diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index fdbc47a1c3..7f01918eef 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev)
         pblock->nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, Params().GetConsensus());
 }
 
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
 {
     // Create new block
     auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(new CBlockTemplate());
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
 
     {
         LOCK2(cs_main, mempool.cs);
-        CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
+        pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
         const int nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
         CCoinsViewCache view(pcoinsTip);
 
@@ -385,14 +385,14 @@ bool static ScanHash(CBlockHeader *pblock, uint256 *phash)
     }
 }
 
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
 {
     CPubKey pubkey;
     if (!reservekey.GetReservedKey(pubkey))
         return NULL;
 
     CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
-    return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev);
 }
 
 static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& reservekey)
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ bool MineBlock(CWallet *pwallet, uint256& hash)
     unsigned int nExtraNonce = 0;
 
     while (true) {
-        CBlockIndex *pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip(); // Actually needs cs_main...
+        CBlockIndex *pindexPrev;
 
-        auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey));
+        auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
         if (!pblocktemplate.get()) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             // Create new block
             //
             unsigned int nTransactionsUpdatedLast = mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated();
-            CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip(); // Actually needs cs_main...
+            CBlockIndex* pindexPrev;
 
-            auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey));
+            auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
             if (!pblocktemplate.get())
             {
                 LogPrintf("Error in BitcoinMiner: Keypool ran out, please call keypoolrefill before restarting the mining thread\n");
diff --git a/src/miner.h b/src/miner.h
index 549658ec17..00ad299512 100644
--- a/src/miner.h
+++ b/src/miner.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ void GenerateBitcoins(bool fGenerate, CWallet* pwallet, int nThreads);
 /** Create a single block */
 bool MineBlock(CWallet *pwallet, uint256& hash);
 /** Generate a new block, without valid proof-of-work */
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn);
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey);
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev);
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev);
 /** Modify the extranonce in a block */
 void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int& nExtraNonce);
 void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* block, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev);
diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 49c5c3ca58..6f165028d5 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ Value getblocktemplate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
         // Store the pindexBest used before CreateNewBlock, to avoid races
         nTransactionsUpdatedLast = mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated();
-        CBlockIndex* pindexPrevNew = chainActive.Tip();
+        CBlockIndex* pindexPrevNew;
         nStart = GetTime();
 
         // Create new block
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ Value getblocktemplate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             pblocktemplate = NULL;
         }
         CScript scriptDummy = CScript() << OP_TRUE;
-        pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptDummy);
+        pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptDummy, pindexPrevNew);
         if (!pblocktemplate)
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_OUT_OF_MEMORY, "Out of memory");
 
diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
index 6ab9cb8a44..27c0a08de9 100644
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     Checkpoints::fEnabled = false;
 
     // Simple block creation, nothing special yet:
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    CBlockIndex* pindexPrev;
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
 
     // We can't make transactions until we have inputs
     // Therefore, load 100 blocks :)
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     delete pblocktemplate;
 
     // Just to make sure we can still make simple blocks
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
 
     // block sigops > limit: 1000 CHECKMULTISIG + 1
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
         tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = hash;
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
@@ -128,14 +129,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
         tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = hash;
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
     // orphan in mempool
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].nValue = 5900000000LL;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].nValue = 0;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].nValue -= 1000000;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
@@ -196,17 +197,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_2;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     mempool.clear();
 
     // subsidy changing
     int nHeight = chainActive.Height();
     chainActive.Tip()->nHeight = 209999;
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     chainActive.Tip()->nHeight = 210000;
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     delete pblocktemplate;
     chainActive.Tip()->nHeight = nHeight;
 
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, CTxMemPoolEntry(tx2, 11, GetTime(), 111.0, 11));
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsFinalTx(tx2));
 
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
 
     // Neither tx should have make it into the template.
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pblocktemplate->block.vtx.size(), 1);
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     BOOST_CHECK(IsFinalTx(tx, chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 1));
     BOOST_CHECK(IsFinalTx(tx2));
 
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pblocktemplate->block.vtx.size(), 3);
     delete pblocktemplate;