diff --git a/src/core/block.js b/src/core/block.js
index 422f307..177f4ca 100644
--- a/src/core/block.js
+++ b/src/core/block.js
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class Block {
 
                     balances[transaction.sender] = senderBalance - transaction.amount - transaction.gas - (transaction.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
                 } else {
-                    balances[transaction.sender] -= transaction.amount + transaction.gas;
+                    balances[transaction.sender] -= transaction.amount + transaction.gas + (transaction.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
                 }
-                gas += transaction.gas += (transaction.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
+                gas += transaction.gas + (transaction.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
             } else {
                 reward = transaction.amount;
             }
diff --git a/src/core/txPool.js b/src/core/txPool.js
index a078ad8..808b199 100644
--- a/src/core/txPool.js
+++ b/src/core/txPool.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ async function addTransaction(transaction, txPool, stateDB) {
     // Fetch sender's state object
     const dataFromSender = await stateDB.get(transaction.sender);
     // Get sender's balance
-    let balance = dataFromSender.balance - transaction.amount - transaction.gas;
+    let balance = dataFromSender.balance - transaction.amount - transaction.gas - (transaction.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
 
     txPool.forEach(tx => {
         if (tx.sender === transaction.sender) {
-            balance -= tx.amount + tx.gas;
+            balance -= tx.amount + tx.gas + (tx.additionalData.contractGas || 0);
         }
     });
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ async function addTransaction(transaction, txPool, stateDB) {
     ) {
         txPool.push(transaction);
     }
+
+    console.log("LOG :: Sent one transaction, added transaction to pool.");
 }
 
 module.exports = addTransaction;
diff --git a/src/node/server.js b/src/node/server.js
index 146b127..4e48c2b 100644
--- a/src/node/server.js
+++ b/src/node/server.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ async function startServer(options) {
     
                         chainInfo.transactionPool.push(transaction);
                         // Broadcast the transaction
-                        sendTransaction(transaction);
+                        sendMessage(produceMessage("TYPE_CREATE_TRANSACTION", transaction), opened);
                     }
     
                     break;
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ async function sendTransaction(transaction) {
     sendMessage(produceMessage("TYPE_CREATE_TRANSACTION", transaction), opened);
 
     await addTransaction(transaction, chainInfo.transactionPool, stateDB);
-
-    console.log("LOG :: Sent one transaction, added transaction to pool.");
 }
 
 function mine(publicKey, ENABLE_LOGGING) {