diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiserver.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiserver.py
index 1955abecc..31c36297b 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiserver.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiserver.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from counterpartycore.lib import (
     config,
     exceptions,
-    util,
 )
 from counterpartycore.lib.api import apiwatcher, dbbuilder, queries, verbose, wsgi
 from counterpartycore.lib.api.routes import ROUTES, function_needs_db
@@ -68,9 +67,9 @@ def is_server_ready():
         CurrentState().current_backend_height() - 1,
     ]:
         return True
-    if util.CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME is None:
+    if CurrentState().current_block_time() is None:
         return False
-    if time.time() - util.CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME < 60:
+    if time.time() - CurrentState().current_block_time() < 60:
         return True
     return False
 
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiv1.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiv1.py
index 94ada2840..c9007f914 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiv1.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/apiv1.py
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ def get_dispenser_info(tx_hash=None, tx_index=None):
                             oracle_fiat_label,
                             oracle_price_last_updated,
                         ) = ledger.ledger.get_oracle_last_price(
-                            db, dispenser["oracle_address"], helpers.CURRENT_BLOCK_INDEX
+                            db, dispenser["oracle_address"], CurrentState().current_block_index()
                         )
 
                         if oracle_price > 0:
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/verbose.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/verbose.py
index 43e3fb4c3..30c0bd84a 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/verbose.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/verbose.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ledger,
 )
 from counterpartycore.lib.api import compose
+from counterpartycore.lib.ledger.currentstate import CurrentState
 from counterpartycore.lib.utils import helpers
 
 D = decimal.Decimal
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ def inject_fiat_price(ledger_db, dispenser):
             dispenser["fiat_unit"],
             dispenser["oracle_price_last_updated"],
         ) = ledger.ledger.get_oracle_last_price(
-            ledger_db, dispenser["oracle_address"], helpers.CURRENT_BLOCK_INDEX
+            ledger_db, dispenser["oracle_address"], CurrentState().current_block_index()
         )
 
         if dispenser["oracle_price"] > 0:
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/wsgi.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/wsgi.py
index baaa5cecf..2d6748f12 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/wsgi.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/api/wsgi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import signal
 import sys
 import threading
-import time
 
 import gunicorn.app.base
 import waitress
@@ -14,55 +13,30 @@
 from gunicorn.errors import AppImportError
 from werkzeug.serving import make_server
 
-from counterpartycore.lib import backend, config, ledger, util
+from counterpartycore.lib import config
 from counterpartycore.lib.api import apiwatcher
 from counterpartycore.lib.cli import log
 from counterpartycore.lib.ledger.currentstate import CurrentState
-from counterpartycore.lib.utils import database, helpers
+from counterpartycore.lib.utils import database
 
 multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(config.LOGGER_NAME)
 
 
-def get_backend_height():
-    block_count = backend.bitcoind.getblockcount()
-    blocks_behind = backend.bitcoind.get_blocks_behind()
-    return block_count + blocks_behind
-
-
-class BackendHeight(metaclass=helpers.SingletonMeta):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.backend_height = get_backend_height()
-        self.last_update = time.time()
-
-    def get(self):
-        if time.time() - self.last_update > 0:  # one second cache
-            self.backend_height = get_backend_height()
-            self.last_update = time.time()
-        return self.backend_height
-
-
 def refresh_current_state(ledger_db, state_db):
     CurrentState().set_current_block_index(apiwatcher.get_last_block_parsed(state_db))
 
-    if CurrentState().current_block_index():
-        last_block = ledger.ledger.get_block(ledger_db, CurrentState().current_block_index())
-        if last_block:
-            util.CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME = last_block["block_time"]
-        else:
-            util.CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME = 0
-    else:
-        util.CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME = 0
-        CurrentState().set_current_block_index(0)
+    current_block_index = CurrentState().current_block_index()
+    current_backend_height = CurrentState().current_backend_height()
 
-    if CurrentState().current_backend_height() > CurrentState().current_block_index():
+    if current_backend_height > current_block_index:
         logger.debug(
-            f"Counterparty is currently behind Bitcoin Core. ({CurrentState().current_block_index()} < {CurrentState().current_backend_height()})"
+            f"Counterparty is currently behind Bitcoin Core. ({current_block_index} < {current_backend_height})"
         )
-    elif CurrentState().current_backend_height() < CurrentState().current_block_index():
+    elif current_backend_height < current_block_index:
         logger.debug(
-            f"Bitcoin Core is currently behind the network. ({CurrentState().current_block_index()} > {CurrentState().current_backend_height()})"
+            f"Bitcoin Core is currently behind the network. ({current_block_index} > {current_backend_height})"
         )
 
 
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/ledger/currentstate.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/ledger/currentstate.py
index c65285570..f68490cd6 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/ledger/currentstate.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/ledger/currentstate.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 from flask import request
 
-from counterpartycore.lib import backend
+from counterpartycore.lib import backend, ledger
 from counterpartycore.lib.utils import helpers
+from counterpartycore.lib.utils.database import LedgerDBConnectionPool
 
 BACKEND_HEIGHT_REFRSH_INTERVAL = 3
 
@@ -34,10 +35,22 @@ def get(self, key):
 
     def set_current_block_index(self, block_index):
         self.state["CURRENT_BLOCK_INDEX"] = block_index
+        if block_index:
+            with LedgerDBConnectionPool().connection() as ledger_db:
+                last_block = ledger.ledger.get_block(
+                    ledger_db, CurrentState().current_block_index()
+                )
+            if last_block:
+                self.state["CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME"] = last_block["block_time"]
+            else:
+                self.state["CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME"] = 0
 
     def current_block_index(self):
         return self.state.get("CURRENT_BLOCK_INDEX")
 
+    def current_block_time(self):
+        return self.state.get("CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME")
+
     def current_backend_height(self):
         if time.time() - self.last_update >= BACKEND_HEIGHT_REFRSH_INTERVAL:
             self.backend_height = get_backend_height()
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/util.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/util.py
index 8cab60d55..ae4029fdb 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/util.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 CURRENT_TX_HASH = None
 PARSING_MEMPOOL = False
 BLOCK_PARSER_STATUS = "starting"
-CURRENT_BLOCK_TIME = None
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/utils/database.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/utils/database.py
index 3f942d088..cb425b26a 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/utils/database.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/utils/database.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 import apsw.bestpractice
 import apsw.ext
 import psutil
-from counterpartycore.lib import config, exceptions, ledger
-from counterpartycore.lib.ledger.currentstate import CurrentState
+from counterpartycore.lib import config, exceptions
+
+# from counterpartycore.lib.ledger.currentstate import CurrentState
 from counterpartycore.lib.utils import helpers
 from termcolor import cprint
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ def initialise_db():
     logger.info(f"Connecting to database... (SQLite {apsw.apswversion()})")
     db = get_connection(read_only=False)
 
-    CurrentState().set_current_block_index(ledger.ledger.last_db_index(db))
+    # CurrentState().set_current_block_index(ledger.ledger.last_db_index(db))
 
     return db
 
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/test/regtest/testscenarios.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/test/regtest/testscenarios.py
index 9d0cbd91b..25d7f98bf 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/test/regtest/testscenarios.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/test/regtest/testscenarios.py
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ def get_tx_index(node, tx_hash):
 
 
 def get_last_tx_index(node):
-    time.sleep(2)  # wait for utils.CURRENT_BLOCK_INDEX to be updated and cache expired (each .5s)
+    time.sleep(
+        2
+    )  # wait for CurrentState().current_block_index() to be updated and cache expired (each .5s)
     result = node.api_call("transactions?limit=1")
     if "result" in result:
         return result["result"][0]["tx_index"]