diff --git a/libraries/app/application.cpp b/libraries/app/application.cpp
index 3bb8ad68..da87cf93 100644
--- a/libraries/app/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/application.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <graphene/chain/protocol/fee_schedule.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/protocol/types.hpp>
+#include <graphene/time/time.hpp>
 
 #include <graphene/egenesis/egenesis.hpp>
 
@@ -240,19 +241,18 @@ namespace detail {
          if( _options->count("resync-blockchain") )
             _chain_db->wipe(_data_dir / "blockchain", true);
 
+         flat_map<uint32_t,block_id_type> loaded_checkpoints;
          if( _options->count("checkpoint") )
          {
             auto cps = _options->at("checkpoint").as<vector<string>>();
-            flat_map<uint32_t,block_id_type> loaded_checkpoints;
             loaded_checkpoints.reserve( cps.size() );
             for( auto cp : cps )
             {
                auto item = fc::json::from_string(cp).as<std::pair<uint32_t,block_id_type> >();
                loaded_checkpoints[item.first] = item.second;
             }
-            _chain_db->add_checkpoints( loaded_checkpoints );
          }
-
+         _chain_db->add_checkpoints( loaded_checkpoints );
 
          if( _options->count("replay-blockchain") )
          {
@@ -265,6 +265,18 @@ namespace detail {
             _chain_db->reindex(_data_dir / "blockchain", initial_state());
          }
 
+         if (!_options->count("genesis-json") &&
+             _chain_db->get_global_properties().chain_id != graphene::egenesis::get_egenesis_chain_id()) {
+            elog("Detected old database. Nuking and starting over.");
+            _chain_db->wipe(_data_dir / "blockchain", true);
+            _chain_db.reset();
+            _chain_db = std::make_shared<chain::database>();
+            _chain_db->add_checkpoints(loaded_checkpoints);
+            _chain_db->open(_data_dir / "blockchain", initial_state);
+         }
+
+         graphene::time::now();
+
          if( _options->count("apiaccess") )
             _apiaccess = fc::json::from_file( _options->at("apiaccess").as<boost::filesystem::path>() )
                .as<api_access>();
diff --git a/libraries/fc b/libraries/fc
index cb006ba0..9c868b39 160000
--- a/libraries/fc
+++ b/libraries/fc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cb006ba03c9bf67e6e7cf6a4a8387d387aa4bd3c
+Subproject commit 9c868b3927a7c0aad3f628ad0071c92f11a0923c
diff --git a/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.cpp b/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.cpp
index 8756fbf1..a5b192bc 100644
--- a/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.cpp
+++ b/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 
 BlockChain::BlockChain()
-   : chainThread(fc::thread::current()),
+   : chainThread(new fc::thread("chainThread")),
      fcTaskScheduler(new QTimer(this)),
      grapheneApp(new graphene::app::application)
 {
@@ -25,25 +25,33 @@ BlockChain::BlockChain()
    fcTaskScheduler->start();
 }
 
-BlockChain::~BlockChain(){
-   grapheneApp->shutdown_plugins();
+BlockChain::~BlockChain() {
+   startFuture.cancel_and_wait(__FUNCTION__);
+   chainThread->async([this] {
+      grapheneApp->shutdown_plugins();
+      delete grapheneApp;
+   }).wait();
+   delete chainThread;
 }
 
 void BlockChain::start()
 {
-   try {
-   grapheneApp->register_plugin<graphene::account_history::account_history_plugin>();
-   grapheneApp->register_plugin<graphene::market_history::market_history_plugin>();
+   startFuture = chainThread->async([this] {
+      try {
+         grapheneApp->register_plugin<graphene::account_history::account_history_plugin>();
+         grapheneApp->register_plugin<graphene::market_history::market_history_plugin>();
 
-   QString dataDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
-   QDir(dataDir).mkpath(".");
-   boost::program_options::variables_map map;
-   map.insert({"rpc-endpoint",boost::program_options::variable_value(std::string("127.0.0.1:8090"), false)});
-   map.insert({"seed-node",boost::program_options::variable_value(std::vector<std::string>{("104.200.28.117:61705")}, false)});
-   grapheneApp->initialize(dataDir.toStdString(), map);
-   grapheneApp->startup();
-   grapheneApp->startup_plugins();
-   } catch (const fc::exception& e) {
-      elog("Crap went wrong: ${e}", ("e", e.to_detail_string()));
-   }
+         QString dataDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
+         QDir(dataDir).mkpath(".");
+         boost::program_options::variables_map map;
+         map.insert({"rpc-endpoint",boost::program_options::variable_value(std::string("127.0.0.1:8090"), false)});
+         map.insert({"seed-node",boost::program_options::variable_value(std::vector<std::string>{("104.200.28.117:61705")}, false)});
+         grapheneApp->initialize(dataDir.toStdString(), map);
+         grapheneApp->startup();
+         grapheneApp->startup_plugins();
+      } catch (const fc::exception& e) {
+         elog("Crap went wrong: ${e}", ("e", e.to_detail_string()));
+      }
+      QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "started");
+   });
 }
diff --git a/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.hpp b/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.hpp
index 115bfa6e..b1efef63 100644
--- a/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.hpp
+++ b/programs/full_web_node/BlockChain.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <fc/thread/future.hpp>
+
 #include <QObject>
 
 class QTimer;
@@ -9,9 +11,10 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app { class application; } }
 class BlockChain : public QObject {
    Q_OBJECT
 
-   fc::thread& chainThread;
+   fc::thread* chainThread;
    QTimer* fcTaskScheduler;
    graphene::app::application* grapheneApp;
+   fc::future<void> startFuture;
 
 public:
    BlockChain();
@@ -19,4 +22,7 @@ public:
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
    void start();
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+   void started();
 };
diff --git a/programs/full_web_node/main.cpp b/programs/full_web_node/main.cpp
index 1f6bdcc7..7ae44f84 100644
--- a/programs/full_web_node/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/full_web_node/main.cpp
@@ -20,20 +20,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    app.setOrganizationDomain("cryptonomex.org");
    app.setOrganizationName("Cryptonomex, Inc.");
 
-   QThread chainThread;
-   fc::promise<BlockChain*>::ptr chain = new fc::promise<BlockChain*>;
-   QObject::connect(&chainThread, &QThread::started, [&app, &chain] {
-      chain->set_value(new BlockChain);
-   });
-   chainThread.start();
-
    QtWebEngine::initialize();
    fc::http::server webGuiServer;
    fc::thread serverThread("HTTP server thread");
    serverThread.async([&webGuiServer] {
       webGuiServer.listen(fc::ip::endpoint::from_string("127.0.0.1:8080"));
       webGuiServer.on_request([](const fc::http::request& request, const fc::http::server::response& response) {
-         QString path = QStringLiteral("/Users/nathan/graphene-ui/web/bundle") + QString::fromStdString(request.path);
+         QString path = QStringLiteral("/Users/nathan/graphene-ui/web/dist") + QString::fromStdString(request.path);
          if (path.endsWith('/'))
             path.append(QStringLiteral("index.html"));
          QFile file(path);
@@ -52,13 +45,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       });
    });
 
+   qmlRegisterType<BlockChain>("Graphene.FullNode", 1, 0, "BlockChain");
    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
-   auto chainPtr = chain->wait();
-   engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("blockChain"), chainPtr);
    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
-   auto ret = app.exec();
-   chainPtr->deleteLater();
-   chainThread.exit(ret);
-   return ret;
+   return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/programs/full_web_node/qml/main.qml b/programs/full_web_node/qml/main.qml
index 7fa1f9ff..c3280179 100644
--- a/programs/full_web_node/qml/main.qml
+++ b/programs/full_web_node/qml/main.qml
@@ -2,17 +2,32 @@ import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Window 2.2
 import QtWebEngine 1.0
 
+import Graphene.FullNode 1.0
+
 Window {
    id: window
    width: Screen.width / 2
    height: Screen.height / 2
+   visible: true
 
+   BlockChain {
+      id: blockChain
+      onStarted: webView.url = "http://localhost:8080"
+   }
    Component.onCompleted: blockChain.start()
 
    Rectangle { anchors.fill: parent; color: "#1F1F1F" }
+   Text {
+      font.pointSize: 20
+      anchors.centerIn: parent
+      text: qsTr("Loading...")
+      color: "white"
+   }
    WebEngineView {
+      id: webView
+      visible: false
       anchors.fill: parent
-      url: "http://localhost:8080"
-      onLoadProgressChanged: if (loadProgress === 100) window.visible = true
+      onLoadProgressChanged: if (loadProgress === 100) visible = true
+      onJavaScriptConsoleMessage: console.log(JSON.stringify(arguments))
    }
 }