diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.hpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.hpp
index 2c89aa50..11df4cb8 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.hpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/include/graphene/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <websocketpp/config/asio_client.hpp>
 #include <websocketpp/client.hpp>
 
+#include <fc/thread/thread.hpp>
+
 namespace graphene { namespace peerplays_sidechain {
 
 typedef websocketpp::client<websocketpp::config::asio_client> client;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
    eth_rpc_client(const std::string &url, const std::string &user_name, const std::string &password, bool debug_rpc_calls);
 
-   void start(std::string uri);
+   void start();
    void stop();
    void on_socket_init(websocketpp::connection_hdl);
    void on_fail(websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl);
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ private:
 
    ethereum_function_call_encoder m_ethereum_function_call_encoder;
 
+   std::shared_ptr<fc::thread> _thread;
    std::string signature;
    std::string geth_url;
    uint64_t t_id;
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.cpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.cpp
index caa88650..f3fcabb5 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_eth.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ std::string eth_rpc_client::ethereum_function_call_encoder::encode_bytes(const s
 }
 
 
-eth_rpc_client::eth_rpc_client(const std::string &url, const std::string &user_name, const std::string &password, bool debug_rpc_calls) {
+eth_rpc_client::eth_rpc_client(const std::string &url, const std::string &user_name, const std::string &password, bool debug_rpc_calls) : _thread(std::make_shared<fc::thread>("eth_rpc_client")){
    geth_url = url;
    user = user_name;
    this->password = password;
@@ -91,20 +91,24 @@ eth_rpc_client::eth_rpc_client(const std::string &url, const std::string &user_n
    m_endpoint.set_fail_handler(bind(&type::on_fail,this,::_1));
 }
 
-void eth_rpc_client::start(std::string uri) {
-   websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
-   client::connection_ptr con = m_endpoint.get_connection(uri, ec);
-   m_hdl = con->get_handle();
+void eth_rpc_client::start() {
+    ilog("### eth_rpc_client::start uri:     ${uri}", ("uri", geth_url));
+    auto future = _thread->async([this]
+            {
+	       websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
+	       client::connection_ptr con = m_endpoint.get_connection(this->geth_url, ec);
+	       m_hdl = con->get_handle();
 
-   if (ec) {
-      m_endpoint.get_alog().write(websocketpp::log::alevel::app,ec.message());
-      return;
-   }
+	       if (ec) {
+	           m_endpoint.get_alog().write(websocketpp::log::alevel::app,ec.message());
+		   return;
+	       }
 
-   m_endpoint.connect(con);
+               m_endpoint.connect(con);
 
-   // Start the ASIO io_service run loop
-   m_endpoint.run();
+               // Start the ASIO io_service run loop
+               m_endpoint.run();
+            });
 }
 
 void eth_rpc_client::stop() {
@@ -455,7 +459,7 @@ sidechain_net_handler_eth::sidechain_net_handler_eth(peerplays_sidechain_plugin
 
    url = options.at("ethereum-node-rpc-url").as<std::string>();
    eth_client = std::unique_ptr<eth_rpc_client>(new eth_rpc_client(url, rpc_user, rpc_password, debug_rpc_calls));
-   eth_client->start(url);
+   eth_client->start();
 /*
    if (!wallet.empty()) {
       eth_client->loadwallet(wallet);