GenerateKey(crypto.SigTypeBLS)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -254,6 +330,7 @@ func TestRevertMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	assertNonce(t, mp, sender, 4)
 
 	p, _ := mp.Pending()
+	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", p)
 	if len(p) != 3 {
 		t.Fatal("expected three messages in mempool")
 	}
@@ -275,7 +352,7 @@ func TestPruningSimple(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	a := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	a := tma.nextBlock()
 	tma.applyBlock(t, a)
 
 	sender, err := w.GenerateKey(crypto.SigTypeBLS)
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/provider.go b/chain/messagepool/provider.go
index fa8b8ea83..80b9a4297 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/provider.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/provider.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Provider interface {
 	SubscribeHeadChanges(func(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error) *types.TipSet
 	PutMessage(m types.ChainMsg) (cid.Cid, error)
 	PubSubPublish(string, []byte) error
-	StateGetActor(address.Address, *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error)
+	GetActorAfter(address.Address, *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error)
 	StateAccountKey(context.Context, address.Address, *types.TipSet) (address.Address, error)
 	MessagesForBlock(*types.BlockHeader) ([]*types.Message, []*types.SignedMessage, error)
 	MessagesForTipset(*types.TipSet) ([]types.ChainMsg, error)
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ func (mpp *mpoolProvider) PubSubPublish(k string, v []byte) error {
 	return mpp.ps.Publish(k, v) //nolint
 }
 
-func (mpp *mpoolProvider) StateGetActor(addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error) {
+func (mpp *mpoolProvider) GetActorAfter(addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (*types.Actor, error) {
 	var act types.Actor
-	return &act, mpp.sm.WithParentState(ts, mpp.sm.WithActor(addr, stmgr.GetActor(&act)))
+	stcid, _, err := mpp.sm.TipSetState(context.TODO(), ts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("computing tipset state for GetActor: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &act, mpp.sm.WithStateTree(stcid, mpp.sm.WithActor(addr, stmgr.GetActor(&act)))
 }
 
 func (mpp *mpoolProvider) StateAccountKey(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address, ts *types.TipSet) (address.Address, error) {
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/selection.go b/chain/messagepool/selection.go
index aeb80d53d..b39eb01cb 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/selection.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/selection.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/vm"
 	abig "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/abi/big"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 )
 
 var bigBlockGasLimit = big.NewInt(build.BlockGasLimit)
@@ -528,7 +527,6 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) getPendingMessages(curTs, ts *types.TipSet) (map[address.
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	result := make(map[address.Address]map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage)
-	haveCids := make(map[cid.Cid]struct{})
 	defer func() {
 		if dt := time.Since(start); dt > time.Millisecond {
 			log.Infow("get pending messages done", "took", dt)
@@ -554,10 +552,6 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) getPendingMessages(curTs, ts *types.TipSet) (map[address.
 			}
 			result[a] = msetCopy
 
-			// mark the messages as seen
-			for _, m := range mset.msgs {
-				haveCids[m.Cid()] = struct{}{}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -566,72 +560,11 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) getPendingMessages(curTs, ts *types.TipSet) (map[address.
 		return result, nil
 	}
 
-	// nope, we need to sync the tipsets
-	for {
-		if curTs.Height() == ts.Height() {
-			if curTs.Equals(ts) {
-				return result, nil
-			}
-
-			// different blocks in tipsets -- we mark them as seen so that they are not included in
-			// in the message set we return, but *neither me (vyzo) nor why understand why*
-			// this code is also probably completely untested in production, so I am adding a big fat
-			// warning to revisit this case and sanity check this decision.
-			log.Warnf("mpool tipset has same height as target tipset but it's not equal; beware of dragons!")
-
-			have, err := mp.MessagesForBlocks(ts.Blocks())
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error retrieving messages for tipset: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			for _, m := range have {
-				haveCids[m.Cid()] = struct{}{}
-			}
-		}
-
-		msgs, err := mp.MessagesForBlocks(ts.Blocks())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error retrieving messages for tipset: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		for _, m := range msgs {
-			if _, have := haveCids[m.Cid()]; have {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			haveCids[m.Cid()] = struct{}{}
-			mset, ok := result[m.Message.From]
-			if !ok {
-				mset = make(map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage)
-				result[m.Message.From] = mset
-			}
-
-			other, dupNonce := mset[m.Message.Nonce]
-			if dupNonce {
-				// duplicate nonce, selfishly keep the message with the highest GasPrice
-				// if the gas prices are the same, keep the one with the highest GasLimit
-				switch m.Message.GasPremium.Int.Cmp(other.Message.GasPremium.Int) {
-				case 0:
-					if m.Message.GasLimit > other.Message.GasLimit {
-						mset[m.Message.Nonce] = m
-					}
-				case 1:
-					mset[m.Message.Nonce] = m
-				}
-			} else {
-				mset[m.Message.Nonce] = m
-			}
-		}
-
-		if curTs.Height() >= ts.Height() {
-			return result, nil
-		}
-
-		ts, err = mp.api.LoadTipSet(ts.Parents())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error loading parent tipset: %w", err)
-		}
+	if err := mp.runHeadChange(curTs, ts, result); err != nil {
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("failed to process difference between mpool head and given head: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	return result, nil
 }
 
 func (mp *MessagePool) getGasReward(msg *types.SignedMessage, baseFee types.BigInt, ts *types.TipSet) *big.Int {
@@ -671,7 +604,12 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) createMessageChains(actor address.Address, mset map[uint6
 	//   cannot exceed the block limit; drop all messages that exceed the limit
 	// - the total gasReward cannot exceed the actor's balance; drop all messages that exceed
 	//   the balance
-	a, _ := mp.api.StateGetActor(actor, ts)
+	a, err := mp.api.GetActorAfter(actor, ts)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to load actor state, not building chain for %s: %w", actor, err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	curNonce := a.Nonce
 	balance := a.Balance.Int
 	gasLimit := int64(0)
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/selection_test.go b/chain/messagepool/selection_test.go
index 0032db23c..2e7692213 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/selection_test.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/selection_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestMessageChains(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 
 	gasLimit := gasguess.Costs[gasguess.CostKey{Code: builtin.StorageMarketActorCodeID, M: 2}]
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func TestMessageChainSkipping(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 
 	gasLimit := gasguess.Costs[gasguess.CostKey{Code: builtin.StorageMarketActorCodeID, M: 2}]
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func TestBasicMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@ func TestBasicMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// now we make a block with all the messages and advance the chain
-	block2 := mock.MkBlock(ts, 2, 2)
+	block2 := tma.nextBlock()
 	tma.setBlockMessages(block2, msgs...)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block2)
 
 	// we should have no pending messages in the mpool
-	pend, ts2 := mp.Pending()
+	pend, _ := mp.Pending()
 	if len(pend) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no pending messages, but got %d", len(pend))
 	}
@@ -458,13 +458,13 @@ func TestBasicMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		m = makeTestMessage(w2, a2, a1, uint64(i), gasLimit, uint64(i+1))
 		msgs = append(msgs, m)
 	}
-	block3 := mock.MkBlock(ts2, 3, 3)
+	block3 := tma.nextBlock()
 	tma.setBlockMessages(block3, msgs...)
 	ts3 := mock.TipSet(block3)
 
 	// now create another set of messages and add them to the mpool
 	for i := 20; i < 30; i++ {
-		m := makeTestMessage(w1, a1, a2, uint64(i), gasLimit, uint64(2*i+1))
+		m := makeTestMessage(w1, a1, a2, uint64(i), gasLimit, uint64(2*i+200))
 		mustAdd(t, mp, m)
 		m = makeTestMessage(w2, a2, a1, uint64(i), gasLimit, uint64(i+1))
 		mustAdd(t, mp, m)
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ func TestBasicMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if len(msgs) != 40 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 40 messages, got %d", len(msgs))
+	if len(msgs) != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 20 messages, got %d", len(msgs))
 	}
 
-	nextNonce = 10
-	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+	nextNonce = 20
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		if msgs[i].Message.From != a1 {
 			t.Fatalf("expected message from actor a1")
 		}
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ func TestBasicMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		nextNonce++
 	}
 
-	nextNonce = 10
-	for i := 20; i < 40; i++ {
+	nextNonce = 20
+	for i := 10; i < 20; i++ {
 		if msgs[i].Message.From != a2 {
 			t.Fatalf("expected message from actor a2")
 		}
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func TestMessageSelectionTrimming(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ func TestPriorityMessageSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func TestOptimalMessageSelection1(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ func TestOptimalMessageSelection2(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ func TestOptimalMessageSelection3(t *testing.T) {
 		wallets = append(wallets, w)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
@@ -879,7 +879,6 @@ func testCompetitiveMessageSelection(t *testing.T, rng *rand.Rand, getPremium fu
 	// actors send with an randomly distributed premium dictated by the getPremium function.
 	// a number of miners select with varying ticket quality and we compare the
 	// capacity and rewards of greedy selection -vs- optimal selection
-
 	mp, tma := makeTestMpool()
 
 	nActors := 300
@@ -902,7 +901,7 @@ func testCompetitiveMessageSelection(t *testing.T, rng *rand.Rand, getPremium fu
 		wallets = append(wallets, w)
 	}
 
-	block := mock.MkBlock(nil, 1, 1)
+	block := tma.nextBlock()
 	ts := mock.TipSet(block)
 	tma.applyBlock(t, block)
 
diff --git a/chain/store/store.go b/chain/store/store.go
index 139444f67..b71e7d4df 100644
--- a/chain/store/store.go
+++ b/chain/store/store.go
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) NearestCommonAncestor(a, b *types.TipSet) (*types.TipSet,
 }
 
 func (cs *ChainStore) ReorgOps(a, b *types.TipSet) ([]*types.TipSet, []*types.TipSet, error) {
+	return ReorgOps(cs.LoadTipSet, a, b)
+}
+
+func ReorgOps(lts func(types.TipSetKey) (*types.TipSet, error), a, b *types.TipSet) ([]*types.TipSet, []*types.TipSet, error) {
 	left := a
 	right := b
 
@@ -490,7 +494,7 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) ReorgOps(a, b *types.TipSet) ([]*types.TipSet, []*types.Ti
 	for !left.Equals(right) {
 		if left.Height() > right.Height() {
 			leftChain = append(leftChain, left)
-			par, err := cs.LoadTipSet(left.Parents())
+			par, err := lts(left.Parents())
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
@@ -498,7 +502,7 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) ReorgOps(a, b *types.TipSet) ([]*types.TipSet, []*types.Ti
 			left = par
 		} else {
 			rightChain = append(rightChain, right)
-			par, err := cs.LoadTipSet(right.Parents())
+			par, err := lts(right.Parents())
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Infof("failed to fetch right.Parents: %s", err)
 				return nil, nil, err
@@ -509,6 +513,7 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) ReorgOps(a, b *types.TipSet) ([]*types.TipSet, []*types.Ti
 	}
 
 	return leftChain, rightChain, nil
+
 }
 
 // GetHeaviestTipSet returns the current heaviest tipset known (i.e. our head).