diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 28358fa34..f4c65876f 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func CreateConsensusEngine(stack *node.Node, ethashConfig *ethash.Config, cliqueConfig *params.CliqueConfig, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
 	// If proof-of-authority is requested, set it up
 	if engine := pluginGetEngine(stack, notify, noverify, db); engine != nil {
+		log.Error("returning plugin consensus engine")
 		return engine
 	}
 	var engine consensus.Engine
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
index c4b9c0b26..75b28c986 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
-	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers"
+	wengine "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers/engine"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper"
 	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted"
@@ -25,30 +27,26 @@ import (
 	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 
 	pconsensus "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/consensus"
-	pparams "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
+	// pparams "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
 )
 
-// stack *node.Node, ethashConfig *ethash.Config, cliqueConfig *params.CliqueConfig, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine
 
-func engineTranslate(engine pconsensus.Engine) consensus.Engine {
-	result consensus.Engine{
-			
-		}
-	
-	return result
-}
 
 func PluginGetEngine(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, stack *node.Node, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
 	fnList := pl.Lookup("CreateEngine", func(item interface{}) bool {
-		_, ok := item.(func(*core.Node, []string, bool, restricted.Database) pconsensus.Engine)
+		_, ok := item.(func(core.Node, []string, bool, restricted.Database) pconsensus.Engine)
 		return ok
 	})
 	for _, fni := range fnList {
-		if fn, ok := fni.(func(*core.Node, []string, bool, restircted.Database)); ok { 
-			engine :=  fn(wrappers.NewNode(stack), notify, noverify, db) // modify
+		if fn, ok := fni.(func(core.Node, []string, bool, restricted.Database) pconsensus.Engine); ok { 
+			if engine := fn(wrappers.NewNode(stack), notify, noverify, backendwrapper.NewDB(db)); engine != nil {
+				wrappedEngine := wengine.NewWrappedEngine(engine)
+				return wrappedEngine
+			}
+			
 		}
 	}
-	return engineTranslate(engine)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func pluginGetEngine(stack *node.Node, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
diff --git a/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper/dbwrapper.go b/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper/dbwrapper.go
index 30b0d7aa5..8af502034 100644
--- a/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper/dbwrapper.go
+++ b/plugins/wrappers/backendwrapper/dbwrapper.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ type dbWrapper struct {
 	db ethdb.Database
 }
 
+func NewDB(d ethdb.Database) restricted.Database {
+	return &dbWrapper{d}
+}
+
 func (d *dbWrapper) Has(key []byte) (bool, error)             { return d.db.Has(key) }
 func (d *dbWrapper) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error)           { return d.db.Get(key) }
 func (d *dbWrapper) Put(key []byte, value []byte) error       { return d.db.Put(key, value) }
diff --git a/plugins/wrappers/engine/enginewrapper.go b/plugins/wrappers/engine/enginewrapper.go
index dada9112d..40bc297b4 100644
--- a/plugins/wrappers/engine/enginewrapper.go
+++ b/plugins/wrappers/engine/enginewrapper.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	ptypes "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/types"
 	pconsensus "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/consensus"
 	pparams "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
-
-	philip "github.com/philip-morlier/butttruck"
 )
 
 
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ func gethToUtilsBlockChan(ch chan<- *types.Block) chan<- *ptypes.Block {
 		for block := range pchan {
 			ch <- utilsToGethBlock(block)
 		}
-		close(ch)
+		// close(ch)
 	}()
 	return pchan
 }
@@ -404,9 +402,15 @@ type engineWrapper struct {
 	engine pconsensus.Engine
 }
 
-func (ew *engineWrapper) Author(header *types.Header) (core.Address, error) {
+func NewWrappedEngine(e pconsensus.Engine) consensus.Engine {
+	return &engineWrapper {
+		engine: e,
+	}
+}
+
+func (ew *engineWrapper) Author(header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) {
 	addr, err := ew.engine.Author(gethToUtilsHeader(header))
-	return core.Address(addr), err
+	return common.Address(addr), err
 }
 func (ew *engineWrapper) VerifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, seal bool) error {
 	return ew.engine.VerifyHeader(&WrappedHeaderReader{chain, nil}, gethToUtilsHeader(header), seal)
@@ -422,7 +426,14 @@ func (ew *engineWrapper) VerifyUncles(chain consensus.ChainReader, block *types.
 	return ew.engine.VerifyUncles(&WrappedChainReader{chain, nil}, gethToUtilsBlock(block))
 }
 func (ew *engineWrapper) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) error {
-	return ew.engine.Prepare(&WrappedHeaderReader{chain, nil}, gethToUtilsHeader(header))
+	uHeader := gethToUtilsHeader(header)
+	if err := ew.engine.Prepare(&WrappedHeaderReader{chain, nil}, uHeader); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// header.Difficulty = uHeader.Difficulty
+	*header = *utilsToGethHeader(uHeader)
+	log.Error("header logs", "header D", header.Difficulty, "U head D", uHeader.Difficulty)
+	return nil
 }
 func (ew *engineWrapper) Finalize(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, state *state.StateDB, txs []*types.Transaction, uncles []*types.Header, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal) {
 	ew.engine.Finalize(&WrappedHeaderReader{chain, nil}, gethToUtilsHeader(header), wrappers.NewWrappedStateDB(state), gethToUtilsTransactions(txs), gethToUtilsHeaders(uncles), gethToUtilsWithdrawals(withdrawals))