diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 47ff0510a..8366d4d9e 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ var DefaultGenesis = `{
 // NOTE: If you change this, maybe also change defaultConfig
 func initDefaults(rootDir string) {
 	app.SetDefault("network", "tendermint_testnet0")
+	app.SetDefault("version", "0.2.1")
 	app.SetDefault("genesis_file", rootDir+"/genesis.json")
 	app.SetDefault("moniker", "anonymous")
 	app.SetDefault("node_laddr", "0.0.0.0:46656")
diff --git a/crawler/crawl.go b/crawler/crawl.go
index a44f360e6..a3e5cf722 100644
--- a/crawler/crawl.go
+++ b/crawler/crawl.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	client *NodeClient
 
 	LastSeen     time.Time
-	GenesisHash  []byte
+	Network      string
 	BlockHeight  uint
 	BlockHistory map[uint]time.Time // when we saw each block
 	NetInfo      *rpctypes.ResponseNetInfo
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (n *Node) Address() string {
 // Set the basic status and network info for a node from RPC responses
 func (n *Node) SetInfo(status *rpctypes.ResponseStatus, netinfo *rpctypes.ResponseNetInfo) {
 	n.LastSeen = time.Now()
-	n.GenesisHash = status.GenesisHash
+	n.Network = status.Network
 	n.BlockHeight = status.LatestBlockHeight
 	n.NetInfo = netinfo
 	// n.Validator
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 9e05d74f7..9a81992d6 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ func (n *Node) StartRPC() {
 	core.SetConsensusReactor(n.consensusReactor)
 	core.SetMempoolReactor(n.mempoolReactor)
 	core.SetSwitch(n.sw)
+	core.SetPrivValidator(n.privValidator)
 
 	listenAddr := config.App().GetString("rpc_laddr")
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func makeNodeInfo(sw *p2p.Switch) *types.NodeInfo {
 	nodeInfo := &types.NodeInfo{
 		Network: config.App().GetString("network"),
 		Moniker: config.App().GetString("moniker"),
-		Version: "0.2.0", // Everything is in Big Endian.
+		Version: config.App().GetString("version"),
 	}
 	if !sw.IsListening() {
 		return nodeInfo
diff --git a/rpc/core/net.go b/rpc/core/net.go
index fc77bc24f..d46f48fd1 100644
--- a/rpc/core/net.go
+++ b/rpc/core/net.go
@@ -26,15 +26,21 @@ func Status() (*ctypes.ResponseStatus, error) {
 		latestBlockTime = latestBlockMeta.Header.Time.UnixNano()
 	}
 
-	return &ctypes.ResponseStatus{genesisHash, config.App().GetString("network"), latestBlockHash, latestHeight, latestBlockTime}, nil
+	return &ctypes.ResponseStatus{
+		Moniker:           config.App().GetString("moniker"),
+		Network:           config.App().GetString("network"),
+		Version:           config.App().GetString("version"),
+		GenesisHash:       genesisHash,
+		PubKey:            privValidator.PubKey,
+		LatestBlockHash:   latestBlockHash,
+		LatestBlockHeight: latestHeight,
+		LatestBlockTime:   latestBlockTime}, nil
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResponseNetInfo, error) {
 	listening := p2pSwitch.IsListening()
-	moniker := config.App().GetString("moniker")
-	network := config.App().GetString("network")
 	listeners := []string{}
 	for _, listener := range p2pSwitch.Listeners() {
 		listeners = append(listeners, listener.String())
@@ -47,8 +53,6 @@ func NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResponseNetInfo, error) {
 		})
 	}
 	return &ctypes.ResponseNetInfo{
-		Moniker:   moniker,
-		Network:   network,
 		Listening: listening,
 		Listeners: listeners,
 		Peers:     peers,
diff --git a/rpc/core/pipe.go b/rpc/core/pipe.go
index 0d1990c14..4ec0b9061 100644
--- a/rpc/core/pipe.go
+++ b/rpc/core/pipe.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var consensusState *consensus.ConsensusState
 var consensusReactor *consensus.ConsensusReactor
 var mempoolReactor *mempl.MempoolReactor
 var p2pSwitch *p2p.Switch
+var privValidator *state.PrivValidator
 
 func SetBlockStore(bs *bc.BlockStore) {
 	blockStore = bs
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ func SetSwitch(sw *p2p.Switch) {
 	p2pSwitch = sw
 }
 
-// JAE Why is this here?
-func SetPrivValidator(priv *state.PrivValidator) {
-	consensusReactor.SetPrivValidator(priv)
+func SetPrivValidator(pv *state.PrivValidator) {
+	privValidator = pv
 }
diff --git a/rpc/core/types/responses.go b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
index edb781469..3934fcaab 100644
--- a/rpc/core/types/responses.go
+++ b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
@@ -65,16 +65,17 @@ type Receipt struct {
 }
 
 type ResponseStatus struct {
-	GenesisHash       []byte `json:"genesis_hash"`
-	Network           string `json:"network"`
-	LatestBlockHash   []byte `json:"latest_block_hash"`
-	LatestBlockHeight uint   `json:"latest_block_height"`
-	LatestBlockTime   int64  `json:"latest_block_time"` // nano
+	Moniker           string         `json:"moniker"`
+	Network           string         `json:"network"`
+	Version           string         `json:"version"`
+	GenesisHash       []byte         `json:"genesis_hash"`
+	PubKey            account.PubKey `json:"pub_key"`
+	LatestBlockHash   []byte         `json:"latest_block_hash"`
+	LatestBlockHeight uint           `json:"latest_block_height"`
+	LatestBlockTime   int64          `json:"latest_block_time"` // nano
 }
 
 type ResponseNetInfo struct {
-	Moniker   string   `json:"moniker"`
-	Network   string   `json:"network"`
 	Listening bool     `json:"listening"`
 	Listeners []string `json:"listeners"`
 	Peers     []Peer   `json:"peers"`
diff --git a/rpc/test/tests_test.go b/rpc/test/tests_test.go
index 3694ee506..3361de6fd 100644
--- a/rpc/test/tests_test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/tests_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -91,9 +90,6 @@ func testGetStorage(t *testing.T, typ string) {
 		unsubscribe(t, con, eid)
 		con.Close()
 	}()
-	priv := state.LoadPrivValidator(".tendermint/priv_validator.json")
-	_ = priv
-	//core.SetPrivValidator(priv)
 
 	amt := uint64(1100)
 	code := []byte{0x60, 0x5, 0x60, 0x1, 0x55}