diff --git a/rpc/api.go b/rpc/api.go
index 4a17d3b15a..44146c8c76 100644
--- a/rpc/api.go
+++ b/rpc/api.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (api *EthereumApi) GetRequestReply(req *RpcRequest, reply *interface{}) err
 	case "eth_mining":
 		*reply = api.xeth().IsMining()
 	case "eth_gasPrice":
-		v := api.xeth().DefaultGas()
+		v := xeth.DefaultGas()
 		*reply = common.ToHex(v.Bytes())
 	case "eth_accounts":
 		*reply = api.xeth().Accounts()
diff --git a/rpc/jeth.go b/rpc/jeth.go
index 9d33f45e1d..e83212bb5c 100644
--- a/rpc/jeth.go
+++ b/rpc/jeth.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rpc
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	// "fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/jsre"
 	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func (self *Jeth) Send(call otto.FunctionCall) (response otto.Value) {
 	var respif interface{}
 	err = self.ethApi.GetRequestReply(&req, &respif)
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error: %s\n", err)
 		return self.err(-32603, err.Error(), req.Id)
 	}
 	self.re.Set("ret_jsonrpc", jsonrpcver)
diff --git a/xeth/xeth.go b/xeth/xeth.go
index cb2319865a..13a1838320 100644
--- a/xeth/xeth.go
+++ b/xeth/xeth.go
@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@ func (self *XEth) Call(fromStr, toStr, valueStr, gasStr, gasPriceStr, dataStr st
 	}
 
 	if msg.gas.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
-		msg.gas = self.DefaultGas()
+		msg.gas = DefaultGas()
 	}
 
 	if msg.gasPrice.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
-		msg.gasPrice = self.DefaultGasPrice()
+		msg.gasPrice = DefaultGasPrice()
 	}
 
 	block := self.CurrentBlock()
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@ func (self *XEth) Transact(fromStr, toStr, valueStr, gasStr, gasPriceStr, codeSt
 	// TODO: align default values to have the same type, e.g. not depend on
 	// common.Value conversions later on
 	if gas.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
-		gas = self.DefaultGas()
+		gas = DefaultGas()
 	}
 
 	if price.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
-		price = self.DefaultGasPrice()
+		price = DefaultGasPrice()
 	}
 
 	data = common.FromHex(codeStr)