diff --git a/ethchain/dagger.go b/ethchain/dagger.go
index 065d2c8432..478b7e8779 100644
--- a/ethchain/dagger.go
+++ b/ethchain/dagger.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (pow *EasyPow) Search(block *Block, reactChan chan ethreact.Event) []byte {
 	diff := block.Difficulty
 	i := int64(0)
 	start := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	t := time.Now()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -50,11 +51,14 @@ func (pow *EasyPow) Search(block *Block, reactChan chan ethreact.Event) []byte {
 			return nil
 		default:
 			i++
-			if i%1234567 == 0 {
+
+			if time.Since(t) > (1 * time.Second) {
 				elapsed := time.Now().UnixNano() - start
 				hashes := ((float64(1e9) / float64(elapsed)) * float64(i)) / 1000
 				pow.HashRate = int64(hashes)
 				powlogger.Infoln("Hashing @", int64(pow.HashRate), "khash")
+
+				t = time.Now()
 			}
 
 			sha := ethcrypto.Sha3Bin(big.NewInt(r.Int63()).Bytes())
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ func (pow *EasyPow) Search(block *Block, reactChan chan ethreact.Event) []byte {
 		}
 
 		if !pow.turbo {
-			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+			time.Sleep(20 * time.Microsecond)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ethchain/genesis.go b/ethchain/genesis.go
index 0ce53a6ee2..8a1219acb6 100644
--- a/ethchain/genesis.go
+++ b/ethchain/genesis.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var GenesisHeader = []interface{}{
 	"",
 	// Difficulty
 	//ethutil.BigPow(2, 22),
-	big.NewInt(4096),
+	big.NewInt(131072),
 	// Number
 	ethutil.Big0,
 	// Block minimum gas price
diff --git a/ethminer/miner.go b/ethminer/miner.go
index 74f5bc7afa..799db79f1f 100644
--- a/ethminer/miner.go
+++ b/ethminer/miner.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type Miner struct {
 	powChan     chan []byte
 	powQuitChan chan ethreact.Event
 	quitChan    chan chan error
+
+	turbo bool
 }
 
 func (self *Miner) GetPow() ethchain.PoW {
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@ func NewDefaultMiner(coinbase []byte, ethereum ethchain.EthManager) *Miner {
 	return &miner
 }
 
+func (self *Miner) ToggleTurbo() {
+	self.turbo = !self.turbo
+
+	self.pow.Turbo(self.turbo)
+}
+
 func (miner *Miner) Start() {
 	miner.reactChan = make(chan ethreact.Event, 1)   // This is the channel that receives 'updates' when ever a new transaction or block comes in
 	miner.powChan = make(chan []byte, 1)             // This is the channel that receives valid sha hashes for a given block