diff --git a/client/src/components/TransactionOverlay.svelte b/client/src/components/TransactionOverlay.svelte
index 21a288b..055d2fe 100644
--- a/client/src/components/TransactionOverlay.svelte
+++ b/client/src/components/TransactionOverlay.svelte
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ $: {
     }
   } else inputs = []
   if ($detailTx && $detailTx.outputs) {
-    if ($detailTx.isCoinbase || !$detailTx.is_inflated || !$detailTx.fee) {
+    if ($detailTx.isCoinbase || $detailTx.fee == null) {
       outputs = expandAddresses($detailTx.outputs, truncate)
     } else {
       outputs = [{address: 'fee', value: $detailTx.fee, fee: true}, ...expandAddresses($detailTx.outputs, truncate)]
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ async function goToBlock(e) {
           </div>
         </div>
       {:else}
-        {#if $detailTx.is_inflated && $detailTx.fee != null && $detailTx.feerate != null}
+        {#if $detailTx.fee != null && $detailTx.feerate != null}
           <div class="pane fields">
             <div class="field">
               <span class="label">fee</span>
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/TxController.js b/client/src/controllers/TxController.js
index 67bc83c..2cb6b3f 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/TxController.js
+++ b/client/src/controllers/TxController.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export default class TxController {
       for (let i = 0; i < block.txns.length; i++) {
         if (this.poolScene.remove(block.txns[i].id)) {
           knownCount++
-          this.txs[block.txns[i].id].setData(block.txns[i])
+          this.txs[block.txns[i].id].mergeData(block.txns[i])
           this.txs[block.txns[i].id].setBlock(block)
           this.blockScene.insert(this.txs[block.txns[i].id], 0, false)
         } else {
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/TxStream.js b/client/src/controllers/TxStream.js
index cfecdee..c064f54 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/TxStream.js
+++ b/client/src/controllers/TxStream.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { serverConnected, serverDelay, lastBlockId } from '../stores.js'
 import config from '../config.js'
 import api from '../utils/api.js'
+import { fetchBlockByHash } from '../utils/search.js'
 
 let mempoolTimer
 let lastBlockSeen
@@ -121,17 +122,8 @@ class TxStream {
   async fetchBlock (id, calledOnLoad) {
     if (!id) return
     if (id !== lastBlockSeen) {
-      try {
-        console.log('downloading block', id)
-        const response = await fetch(`${api.uri}/api/block/${id}`, {
-          method: 'GET'
-        })
-        let blockData = await response.json()
-        console.log('downloaded block', id)
-        window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('bitcoin_block', { detail: { block: blockData, realtime: !calledOnLoad} }))
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.log("failed to download block ", id)
-      }
+      const blockData = await fetchBlockByHash(id)
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('bitcoin_block', { detail: { block: blockData, realtime: !calledOnLoad} }))
     } else {
       console.log('already seen block ', lastBlockSeen)
     }
diff --git a/client/src/models/BitcoinTx.js b/client/src/models/BitcoinTx.js
index 136d9cb..5a340bb 100644
--- a/client/src/models/BitcoinTx.js
+++ b/client/src/models/BitcoinTx.js
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ export default class BitcoinTx {
     this.view = new TxView(this)
   }
 
+  mergeData ({ version, inflated, preview, id, value, fee, vbytes, numInputs, inputs, outputs, time, block }, isCoinbase=false) {
+    this.setData({
+      version,
+      inflated: this.is_inflated || inflated,
+      preview: this.is_preview && preview,
+      id,
+      value,
+      fee: this.fee || fee,
+      vbytes,
+      numInputs: this.numInputs || numInputs,
+      inputs: this.inputs,
+      outputs: this.outputs,
+      time,
+      block
+    })
+  }
+
   setData ({ version, inflated, preview, id, value, fee, vbytes, numInputs, inputs, outputs, time, block }, isCoinbase=false) {
     this.version = version
     this.is_inflated = !!inflated
diff --git a/client/src/utils/search.js b/client/src/utils/search.js
index 4e343fb..cdeb781 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/search.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/search.js
@@ -140,19 +140,31 @@ async function fetchTx (txid) {
 async function fetchBlockByHash (hash) {
   if (!hash || (currentBlockVal && hash === currentBlockVal.id)) return true
   // try to fetch static block
+  console.log('downloading block', hash)
   let response = await fetch(`${api.uri}/api/block/${hash}`, {
     method: 'GET'
   })
-  if (!response) throw new Error('null response')
+  if (!response) {
+    console.log('failed to download block', hash)
+    throw new Error('null response')
+  }
   if (response && response.status == 200) {
     const blockData = await response.json()
+    let block
     if (blockData) {
       if (blockData.id) {
-        return new BitcoinBlock(blockData)
-      } else return BitcoinBlock.decompress(blockData)
+        block = new BitcoinBlock(blockData)
+      } else block = BitcoinBlock.decompress(blockData)
     }
+    if (block && block.id) {
+      console.log('downloaded block', block.id)
+    } else {
+      console.log('failed to download block', block.id)
+    }
+    return block
   }
 }
+export {fetchBlockByHash as fetchBlockByHash}
 
 async function fetchBlockByHeight (height) {
   if (height == null) return
diff --git a/server/lib/mempool.ex b/server/lib/mempool.ex
index 8c9ecdc..633c03e 100644
--- a/server/lib/mempool.ex
+++ b/server/lib/mempool.ex
@@ -366,97 +366,88 @@ defmodule BitcoinStream.Mempool do
   end
 
   defp sync_mempool(pid, txns) do
-    sync_mempool_txns(pid, txns, 0)
+    sync_mempool_txns(pid, txns)
   end
+  #
+  # defp sync_mempool_txn(pid, txid) do
+  #   case :ets.lookup(:mempool_cache, txid) do
+  #     [] ->
+  #       with  {:ok, 200, hextx} <- RPC.request(:rpc, "getrawtransaction", [txid]),
+  #             rawtx <- Base.decode16!(hextx, case: :lower),
+  #             {:ok, txn } <- BitcoinTx.decode(rawtx) do
+  #         register(pid, txid, nil, false);
+  #         insert(pid, txid, txn)
+  #       else
+  #         _ -> Logger.debug("sync_mempool_txn failed #{txid}")
+  #       end
+  #
+  #     [_] -> true
+  #   end
+  # end
+  #
+  # defp sync_mempool_txns(_, [], count) do
+  #   count
+  # end
+  #
+  # defp sync_mempool_txns(pid, [head | tail], count) do
+  #   Logger.debug("Syncing mempool tx #{count}/#{count + length(tail) + 1} | #{head}");
+  #   sync_mempool_txn(pid, head);
+  #   sync_mempool_txns(pid, tail, count + 1)
+  # end
 
-  defp sync_mempool_txn(pid, txid) do
-    case :ets.lookup(:mempool_cache, txid) do
-      [] ->
-        with  {:ok, 200, hextx} <- RPC.request(:rpc, "getrawtransaction", [txid]),
-              rawtx <- Base.decode16!(hextx, case: :lower),
-              {:ok, txn } <- BitcoinTx.decode(rawtx),
-              inflated_txn <- BitcoinTx.inflate(txn, false) do
-          register(pid, txid, nil, false);
-          insert(pid, txid, inflated_txn)
-        else
-          _ -> Logger.debug("sync_mempool_txn failed #{txid}")
+
+  defp sync_batch(pid, batch) do
+    with  batch_params <- Enum.map(batch, fn txid -> [txid, txid] end),
+          {:ok, 200, txs} <- RPC.batch_request(:rpc, "getrawtransaction", batch_params, true),
+          failures <- Enum.filter(txs, fn %{"error" => error} -> error != nil end),
+          successes <- Enum.filter(txs, fn %{"error" => error} -> error == nil end) do
+        Enum.each(successes, fn tx ->
+          with  %{"error" => nil, "id" => _txid, "result" => hextx} <- tx,
+                rawtx <- Base.decode16!(hextx, case: :lower),
+                {:ok, txn } <- BitcoinTx.decode(rawtx) do
+            register(pid, txn.id, nil, false);
+            insert(pid, txn.id, txn)
+          end
+        end);
+        case length(failures) do
+          count when count > 0 ->
+            IO.puts("failures: #{length(failures)}")
+
+          _ -> false
         end
-
-      [_] -> true
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp sync_mempool_txns(_, [], count) do
-    count
-  end
-
-  defp sync_mempool_txns(pid, [head | tail], count) do
-    Logger.debug("Syncing mempool tx #{count}/#{count + length(tail) + 1} | #{head}");
-    sync_mempool_txn(pid, head);
-    sync_mempool_txns(pid, tail, count + 1)
-  end
-
-  # when transaction inflation fails, we fall back to storing deflated inputs in the cache
-  # the repair function scans the mempool cache for deflated inputs, and attempts to reinflate
-  def repair(_pid) do
-    Logger.debug("Checking mempool integrity");
-    repaired = :ets.foldl(&(repair_mempool_txn/2), 0, :mempool_cache);
-    if repaired > 0 do
-      Logger.info("MEMPOOL CHECK COMPLETE #{repaired} REPAIRED");
+        {:ok, length(successes)}
     else
-      Logger.debug("MEMPOOL REPAIR NOT REQUIRED");
+      _ ->
+        :error
     end
-    :ok
+
   catch
     err ->
-      Logger.error("Failed to repair mempool: #{inspect(err)}");
+      Logger.error("unexpected error syncing batch");
+      IO.inspect(err);
       :error
   end
 
-  defp repair_mempool_txn(entry, repaired) do
-    case entry do
-      # unprocessed
-      {_, nil, _} ->
-        repaired
-
-      # valid entry, already inflated
-      {_txid, {_inputs, _total, true}, _} ->
-        repaired
-
-      # valid entry, not inflated
-      # repair
-      {txid, {_inputs, _total, false}, status} ->
-        Logger.debug("repairing #{txid}");
-        with  {:ok, 200, hextx} <- RPC.request(:rpc, "getrawtransaction", [txid]),
-              rawtx <- Base.decode16!(hextx, case: :lower),
-              {:ok, txn } <- BitcoinTx.decode(rawtx),
-              inflated_txn <- BitcoinTx.inflate(txn, false) do
-          if inflated_txn.inflated do
-            :ets.insert(:mempool_cache, {txid, { inflated_txn.inputs, inflated_txn.value + inflated_txn.fee, inflated_txn.inflated }, status});
-            cache_spends(txid, inflated_txn.inputs);
-            Logger.debug("repaired #{repaired} mempool txns #{txid}");
-            repaired + 1
-          else
-            Logger.debug("failed to inflate transaction for repair #{txid}");
-            repaired
-          end
-
-        else
-          _ -> Logger.debug("failed to fetch transaction for repair #{txid}");
-          repaired
-        end
-
-      # catch all
-      other ->
-        Logger.error("unexpected cache entry: #{inspect(other)}");
-        repaired
-    end
-  catch
-    err ->
-      Logger.debug("unexpected error repairing transaction: #{inspect(err)}");
-      repaired
+  defp sync_mempool_txns(_pid, [], count) do
+    {:ok, count}
   end
 
+  defp sync_mempool_txns(pid, [next_chunk | rest], count) do
+    case sync_batch(pid, next_chunk) do
+      {:ok, batch_count} ->
+        IO.puts("synced #{batch_count + count} mempool transactions");
+        sync_mempool_txns(pid, rest, batch_count + count)
+
+      _ ->
+        :failed
+    end
+  end
+
+  def sync_mempool_txns(pid, txns) do
+    sync_mempool_txns(pid, Enum.chunk_every(txns, 100), 0)
+  end
+
+
   defp cache_sync_ids(pid, txns) do
     :ets.delete_all_objects(:sync_cache);
     cache_sync_ids(pid, txns, 0)
diff --git a/server/lib/mempool_sync.ex b/server/lib/mempool_sync.ex
index b8c7a12..57d0e69 100644
--- a/server/lib/mempool_sync.ex
+++ b/server/lib/mempool_sync.ex
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ defmodule BitcoinStream.Mempool.Sync do
             Logger.debug("updated to #{newcount}");
           end
 
-          # repair transactions with deflated inputs
-          Mempool.repair(:mempool);
-
           # next check in 1 minute
           Process.send_after(self(), :resync, 60 * 1000)
         else
diff --git a/server/lib/protocol/block.ex b/server/lib/protocol/block.ex
index 84a24aa..d27544c 100644
--- a/server/lib/protocol/block.ex
+++ b/server/lib/protocol/block.ex
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ defmodule BitcoinStream.Protocol.Block do
 """
 
 alias BitcoinStream.Protocol.Transaction, as: BitcoinTx
-alias BitcoinStream.Mempool, as: Mempool
 
 @derive Jason.Encoder
 defstruct [
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ defstruct [
   :nonce,
   :txn_count,
   :txns,
-  :fees,
   :value,
   :id
 ]
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ def decode(block_binary) do
         hex <- Base.encode16(block_binary, case: :lower),
         {:ok, raw_block} <- Bitcoinex.Block.decode(hex),
         id <- Bitcoinex.Block.block_id(block_binary),
-        {summarised_txns, total_value, total_fees} <- summarise_txns(raw_block.txns)
+        {summarised_txns, total_value} <- summarise_txns(raw_block.txns)
   do
     {:ok, %__MODULE__{
       version: raw_block.version,
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ def decode(block_binary) do
       bytes: bytes,
       txn_count: raw_block.txn_count,
       txns: summarised_txns,
-      fees: total_fees,
       value: total_value,
       id: id
     }}
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ def parse(hex) do
         bytes <- byte_size(block_binary),
         {:ok, raw_block} <- Bitcoinex.Block.decode(hex),
         id <- Bitcoinex.Block.block_id(block_binary),
-        {summarised_txns, total_value, total_fees} <- summarise_txns(raw_block.txns)
+        {summarised_txns, total_value} <- summarise_txns(raw_block.txns)
   do
     {:ok, %__MODULE__{
       version: raw_block.version,
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ def parse(hex) do
       bytes: bytes,
       txn_count: raw_block.txn_count,
       txns: summarised_txns,
-      fees: total_fees,
       value: total_value,
       id: id
     }}
@@ -92,8 +88,8 @@ end
 defp summarise_txns([coinbase | txns]) do
   # Mempool.is_done returns false while the mempool is still syncing
   with extended_coinbase <- BitcoinTx.extend(coinbase),
-       {summarised, total, fees} <- summarise_txns(txns, [], 0, 0, Mempool.is_done(:mempool)) do
-    {[extended_coinbase | summarised], total + extended_coinbase.value, fees}
+       {summarised, total} <- summarise_txns(txns, [], 0) do
+    {[extended_coinbase | summarised], total + extended_coinbase.value}
   else
     err ->
       Logger.error("Failed to inflate block");
@@ -102,29 +98,13 @@ defp summarise_txns([coinbase | txns]) do
   end
 end
 
-defp summarise_txns([], summarised, total, fees, do_inflate) do
-  if do_inflate do
-    {Enum.reverse(summarised), total, fees}
-  else
-    {Enum.reverse(summarised), total, nil}
-  end
+defp summarise_txns([], summarised, total) do
+  {Enum.reverse(summarised), total}
 end
 
-defp summarise_txns([next | rest], summarised, total, fees, do_inflate) do
-  extended_txn = BitcoinTx.extend(next)
-
-  # if the mempool is still syncing, inflating txs will take too long, so skip it
-  if do_inflate do
-    inflated_txn = BitcoinTx.inflate(extended_txn, false)
-    if (inflated_txn.inflated) do
-      # Logger.debug("Processing block tx #{length(summarised)}/#{length(summarised) + length(rest) + 1} | #{extended_txn.id}");
-      summarise_txns(rest, [inflated_txn | summarised], total + inflated_txn.value, fees + inflated_txn.fee, true)
-    else
-      summarise_txns(rest, [inflated_txn | summarised], total + inflated_txn.value, nil, false)
-    end
-  else
-    summarise_txns(rest, [extended_txn | summarised], total + extended_txn.value, nil, false)
-  end
+defp summarise_txns([next | rest], summarised, total) do
+  extended_txn = BitcoinTx.extend(next);
+  summarise_txns(rest, [extended_txn | summarised], total + extended_txn.value)
 end
 
 end
diff --git a/server/lib/protocol/transaction.ex b/server/lib/protocol/transaction.ex
index 5328afb..20b817e 100644
--- a/server/lib/protocol/transaction.ex
+++ b/server/lib/protocol/transaction.ex
@@ -183,27 +183,7 @@ defmodule BitcoinStream.Protocol.Transaction do
   # Retrieves cached inputs if available,
   # otherwise inflates inputs in batches of up to 100
   def inflate_inputs(txid, inputs, fail_fast) do
-    case :ets.lookup(:mempool_cache, txid) do
-      # cache miss, actually inflate
-      [] ->
-        inflate_inputs(Enum.chunk_every(inputs, 100), [], 0, fail_fast)
-
-      # cache hit, but processed inputs not available
-      [{_, nil, _}] ->
-        inflate_inputs(Enum.chunk_every(inputs, 100), [], 0, fail_fast)
-
-      # cache hit, but inputs not inflated
-      [{_, {_inputs, _total, false}, _}] ->
-        inflate_inputs(Enum.chunk_every(inputs, 100), [], 0, fail_fast)
-
-      # cache hit, just return the cached values
-      [{_, {inputs, total, true}, _}] ->
-        {:ok, inputs, total}
-
-      other ->
-        Logger.error("unexpected mempool cache response while inflating inputs #{inspect(other)}");
-        inflate_inputs(Enum.chunk_every(inputs, 100), [], 0, fail_fast)
-    end
+    inflate_inputs(Enum.chunk_every(inputs, 100), [], 0, fail_fast)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/server/lib/router.ex b/server/lib/router.ex
index 492bea8..747e2e9 100644
--- a/server/lib/router.ex
+++ b/server/lib/router.ex
@@ -86,20 +86,14 @@ defmodule BitcoinStream.Router do
   end
 
   defp get_block(hash) do
-    last_id = BlockData.get_block_id(:block_data);
-    if hash == last_id do
-      payload = BlockData.get_json_block(:block_data);
-      {:ok, payload, true}
+    with  {:ok, 200, block} <- RPC.request(:rpc, "getblock", [hash, 2]),
+          {:ok, cleaned} <- BlockData.clean_block(block),
+          {:ok, payload} <- Jason.encode(cleaned) do
+      {:ok, payload, false}
     else
-      with  {:ok, 200, block} <- RPC.request(:rpc, "getblock", [hash, 2]),
-            {:ok, cleaned} <- BlockData.clean_block(block),
-            {:ok, payload} <- Jason.encode(cleaned) do
-        {:ok, payload, false}
-      else
-        err ->
-          IO.inspect(err);
-          :err
-      end
+      err ->
+        IO.inspect(err);
+        :err
     end
   end