diff --git a/ethereal/ext_app.go b/ethereal/ext_app.go
index 17c342a1b93c62de725988b036f841b7676e1c90..c02f5ccb384010539518bad598618673aa75fb10 100644
--- a/ethereal/ext_app.go
+++ b/ethereal/ext_app.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/go-qml/qml"
 )
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ type AppContainer interface {
 type ExtApplication struct {
 	*ethpub.PEthereum
 
-	blockChan       chan ethutil.React
-	changeChan      chan ethutil.React
+	blockChan       chan ethreact.Event
+	changeChan      chan ethreact.Event
 	quitChan        chan bool
 	watcherQuitChan chan bool
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ type ExtApplication struct {
 func NewExtApplication(container AppContainer, lib *UiLib) *ExtApplication {
 	app := &ExtApplication{
 		ethpub.NewPEthereum(lib.eth),
-		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
-		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
+		make(chan ethreact.Event),
+		make(chan ethreact.Event),
 		make(chan bool),
 		make(chan bool),
 		container,
diff --git a/ethereal/gui.go b/ethereal/gui.go
index 9f28045f86605a4be27c64a3a80a897048296ed0..2bad90361c1f717cf6c18a2845dd6deba600e3cf 100644
--- a/ethereal/gui.go
+++ b/ethereal/gui.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethwire"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) showWallet(context *qml.Context) (*qml.Window, error) {
 	gui.readPreviousTransactions()
 	gui.setPeerInfo()
 
-	go gui.update()
+	gui.update()
 
 	return win, nil
 }
@@ -266,20 +267,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) setWalletValue(amount, unconfirmedFunds *big.Int) {
 func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	reactor := gui.eth.Reactor()
 
-	blockChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
-	txChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
-	objectChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
-	peerChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
-
-	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", blockChan)
-	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:pre", txChan)
-	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:post", txChan)
-
-	nameReg := ethpub.EthereumConfig(gui.eth.StateManager()).NameReg()
-	if nameReg != nil {
-		reactor.Subscribe("object:"+string(nameReg.Address()), objectChan)
-	}
-	reactor.Subscribe("peerList", peerChan)
+	blockChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
+	txChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
+	objectChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
+	peerChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 
@@ -288,54 +279,66 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	unconfirmedFunds := new(big.Int)
 	gui.win.Root().Call("setWalletValue", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ethutil.CurrencyToString(state.GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount)))
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case b := <-blockChan:
-			block := b.Resource.(*ethchain.Block)
-			gui.processBlock(block, false)
-			if bytes.Compare(block.Coinbase, gui.address()) == 0 {
-				gui.setWalletValue(gui.eth.StateManager().CurrentState().GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount, nil)
-			}
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case b := <-blockChan:
+				block := b.Resource.(*ethchain.Block)
+				gui.processBlock(block, false)
+				if bytes.Compare(block.Coinbase, gui.address()) == 0 {
+					gui.setWalletValue(gui.eth.StateManager().CurrentState().GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount, nil)
+				}
 
-		case txMsg := <-txChan:
-			tx := txMsg.Resource.(*ethchain.Transaction)
+			case txMsg := <-txChan:
+				tx := txMsg.Resource.(*ethchain.Transaction)
 
-			if txMsg.Event == "newTx:pre" {
-				object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
+				if txMsg.Name == "newTx:pre" {
+					object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
 
-				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
-					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "send")
-					gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
+					if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
+						gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "send")
+						gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
 
-					unconfirmedFunds.Sub(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
-				} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
-					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "recv")
-					gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
+						unconfirmedFunds.Sub(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
+					} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
+						gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "recv")
+						gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
 
-					unconfirmedFunds.Add(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
-				}
+						unconfirmedFunds.Add(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
+					}
 
-				gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, unconfirmedFunds)
-			} else {
-				object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
-				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
-					object.SubAmount(tx.Value)
-				} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
-					object.AddAmount(tx.Value)
-				}
+					gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, unconfirmedFunds)
+				} else {
+					object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
+					if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
+						object.SubAmount(tx.Value)
+					} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
+						object.AddAmount(tx.Value)
+					}
 
-				gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, nil)
+					gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, nil)
 
-				state.UpdateStateObject(object)
+					state.UpdateStateObject(object)
+				}
+			case <-objectChan:
+				gui.loadAddressBook()
+			case <-peerChan:
+				gui.setPeerInfo()
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				gui.setPeerInfo()
 			}
-		case <-objectChan:
-			gui.loadAddressBook()
-		case <-peerChan:
-			gui.setPeerInfo()
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			gui.setPeerInfo()
 		}
+	}()
+	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", blockChan)
+	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:pre", txChan)
+	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:post", txChan)
+
+	nameReg := ethpub.EthereumConfig(gui.eth.StateManager()).NameReg()
+	if nameReg != nil {
+		reactor.Subscribe("object:"+string(nameReg.Address()), objectChan)
 	}
+	reactor.Subscribe("peerList", peerChan)
+
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) setPeerInfo() {
diff --git a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
index 852a5048794d75e2856f33d2cc20369f6fb60a70..6e107e376b344eab75c48494de732e1dee255685 100644
--- a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
+++ b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
 	"github.com/obscuren/otto"
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ type JSRE struct {
 	vm       *otto.Otto
 	lib      *ethpub.PEthereum
 
-	blockChan  chan ethutil.React
-	changeChan chan ethutil.React
+	blockChan  chan ethreact.Event
+	changeChan chan ethreact.Event
 	quitChan   chan bool
 
 	objectCb map[string][]otto.Value
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ func NewJSRE(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *JSRE {
 		ethereum,
 		otto.New(),
 		ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum),
-		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
-		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
+		make(chan ethreact.Event),
+		make(chan ethreact.Event),
 		make(chan bool),
 		make(map[string][]otto.Value),
 	}
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ func NewJSRE(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *JSRE {
 
 	// We have to make sure that, whoever calls this, calls "Stop"
 	go re.mainLoop()
+	// Subscribe to events
+	reactor := ethereum.Reactor()
+	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", re.blockChan)
 
 	re.Bind("eth", &JSEthereum{re.lib, re.vm})
 
@@ -108,10 +112,6 @@ func (self *JSRE) Stop() {
 }
 
 func (self *JSRE) mainLoop() {
-	// Subscribe to events
-	reactor := self.ethereum.Reactor()
-	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", self.blockChan)
-
 out:
 	for {
 		select {