diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 7fb40af780..a703baadaa 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -263,8 +263,9 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 				continue
 			}
 			block := result.Block
+			work := result.Work
 
-			self.current.state.Sync()
+			work.state.Sync()
 			if self.fullValidation {
 				if _, err := self.chain.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block}); err != nil {
 					glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("mining err", err)
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 					// This puts transactions in a extra db for rpc
 					core.PutTransactions(self.extraDb, block, block.Transactions())
 					// store the receipts
-					core.PutReceipts(self.extraDb, self.current.receipts)
+					core.PutReceipts(self.extraDb, work.receipts)
 				}
 
 				// broadcast before waiting for validation
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 						self.mux.Post(core.ChainHeadEvent{block})
 						self.mux.Post(logs)
 					}
-				}(block, self.current.state.Logs())
+				}(block, work.state.Logs())
 			}
 
 			// check staleness and display confirmation
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 				stale = "stale "
 			} else {
 				confirm = "Wait 5 blocks for confirmation"
-				self.current.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), self.current.localMinedBlocks)
+				work.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), work.localMinedBlocks)
 			}
 			glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨  Mined %sblock (#%v / %x). %s", stale, block.Number(), block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], confirm)
 
@@ -322,9 +323,9 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *worker) push() {
+func (self *worker) push(work *Work) {
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 1 {
-		if core.Canary(self.current.state) {
+		if core.Canary(work.state) {
 			glog.Infoln("Toxicity levels rising to deadly levels. Your canary has died. You can go back or continue down the mineshaft --more--")
 			glog.Infoln("You turn back and abort mining")
 			return
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
 			atomic.AddInt32(&self.atWork, 1)
 
 			if agent.Work() != nil {
-				agent.Work() <- self.current
+				agent.Work() <- work
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
 // makeCurrent creates a new environment for the current cycle.
 func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) {
 	state := state.New(parent.Root(), self.eth.StateDb())
-	current := &Work{
+	work := &Work{
 		state:     state,
 		ancestors: set.New(),
 		family:    set.New(),
@@ -357,23 +358,23 @@ func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) {
 	// when 08 is processed ancestors contain 07 (quick block)
 	for _, ancestor := range self.chain.GetBlocksFromHash(parent.Hash(), 7) {
 		for _, uncle := range ancestor.Uncles() {
-			current.family.Add(uncle.Hash())
+			work.family.Add(uncle.Hash())
 		}
-		current.family.Add(ancestor.Hash())
-		current.ancestors.Add(ancestor.Hash())
+		work.family.Add(ancestor.Hash())
+		work.ancestors.Add(ancestor.Hash())
 	}
 	accounts, _ := self.eth.AccountManager().Accounts()
 
 	// Keep track of transactions which return errors so they can be removed
-	current.remove = set.New()
-	current.tcount = 0
-	current.ignoredTransactors = set.New()
-	current.lowGasTransactors = set.New()
-	current.ownedAccounts = accountAddressesSet(accounts)
+	work.remove = set.New()
+	work.tcount = 0
+	work.ignoredTransactors = set.New()
+	work.lowGasTransactors = set.New()
+	work.ownedAccounts = accountAddressesSet(accounts)
 	if self.current != nil {
-		current.localMinedBlocks = self.current.localMinedBlocks
+		work.localMinedBlocks = self.current.localMinedBlocks
 	}
-	self.current = current
+	self.current = work
 }
 
 func (w *worker) setGasPrice(p *big.Int) {
@@ -387,13 +388,13 @@ func (w *worker) setGasPrice(p *big.Int) {
 	w.mux.Post(core.GasPriceChanged{w.gasPrice})
 }
 
-func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
+func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(current *Work, deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
 	//Did this instance mine a block at {deepBlockNum} ?
 	var isLocal = false
-	for idx, blockNum := range self.current.localMinedBlocks.ints {
+	for idx, blockNum := range current.localMinedBlocks.ints {
 		if deepBlockNum == blockNum {
 			isLocal = true
-			self.current.localMinedBlocks.ints[idx] = 0 //prevent showing duplicate logs
+			current.localMinedBlocks.ints[idx] = 0 //prevent showing duplicate logs
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -407,12 +408,12 @@ func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
 	return block != nil && block.Coinbase() == self.coinbase
 }
 
-func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(previous *Work) {
-	if previous != nil && self.current.localMinedBlocks != nil {
-		nextBlockNum := self.current.Block.NumberU64()
+func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(current, previous *Work) {
+	if previous != nil && current.localMinedBlocks != nil {
+		nextBlockNum := current.Block.NumberU64()
 		for checkBlockNum := previous.Block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
 			inspectBlockNum := checkBlockNum - miningLogAtDepth
-			if self.isBlockLocallyMined(inspectBlockNum) {
+			if self.isBlockLocallyMined(current, inspectBlockNum) {
 				glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 🔗  Mined %d blocks back: block #%v", miningLogAtDepth, inspectBlockNum)
 			}
 		}
@@ -454,14 +455,14 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
 
 	previous := self.current
 	self.makeCurrent(parent, header)
-	current := self.current
+	work := self.current
 
 	// commit transactions for this run.
 	transactions := self.eth.TxPool().GetTransactions()
 	sort.Sort(types.TxByNonce{transactions})
-	current.coinbase.SetGasLimit(header.GasLimit)
-	current.commitTransactions(transactions, self.gasPrice, self.proc)
-	self.eth.TxPool().RemoveTransactions(current.lowGasTxs)
+	work.coinbase.SetGasLimit(header.GasLimit)
+	work.commitTransactions(transactions, self.gasPrice, self.proc)
+	self.eth.TxPool().RemoveTransactions(work.lowGasTxs)
 
 	// compute uncles for the new block.
 	var (
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
 		if len(uncles) == 2 {
 			break
 		}
-		if err := self.commitUncle(uncle.Header()); err != nil {
+		if err := self.commitUncle(work, uncle.Header()); err != nil {
 			if glog.V(logger.Ridiculousness) {
 				glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("Bad uncle found and will be removed (%x)\n", hash[:4])
 				glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln(uncle)
@@ -489,36 +490,36 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
 
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 1 {
 		// commit state root after all state transitions.
-		core.AccumulateRewards(self.current.state, header, uncles)
-		current.state.SyncObjects()
-		header.Root = current.state.Root()
+		core.AccumulateRewards(work.state, header, uncles)
+		work.state.SyncObjects()
+		header.Root = work.state.Root()
 	}
 
 	// create the new block whose nonce will be mined.
-	current.Block = types.NewBlock(header, current.txs, uncles, current.receipts)
-	self.current.Block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(self.current.Block, self.chain.GetBlock(self.current.Block.ParentHash())))
+	work.Block = types.NewBlock(header, work.txs, uncles, work.receipts)
+	work.Block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(work.Block, self.chain.GetBlock(work.Block.ParentHash())))
 
 	// We only care about logging if we're actually mining.
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 1 {
-		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", current.Block.Number(), current.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
-		self.logLocalMinedBlocks(previous)
+		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", work.Block.Number(), work.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
+		self.logLocalMinedBlocks(work, previous)
 	}
 
-	self.push()
+	self.push(work)
 }
 
-func (self *worker) commitUncle(uncle *types.Header) error {
+func (self *worker) commitUncle(work *Work, uncle *types.Header) error {
 	hash := uncle.Hash()
-	if self.current.uncles.Has(hash) {
+	if work.uncles.Has(hash) {
 		return core.UncleError("Uncle not unique")
 	}
-	if !self.current.ancestors.Has(uncle.ParentHash) {
+	if !work.ancestors.Has(uncle.ParentHash) {
 		return core.UncleError(fmt.Sprintf("Uncle's parent unknown (%x)", uncle.ParentHash[0:4]))
 	}
-	if self.current.family.Has(hash) {
+	if work.family.Has(hash) {
 		return core.UncleError(fmt.Sprintf("Uncle already in family (%x)", hash))
 	}
-	self.current.uncles.Add(uncle.Hash())
+	work.uncles.Add(uncle.Hash())
 	return nil
 }