diff --git a/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js b/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
index dc2a9e584b..cda299cd72 100644
--- a/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
+++ b/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunner.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TxRunner {
     this.runAsync = true
     if (executionContext.isVM()) {
       //this.blockNumber = 1150000 // The VM is running in Homestead mode, which started at this block.
-      this.blockNumber = 1 // The VM is running in Homestead mode, which started at this block.
+      this.blockNumber = 2 // The VM is running in Homestead mode, which started at this block.
       this.runAsync = false // We have to run like this cause the VM Event Manager does not support running multiple txs at the same time.
     }
     this.pendingTxs = {}
diff --git a/remix-simulator/src/genesis.js b/remix-simulator/src/genesis.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40bf11e8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remix-simulator/src/genesis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+var EthJSBlock = require('ethereumjs-block')
+var RemixLib = require('remix-lib')
+var executionContext = RemixLib.execution.executionContext
+var ethJSUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
+var BN = ethJSUtil.BN
+
+function checkpointAndCommit (cb) {
+  if (executionContext.vm().stateManager._checkpointCount > 0) {
+    return executionContext.vm().stateManager.commit(() => {
+      cb()
+    })
+  }
+  executionContext.vm().stateManager.checkpoint(() => {
+    executionContext.vm().stateManager.commit(() => {
+      cb()
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+function generateBlock () {
+  var block = new EthJSBlock({
+    header: {
+      timestamp: (new Date().getTime() / 1000 | 0),
+      number: 1,
+      coinbase: '0x0e9281e9c6a0808672eaba6bd1220e144c9bb07a',
+      difficulty: (new BN('69762765929000', 10)),
+      gasLimit: new BN('5000000').imuln(1)
+    },
+    transactions: [],
+    uncleHeaders: []
+  })
+
+  checkpointAndCommit(() => {
+    executionContext.vm().runBlock({ block: block, generate: true, skipBlockValidation: true, skipBalance: false }, function () {
+      executionContext.addBlock(block)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+module.exports = generateBlock
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diff --git a/remix-simulator/src/provider.js b/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
index cf38200d4c..3a28adfd9f 100644
--- a/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
+++ b/remix-simulator/src/provider.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const Net = require('./methods/net.js')
 const Transactions = require('./methods/transactions.js')
 const Whisper = require('./methods/whisper.js')
 
+const generateBlock = require('./genesis.js')
+
 var Provider = function (options) {
   this.Accounts = new Accounts()
 
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ var Provider = function (options) {
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Net()).methods())
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Transactions(this.Accounts.accounts)).methods())
   this.methods = merge(this.methods, (new Whisper()).methods())
+
+  generateBlock()
 }
 
 Provider.prototype.sendAsync = function (payload, callback) {
@@ -44,4 +48,4 @@ Provider.prototype.isConnected = function () {
   return true
 }
 
-module.exports = Provider
+module.exports = Provider
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diff --git a/remix-simulator/test/blocks.js b/remix-simulator/test/blocks.js
index d56deee4c8..60b87dbb55 100644
--- a/remix-simulator/test/blocks.js
+++ b/remix-simulator/test/blocks.js
@@ -16,22 +16,20 @@ describe('blocks', function () {
     let block = await web3.eth.getBlock(1)
 
     let expectedBlock = {
-      difficulty: '0',
-      extraData: '0x',
-      gasLimit: 8000000,
+      difficulty: '69762765929000',
+      extraData: '0x0',
+      gasLimit: 5000000,
       gasUsed: 0,
-      hash: '0xdb731f3622ef37b4da8db36903de029220dba74c41185f8429f916058b86559f',
-      logsBloom: '0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
+      hash: block.hash.toString('hex'),
+      logsBloom: '0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331',
       miner: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001',
-      mixHash: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
-      nonce: '0x0000000000000042',
-      number: 0,
+      nonce: '0x0000000000000000',
+      number: 1,
       parentHash: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
-      receiptsRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
       sha3Uncles: '0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347',
-      size: 504,
-      stateRoot: '0xb7917653f92e62394d2207d0f39a1320ff1cb93d1cee80d3c492627e00b219ff',
-      timestamp: 0,
+      size: 163591,
+      stateRoot: '0xa633ca0e8f0ae4e86d4d572b048ea93d84eb4b11e2c988b48cb3a5f6f10b3c68',
+      timestamp: block.timestamp,
       totalDifficulty: '0',
       transactions: [],
       transactionsRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',