diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/handler.go b/blockExplorerApi/handler.go
index 59d34429ce..fc4cca8b14 100644
--- a/blockExplorerApi/handler.go
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/handler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 ///@NOTE Shyft handler functions when endpoints are hit
 import (
 	"database/sql"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -65,23 +64,17 @@ func GetBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	block3 := shyftdb.GetBlock(blockExplorerDb)
+	getBlockResponse := shyftdb.GetBlock(blockExplorerDb)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
 		return
 	}
 
-	out, err := json.Marshal(block3)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
-		return
-	}
-
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "block", string(out))
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "block", getBlockResponse)
 }
 
 // GetAllBlocks response
@@ -100,12 +93,6 @@ func GetAllBlocks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// out, err := json.Marshal(block3)
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
-	// 	return
-	// }
-
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 
diff --git a/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go b/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
index be2a95a4a0..1111e01972 100644
--- a/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
+++ b/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ import (
 type SBlock struct {
 	hash     string
 	coinbase string
-	number   int
+	number   string
 }
 
 //blockRes struct
 type blockRes struct {
 	hash     string
 	coinbase string
-	number   int
+	number   string
 	Blocks   []SBlock
 }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func GetAllBlocks(sqldb *sql.DB) []SBlock {
 	defer rows.Close()
 
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var num int
+		var num string
 		var hash string
 		var coinbase string
 		err = rows.Scan(
@@ -301,35 +301,57 @@ func GetAllBlocks(sqldb *sql.DB) []SBlock {
 			coinbase: coinbase,
 		})
 	}
-	fmt.Println("++++++++++++++++", arr.Blocks)
-
 	return arr.Blocks
 }
 
 //GetBlock queries to send single block info
 //TODO provide blockHash arg passed from handler.go
 func GetBlock(sqldb *sql.DB) []SBlock {
-	var block []SBlock
-	var number string
-	var hash string
-	var coinbase string
-
+	var arr blockRes
 	sqlStatement := `SELECT * FROM blocks WHERE number=$1;`
 	row := sqldb.QueryRow(sqlStatement, 3)
-	err := row.Scan(&number, &hash, &coinbase)
+	var num string
+	var hash string
+	var coinbase string
+	err := row.Scan(&num, &hash, &coinbase)
+
 	switch err {
 	case sql.ErrNoRows:
-		fmt.Println("No rows were returned")
-		return block
+		fmt.Println("No rows were returned!")
 	case nil:
-		fmt.Println("nil")
+		fmt.Println(row)
 	default:
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	fmt.Println("this is a query", row)
-	return block
+	arr.Blocks = append(arr.Blocks, SBlock{
+		hash:     hash,
+		number:   num,
+		coinbase: coinbase,
+	})
+	return arr.Blocks
 }
 
+// []SBlock {
+// 	var block []SBlock
+// 	var number string
+// 	var hash string
+// 	var coinbase string
+
+// 	sqlStatement := `SELECT * FROM blocks WHERE number=$1;`
+// 	row := sqldb.QueryRow(sqlStatement, 3)
+// 	err := row.Scan(&number, &hash, &coinbase)
+// 	switch err {
+// 	case sql.ErrNoRows:
+// 		fmt.Println("No rows were returned")
+// 		return block
+// 	case nil:
+// 		fmt.Println("nil")
+// 	default:
+// 		panic(err)
+// 	}
+// 	fmt.Println("this is a query", row)
+// 	return block
+
 func GetAllTransactions(db *leveldb.DB) []ShyftTxEntryPretty {
 	var txs []ShyftTxEntryPretty
 	iter := db.NewIterator(util.BytesPrefix([]byte("tx-")), nil)