diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index dbd0df662c..cb4bd42024 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type BlockChain struct {
 	cacheConfig *CacheConfig        // Cache configuration for pruning
 
 	db     ethdb.Database // Low level persistent database to store final content in
-	blockExplorerDb int
+	blockExplorerDb ethdb.Database
 
 	triegc *prque.Prque   // Priority queue mapping block numbers to tries to gc
 	gcproc time.Duration  // Accumulates canonical block processing for trie dumping
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, blockExplorerDb ethdb.Database, cacheConfi
 		chainConfig:  chainConfig,
 		cacheConfig:  cacheConfig,
 		db:           db,
-		blockExplorerDb: 101,
+		blockExplorerDb: blockExplorerDb,
 		triegc:       prque.New(),
 		stateCache:   state.NewDatabase(db),
 		quit:         make(chan struct{}),
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index a956266a25..45f4bb2dbd 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	
 	// @NOTE:shyft instantiate BlockExplorerDB here?
+	blockExplorerDb, err := CreateDB(ctx, config, "blockExplorerDb")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	stopDbUpgrade := upgradeDeduplicateData(chainDb)
 	chainConfig, genesisHash, genesisErr := core.SetupGenesisBlock(chainDb, config.Genesis)
 	if _, ok := genesisErr.(*params.ConfigCompatError); genesisErr != nil && !ok {
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		vmConfig    = vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: config.EnablePreimageRecording}
 		cacheConfig = &core.CacheConfig{Disabled: config.NoPruning, TrieNodeLimit: config.TrieCache, TrieTimeLimit: config.TrieTimeout}
 	)
-	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, chainDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig)
+	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, blockExplorerDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}