diff --git a/src/gossip/server/acceptstem.py b/src/gossip/server/acceptstem.py
index e77a52e2..2fe24685 100644
--- a/src/gossip/server/acceptstem.py
+++ b/src/gossip/server/acceptstem.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing import List, Tuple
+from typing import List
 import secrets
-from time import time
 from asyncio import wait_for
 
 from onionrblocks import Block
 
-from ..dandelion import DandelionPhase, StemAcceptResult
+from ..dandelion import StemAcceptResult
 from ..constants import BLOCK_ID_SIZE, BLOCK_MAX_SIZE
 from ..constants import MAX_INBOUND_DANDELION_EDGE, MAX_STEM_BLOCKS_PER_STREAM
 from ..blockqueues import gossip_block_queues
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ block_size_digits = len(str(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE))
 base_wait_timeout = 30
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from queue import Queue
     from asyncio import StreamWriter, StreamReader
 
 
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ async def accept_stem_blocks(
 
     # Start getting the first block
     read_routine = reader.readexactly(BLOCK_ID_SIZE)
-    stream_start_time = int(time())
 
     block_queue_to_use = secrets.choice(gossip_block_queues)
 
@@ -63,6 +60,7 @@ async def accept_stem_blocks(
         block_queue_to_use.put(
             Block(block_id, raw_block, auto_verify=True)
         )
+
         # Regardless of stem phase, we add to queue
         # Client will decide if they are to be stemmed
 
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_put_block_one.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_put_block_one.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72daea4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_put_block_one.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import os, uuid
+from queue import Empty
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+
+from time import sleep
+from threading import Thread
+import asyncio
+import unittest
+import sys
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("src/")
+
+from ordered_set import OrderedSet
+import onionrblocks
+
+import blockdb
+from gossip.server import gossip_server
+from gossip.blockqueues import gossip_block_queues
+from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
+
+
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE = 1024 * 2000
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN = len(str(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE))
+BLOCK_ID_SIZE = 128
+BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS = 8
+
+
+class OnionrServerPutBlockTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+
+    def test_put_block(self):
+
+        Thread(target=gossip_server, daemon=True).start()
+        sleep(0.01)
+
+        bl = onionrblocks.blockcreator.create_anonvdf_block(
+            b"my test block", b"txt", 2800)
+
+        async def block_put_client():
+            reader, writer = await asyncio.open_unix_connection(
+                gossip_server_socket_file)
+            writer.write(int(5).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
+            await writer.drain()
+
+            writer.write(bl.id)
+            writer.write(
+                str(len(bl.raw)).zfill(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN).encode('utf-8'))
+            writer.write(bl.raw)
+            await writer.drain()
+
+            sleep(0.03)
+            try:
+                self.assertEqual(gossip_block_queues[0].get_nowait().raw, bl.raw)
+            except Empty:
+                self.assertEqual(gossip_block_queues[1].get_nowait().raw, bl.raw)
+
+
+        asyncio.run(block_put_client())
+
+unittest.main()