diff --git a/onionr/onionrblockapi.py b/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
index a20a4853..13d3fc84 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Block:
                 else:
                     self.hash = self.getCore().insertBlock(self.getContent(), header = self.getType(), sign = sign)
                     self.update()
-                return True
+                return self.getHash()
             else:
                 logger.warn('Not writing block; it is invalid.')
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/onionr/tests.py b/onionr/tests.py
index db62dcb3..ac4ff36b 100755
--- a/onionr/tests.py
+++ b/onionr/tests.py
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ class OnionrTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertTrue(True)
 
+    def testBlockAPI(self):
+        logger.debug('-'*26 + '\n')
+        logger.info('Running BlockAPI test...')
+
+        content = 'Onionr test block'
+
+        from onionrblockapi import Block
+        hash = Block('test', content).save()
+        block = Block(hash) # test init
+
+        if len(Block.getBlocks(type = 'test')) == 0:
+            logger.warn('Failed to find test block.')
+            self.assertTrue(False)
+        if not block.getContent() == content:
+            logger.warn('Test block content is invalid! (%s != %s)' % (block.getContent(), content))
+            self.assertTrue(False)
+
+
+
     def testBitcoinNode(self):
         # temporarily disabled- this takes a lot of time the CI doesn't have
         self.assertTrue(True)