diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index a7de2b130e..b5318f9679 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ type FullNodeService struct {
 	httpclient     *httpclient.HTTPClient
 	accountManager *accounts.Manager
 
-	apiBackend *EthApiBackend
+	ApiBackend *EthApiBackend
 
 	miner        *miner.Miner
 	Mining       bool
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*FullNodeService, error) {
 		GpobaseCorrectionFactor: config.GpobaseCorrectionFactor,
 	}
 	gpo := gasprice.NewGasPriceOracle(eth.blockchain, chainDb, eth.eventMux, gpoParams)
-	eth.apiBackend = &EthApiBackend{eth, gpo}
+	eth.ApiBackend = &EthApiBackend{eth, gpo}
 
 	return eth, nil
 }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func CreatePoW(config *Config) (*ethash.Ethash, error) {
 // APIs returns the collection of RPC services the ethereum package offers.
 // NOTE, some of these services probably need to be moved to somewhere else.
 func (s *FullNodeService) APIs() []rpc.API {
-	return append(ethapi.GetAPIs(s.apiBackend, &s.solcPath, &s.solc), []rpc.API{
+	return append(ethapi.GetAPIs(s.ApiBackend, &s.solcPath, &s.solc), []rpc.API{
 		{
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Version:   "1.0",
diff --git a/eth/bind.go b/eth/bind.go
index 7eb15ca1b6..040797190a 100644
--- a/eth/bind.go
+++ b/eth/bind.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ type ContractBackend struct {
 
 // NewContractBackend creates a new native contract backend using an existing
 // Etheruem object.
-func NewContractBackend(eth *FullNodeService) *ContractBackend {
+func NewContractBackend(apiBackend ethapi.Backend) *ContractBackend {
 	return &ContractBackend{
-		eapi:  ethapi.NewPublicEthereumAPI(eth.apiBackend, nil, nil),
-		bcapi: ethapi.NewPublicBlockChainAPI(eth.apiBackend),
-		txapi: ethapi.NewPublicTransactionPoolAPI(eth.apiBackend),
+		eapi:  ethapi.NewPublicEthereumAPI(apiBackend, nil, nil),
+		bcapi: ethapi.NewPublicBlockChainAPI(apiBackend),
+		txapi: ethapi.NewPublicTransactionPoolAPI(apiBackend),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 56c56bf2c1..7e5a9092c8 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -1648,10 +1648,23 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td *big.Int) error {
 			for i, header := range rollback {
 				hashes[i] = header.Hash()
 			}
-			lastHeader, lastFastBlock, lastBlock := d.headHeader().Number, d.headFastBlock().Number(), d.headBlock().Number()
+			lastHeader, lastFastBlock, lastBlock := d.headHeader().Number, common.Big0, common.Big0
+			if d.headFastBlock != nil {
+				lastFastBlock = d.headFastBlock().Number()
+			}
+			if d.headBlock != nil {
+				lastBlock = d.headBlock().Number()
+			}
 			d.rollback(hashes)
+			curFastBlock, curBlock := common.Big0, common.Big0
+			if d.headFastBlock != nil {
+				curFastBlock = d.headFastBlock().Number()
+			}
+			if d.headBlock != nil {
+				curBlock = d.headBlock().Number()
+			}
 			glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Rolled back %d headers (LH: %d->%d, FB: %d->%d, LB: %d->%d)",
-				len(hashes), lastHeader, d.headHeader().Number, lastFastBlock, d.headFastBlock().Number(), lastBlock, d.headBlock().Number())
+				len(hashes), lastHeader, d.headHeader().Number, lastFastBlock, curFastBlock, lastBlock, curBlock)
 
 			// If we're already past the pivot point, this could be an attack, thread carefully
 			if rollback[len(rollback)-1].Number.Uint64() > pivot {
diff --git a/les/backend.go b/les/backend.go
index dcf19b57f5..d261a92ecd 100644
--- a/les/backend.go
+++ b/les/backend.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type LightNodeService struct {
 	chainDb ethdb.Database // Block chain database
 	dappDb  ethdb.Database // Dapp database
 
-	apiBackend *LesApiBackend
+	ApiBackend *LesApiBackend
 
 	eventMux       *event.TypeMux
 	pow            *ethash.Ethash
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *eth.Config) (*LightNodeService, error
 	}
 	odr.removePeer = eth.protocolManager.removePeer
 
-	eth.apiBackend = &LesApiBackend{eth, nil}
-	eth.apiBackend.gpo = gasprice.NewLightPriceOracle(eth.apiBackend)
+	eth.ApiBackend = &LesApiBackend{eth, nil}
+	eth.ApiBackend.gpo = gasprice.NewLightPriceOracle(eth.ApiBackend)
 	return eth, nil
 }
 
 // APIs returns the collection of RPC services the ethereum package offers.
 // NOTE, some of these services probably need to be moved to somewhere else.
 func (s *LightNodeService) APIs() []rpc.API {
-	return append(ethapi.GetAPIs(s.apiBackend, &s.solcPath, &s.solc), []rpc.API{
+	return append(ethapi.GetAPIs(s.ApiBackend, &s.solcPath, &s.solc), []rpc.API{
 		{
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Version:   "1.0",
diff --git a/release/release.go b/release/release.go
index 07eb9359cf..60031938aa 100644
--- a/release/release.go
+++ b/release/release.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -58,12 +60,20 @@ type ReleaseService struct {
 // releases and notify the user of such.
 func NewReleaseService(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config Config) (node.Service, error) {
 	// Retrieve the Ethereum service dependency to access the blockchain
+	var apiBackend ethapi.Backend
 	var ethereum *eth.FullNodeService
-	if err := ctx.Service(&ethereum); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if err := ctx.Service(&ethereum); err == nil {
+		apiBackend = ethereum.ApiBackend
+	} else {
+		var ethereum *les.LightNodeService
+		if err := ctx.Service(&ethereum); err == nil {
+			apiBackend = ethereum.ApiBackend
+		} else {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	// Construct the release service
-	contract, err := NewReleaseOracle(config.Oracle, eth.NewContractBackend(ethereum))
+	contract, err := NewReleaseOracle(config.Oracle, eth.NewContractBackend(apiBackend))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}