diff --git a/servers/tests/framework/mod.rs b/servers/tests/framework/mod.rs
index d85d393cb..2ffbfa434 100644
--- a/servers/tests/framework/mod.rs
+++ b/servers/tests/framework/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use std::default::Default;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::{fs, thread, time};
 
-use wallet::{FileWallet, WalletConfig};
+use wallet::{HTTPWalletClient, FileWallet, WalletConfig};
 
 /// Just removes all results from previous runs
 pub fn clean_all_output(test_name_dir: &str) {
@@ -262,12 +262,14 @@ impl LocalServerContainer {
 		let _ = fs::create_dir_all(self.wallet_config.clone().data_file_dir);
 		let r = wallet::WalletSeed::init_file(&self.wallet_config);
 
+		let client = HTTPWalletClient::new(&self.wallet_config.check_node_api_http_addr);
+
 		if let Err(e) = r {
 			//panic!("Error initting wallet seed: {}", e);
 		}
 
-		let wallet: FileWallet<keychain::ExtKeychain> =
-			FileWallet::new(self.wallet_config.clone(), "").unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+		let wallet: FileWallet<HTTPWalletClient, keychain::ExtKeychain> =
+			FileWallet::new(self.wallet_config.clone(), "", client).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
 				panic!(
 					"Error creating wallet: {:?} Config: {:?}",
 					e, self.wallet_config
@@ -300,7 +302,8 @@ impl LocalServerContainer {
 		let keychain: keychain::ExtKeychain = wallet_seed
 			.derive_keychain("")
 			.expect("Failed to derive keychain from seed file and passphrase.");
-		let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(config.clone(), "")
+		let client = HTTPWalletClient::new(&config.check_node_api_http_addr);
+		let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(config.clone(), "", client)
 			.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error creating wallet: {:?} Config: {:?}", e, config));
 		wallet.keychain = Some(keychain);
 		let _ = wallet::libwallet::internal::updater::refresh_outputs(&mut wallet);
@@ -324,9 +327,11 @@ impl LocalServerContainer {
 		let keychain: keychain::ExtKeychain = wallet_seed
 			.derive_keychain("")
 			.expect("Failed to derive keychain from seed file and passphrase.");
+
+		let client = HTTPWalletClient::new(&config.check_node_api_http_addr);
 		let max_outputs = 500;
 
-		let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(config.clone(), "")
+		let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(config.clone(), "", client)
 			.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error creating wallet: {:?} Config: {:?}", e, config));
 		wallet.keychain = Some(keychain);
 		let _ =
diff --git a/src/bin/grin.rs b/src/bin/grin.rs
index e69c9f90d..1fb295e26 100644
--- a/src/bin/grin.rs
+++ b/src/bin/grin.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ use core::core::amount_to_hr_string;
 use core::global;
 use tui::ui;
 use util::{init_logger, LoggingConfig, LOGGER};
-use wallet::{libwallet, wallet_db_exists, FileWallet, LMDBBackend, WalletConfig, WalletInst};
+use wallet::{libwallet, wallet_db_exists, FileWallet, 
+             HTTPWalletClient, LMDBBackend, WalletConfig, WalletInst};
 
 // include build information
 pub mod built_info {
@@ -553,9 +554,10 @@ fn instantiate_wallet(
 	wallet_config: WalletConfig,
 	passphrase: &str,
 	use_db: bool,
-) -> Box<WalletInst<keychain::ExtKeychain>> {
+) -> Box<WalletInst<HTTPWalletClient, keychain::ExtKeychain>> {
+	let client = HTTPWalletClient::new(&wallet_config.check_node_api_http_addr);
 	if use_db {
-		let db_wallet = LMDBBackend::new(wallet_config.clone(), "").unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+		let db_wallet = LMDBBackend::new(wallet_config.clone(), "", client).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
 			panic!(
 				"Error creating DB wallet: {} Config: {:?}",
 				e, wallet_config
@@ -564,7 +566,7 @@ fn instantiate_wallet(
 		info!(LOGGER, "Using LMDB Backend for wallet");
 		Box::new(db_wallet)
 	} else {
-		let file_wallet = FileWallet::new(wallet_config.clone(), passphrase)
+		let file_wallet = FileWallet::new(wallet_config.clone(), passphrase, client)
 			.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error creating wallet: {} Config: {:?}", e, wallet_config));
 		info!(LOGGER, "Using File Backend for wallet");
 		Box::new(file_wallet)
@@ -603,7 +605,8 @@ fn wallet_command(wallet_args: &ArgMatches, global_config: GlobalConfig) {
 		wallet::WalletSeed::init_file(&wallet_config).expect("Failed to init wallet seed file.");
 		info!(LOGGER, "Wallet seed file created");
 		if use_db {
-			let _: LMDBBackend<keychain::ExtKeychain> = LMDBBackend::new(wallet_config.clone(), "")
+			let client = HTTPWalletClient::new(&wallet_config.check_node_api_http_addr);
+			let _: LMDBBackend<HTTPWalletClient, keychain::ExtKeychain> = LMDBBackend::new(wallet_config.clone(), "", client)
 				.unwrap_or_else(|e| {
 					panic!(
 						"Error creating DB wallet: {} Config: {:?}",
diff --git a/wallet/src/client.rs b/wallet/src/client.rs
index 152b27fa1..5702cf386 100644
--- a/wallet/src/client.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/client.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,188 @@ use tokio_core::reactor;
 
 use api;
 use error::{Error, ErrorKind};
+use libwallet;
 use libtx::slate::Slate;
 use util::secp::pedersen;
 use util::{self, LOGGER};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct HTTPWalletClient {
+	node_url: String,
+}
+
+impl HTTPWalletClient {
+	/// Create a new client that will communicate with the given grin node
+	pub fn new(node_url:&str) -> HTTPWalletClient {
+		HTTPWalletClient {
+			node_url: node_url.to_owned(),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl WalletClient for HTTPWalletClient {
+	fn node_url(&self) -> &str {
+		&self.node_url
+	}
+
+	/// Call the wallet API to create a coinbase output for the given block_fees.
+	/// Will retry based on default "retry forever with backoff" behavior.
+	fn create_coinbase(&self, dest: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, libwallet::Error> {
+		let url = format!("{}/v1/wallet/foreign/build_coinbase", dest);
+		match single_create_coinbase(&url, &block_fees) {
+			Err(e) => {
+				error!(
+					LOGGER,
+					"Failed to get coinbase from {}. Run grin wallet listen?", url
+				);
+				error!(LOGGER, "Underlying Error: {}", e.cause().unwrap());
+				error!(LOGGER, "Backtrace: {}", e.backtrace().unwrap());
+				Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Failed to get coinbase"))?
+			}
+			Ok(res) => Ok(res),
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Send the slate to a listening wallet instance
+	fn send_tx_slate(&self, dest: &str, slate: &Slate) -> Result<Slate, libwallet::Error> {
+		if &dest[..4] != "http" {
+			let err_str = format!(
+				"dest formatted as {} but send -d expected stdout or http://IP:port",
+				dest
+			);
+			error!(LOGGER, "{}", err_str,);
+			Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::Uri)?
+		}
+		let url = format!("{}/v1/wallet/foreign/receive_tx", dest);
+		debug!(LOGGER, "Posting transaction slate to {}", url);
+
+		let mut core = reactor::Core::new()
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Sending transaction: Initialise API"))?;
+		let client = hyper::Client::new(&core.handle());
+
+		let url_pool = url.to_owned();
+
+		let mut req = Request::new(
+			Method::Post,
+			url_pool.parse::<hyper::Uri>()
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Sending transaction: parsing URL"))?
+		);
+		req.headers_mut().set(ContentType::json());
+		let json = serde_json::to_string(&slate)
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Sending transaction: parsing response"))?;
+		req.set_body(json);
+
+		let work = client.request(req).and_then(|res| {
+			res.body().concat2().and_then(move |body| {
+				let slate: Slate =
+					serde_json::from_slice(&body).map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))?;
+				Ok(slate)
+			})
+		});
+		let res = core.run(work)
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Sending transaction: posting request"))?;
+		Ok(res)
+	}
+
+
+	/// Posts a transaction to a grin node
+	fn post_tx(&self, tx: &TxWrapper, fluff: bool) -> Result<(), libwallet::Error> {
+		let url;
+		let dest = self.node_url();
+		if fluff {
+			url = format!("{}/v1/pool/push?fluff", dest);
+		} else {
+			url = format!("{}/v1/pool/push", dest);
+		}
+		api::client::post(url.as_str(), tx)
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Posting transaction to node"))?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	/// Return the chain tip from a given node
+	fn get_chain_height(&self) -> Result<u64, libwallet::Error> {
+		let addr = self.node_url();
+		let url = format!("{}/v1/chain", addr);
+		let res = api::client::get::<api::Tip>(url.as_str())
+			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Getting chain height from node"))?;
+		Ok(res.height)
+	}
+
+	/// Retrieve outputs from node
+	fn get_outputs_from_node(
+		&self,
+		wallet_outputs: Vec<pedersen::Commitment>,
+	) -> Result<HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String>, libwallet::Error> {
+		let addr = self.node_url();
+		// build the necessary query params -
+		// ?id=xxx&id=yyy&id=zzz
+		let query_params: Vec<String> = wallet_outputs
+			.iter()
+			.map(|commit| format!("id={}", util::to_hex(commit.as_ref().to_vec())))
+			.collect();
+
+		// build a map of api outputs by commit so we can look them up efficiently
+		let mut api_outputs: HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String> = HashMap::new();
+
+		for query_chunk in query_params.chunks(1000) {
+			let url = format!("{}/v1/chain/outputs/byids?{}", addr, query_chunk.join("&"),);
+
+			match api::client::get::<Vec<api::Output>>(url.as_str()) {
+				Ok(outputs) => for out in outputs {
+					api_outputs.insert(out.commit.commit(), util::to_hex(out.commit.to_vec()));
+				},
+				Err(e) => {
+					// if we got anything other than 200 back from server, don't attempt to refresh
+					// the wallet data after
+					return Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("Error from server"))?;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Ok(api_outputs)
+	}
+
+	fn get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(
+		&self,
+		start_height: u64,
+		max_outputs: u64,
+	) -> Result<
+		(
+			u64,
+			u64,
+			Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)>,
+		),
+		libwallet::Error,
+	> {
+		let addr = self.node_url();
+		let query_param = format!("start_index={}&max={}", start_height, max_outputs);
+
+		let url = format!("{}/v1/txhashset/outputs?{}", addr, query_param,);
+
+		let mut api_outputs: Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)> = Vec::new();
+
+		match api::client::get::<api::OutputListing>(url.as_str()) {
+			Ok(o) => {
+				for out in o.outputs {
+					let is_coinbase = match out.output_type {
+						api::OutputType::Coinbase => true,
+						api::OutputType::Transaction => false,
+					};
+					api_outputs.push((out.commit, out.range_proof().unwrap(), is_coinbase));
+				}
+
+				Ok((o.highest_index, o.last_retrieved_index, api_outputs))
+			}
+			Err(e) => {
+				// if we got anything other than 200 back from server, bye
+				error!(
+					LOGGER,
+					"get_outputs_by_pmmr_index: unable to contact API {}. Error: {}", addr, e
+				);
+				Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::ClientCallback("unable to contact api"))?
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
 /// Call the wallet API to create a coinbase output for the given block_fees.
 /// Will retry based on default "retry forever with backoff" behavior.
 pub fn create_coinbase(dest: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error> {
@@ -44,49 +222,12 @@ pub fn create_coinbase(dest: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Err
 			);
 			error!(LOGGER, "Underlying Error: {}", e.cause().unwrap());
 			error!(LOGGER, "Backtrace: {}", e.backtrace().unwrap());
-			Err(e)
+			Err(e)?
 		}
 		Ok(res) => Ok(res),
 	}
 }
 
-/// Send the slate to a listening wallet instance
-pub fn send_tx_slate(dest: &str, slate: &Slate) -> Result<Slate, Error> {
-	if &dest[..4] != "http" {
-		let err_str = format!(
-			"dest formatted as {} but send -d expected stdout or http://IP:port",
-			dest
-		);
-		error!(LOGGER, "{}", err_str,);
-		Err(ErrorKind::Uri)?
-	}
-	let url = format!("{}/v1/wallet/foreign/receive_tx", dest);
-	debug!(LOGGER, "Posting transaction slate to {}", url);
-
-	let mut core = reactor::Core::new().context(ErrorKind::Hyper)?;
-	let client = hyper::Client::new(&core.handle());
-
-	let url_pool = url.to_owned();
-
-	let mut req = Request::new(
-		Method::Post,
-		url_pool.parse::<hyper::Uri>().context(ErrorKind::Hyper)?,
-	);
-	req.headers_mut().set(ContentType::json());
-	let json = serde_json::to_string(&slate).context(ErrorKind::Hyper)?;
-	req.set_body(json);
-
-	let work = client.request(req).and_then(|res| {
-		res.body().concat2().and_then(move |body| {
-			let slate: Slate =
-				serde_json::from_slice(&body).map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))?;
-			Ok(slate)
-		})
-	});
-	let res = core.run(work).context(ErrorKind::Hyper)?;
-	Ok(res)
-}
-
 /// Makes a single request to the wallet API to create a new coinbase output.
 fn single_create_coinbase(url: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error> {
 	let mut core =
@@ -116,94 +257,3 @@ fn single_create_coinbase(url: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, E
 	Ok(res)
 }
 
-/// Posts a transaction to a grin node
-pub fn post_tx(dest: &str, tx: &TxWrapper, fluff: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let url;
-	if fluff {
-		url = format!("{}/v1/pool/push?fluff", dest);
-	} else {
-		url = format!("{}/v1/pool/push", dest);
-	}
-	api::client::post(url.as_str(), tx)?;
-	Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Return the chain tip from a given node
-pub fn get_chain_height(addr: &str) -> Result<u64, Error> {
-	let url = format!("{}/v1/chain", addr);
-	let res = api::client::get::<api::Tip>(url.as_str())?;
-	Ok(res.height)
-}
-
-/// Retrieve outputs from node
-pub fn get_outputs_from_node(
-	addr: &str,
-	wallet_outputs: Vec<pedersen::Commitment>,
-) -> Result<HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String>, Error> {
-	// build the necessary query params -
-	// ?id=xxx&id=yyy&id=zzz
-	let query_params: Vec<String> = wallet_outputs
-		.iter()
-		.map(|commit| format!("id={}", util::to_hex(commit.as_ref().to_vec())))
-		.collect();
-
-	// build a map of api outputs by commit so we can look them up efficiently
-	let mut api_outputs: HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String> = HashMap::new();
-
-	for query_chunk in query_params.chunks(1000) {
-		let url = format!("{}/v1/chain/outputs/byids?{}", addr, query_chunk.join("&"),);
-
-		match api::client::get::<Vec<api::Output>>(url.as_str()) {
-			Ok(outputs) => for out in outputs {
-				api_outputs.insert(out.commit.commit(), util::to_hex(out.commit.to_vec()));
-			},
-			Err(e) => {
-				// if we got anything other than 200 back from server, don't attempt to refresh
-				// the wallet data after
-				return Err(e)?;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	Ok(api_outputs)
-}
-
-pub fn get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(
-	addr: &str,
-	start_height: u64,
-	max_outputs: u64,
-) -> Result<
-	(
-		u64,
-		u64,
-		Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)>,
-	),
-	Error,
-> {
-	let query_param = format!("start_index={}&max={}", start_height, max_outputs);
-
-	let url = format!("{}/v1/txhashset/outputs?{}", addr, query_param,);
-
-	let mut api_outputs: Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)> = Vec::new();
-
-	match api::client::get::<api::OutputListing>(url.as_str()) {
-		Ok(o) => {
-			for out in o.outputs {
-				let is_coinbase = match out.output_type {
-					api::OutputType::Coinbase => true,
-					api::OutputType::Transaction => false,
-				};
-				api_outputs.push((out.commit, out.range_proof().unwrap(), is_coinbase));
-			}
-
-			Ok((o.highest_index, o.last_retrieved_index, api_outputs))
-		}
-		Err(e) => {
-			// if we got anything other than 200 back from server, bye
-			error!(
-				LOGGER,
-				"get_outputs_by_pmmr_index: unable to contact API {}. Error: {}", addr, e
-			);
-			Err(e)?
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/wallet/src/file_wallet.rs b/wallet/src/file_wallet.rs
index e87e3c426..253d2a685 100644
--- a/wallet/src/file_wallet.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/file_wallet.rs
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ impl<'a> Drop for FileBatch<'a> {
 /// Wallet information tracking all our outputs. Based on HD derivation and
 /// avoids storing any key data, only storing output amounts and child index.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct FileWallet<K> {
+pub struct FileWallet<C, K> {
 	/// Keychain
 	pub keychain: Option<K>,
+	/// Client implementation
+	pub client: C,
 	/// Configuration
 	pub config: WalletConfig,
 	/// passphrase: TODO better ways of dealing with this other than storing
@@ -162,8 +164,9 @@ pub struct FileWallet<K> {
 	pub details_bak_path: String,
 }
 
-impl<K> WalletBackend<K> for FileWallet<K>
+impl<C, K> WalletBackend<C, K> for FileWallet<C, K>
 where
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Initialize with whatever stored credentials we have
@@ -190,6 +193,11 @@ where
 		self.keychain.as_mut().unwrap()
 	}
 
+	/// Return the client being used
+	fn client(&mut self) -> &mut C {
+		&mut self.client
+	}
+
 	fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Box<Iterator<Item = OutputData> + 'a> {
 		Box::new(self.outputs.values().cloned())
 	}
@@ -320,98 +328,16 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
-impl<K> WalletClient for FileWallet<K> {
-	/// Return URL for check node
-	fn node_url(&self) -> &str {
-		&self.config.check_node_api_http_addr
-	}
-
-	/// Call the wallet API to create a coinbase transaction
-	fn create_coinbase(&self, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, libwallet::Error> {
-		let res = client::create_coinbase(self.node_url(), block_fees);
-		match res {
-			Ok(r) => Ok(r),
-			Err(e) => {
-				let message = format!("{}", e.cause().unwrap());
-				error!(
-					LOGGER,
-					"Create Coinbase: Communication error: {},{}",
-					e.cause().unwrap(),
-					e.backtrace().unwrap()
-				);
-				Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::WalletComms(message))?
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Send a transaction slate to another listening wallet and return result
-	fn send_tx_slate(&self, addr: &str, slate: &Slate) -> Result<Slate, libwallet::Error> {
-		let res = client::send_tx_slate(addr, slate);
-		match res {
-			Ok(r) => Ok(r),
-			Err(e) => {
-				let message = format!("{}", e.cause().unwrap());
-				error!(
-					LOGGER,
-					"Send TX Slate: Communication error: {},{}",
-					e.cause().unwrap(),
-					e.backtrace().unwrap()
-				);
-				Err(libwallet::ErrorKind::WalletComms(message))?
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Posts a transaction to a grin node
-	fn post_tx(&self, tx: &TxWrapper, fluff: bool) -> Result<(), libwallet::Error> {
-		let res = client::post_tx(self.node_url(), tx, fluff).context(libwallet::ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// retrieves the current tip from the specified grin node
-	fn get_chain_height(&self) -> Result<u64, libwallet::Error> {
-		let res = client::get_chain_height(self.node_url()).context(libwallet::ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// retrieve a list of outputs from the specified grin node
-	/// need "by_height" and "by_id" variants
-	fn get_outputs_from_node(
-		&self,
-		wallet_outputs: Vec<pedersen::Commitment>,
-	) -> Result<HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String>, libwallet::Error> {
-		let res = client::get_outputs_from_node(self.node_url(), wallet_outputs)
-			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// Outputs by PMMR index
-	fn get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(
-		&self,
-		start_height: u64,
-		max_outputs: u64,
-	) -> Result<
-		(
-			u64,
-			u64,
-			Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)>,
-		),
-		libwallet::Error,
-	> {
-		let res = client::get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(self.node_url(), start_height, max_outputs)
-			.context(libwallet::ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-}
-
-impl<K> FileWallet<K>
+impl<C, K> FileWallet<C, K>
 where
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Create a new FileWallet instance
-	pub fn new(config: WalletConfig, passphrase: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+	pub fn new(config: WalletConfig, passphrase: &str, client: C) -> Result<Self, Error> {
 		let mut retval = FileWallet {
 			keychain: None,
+			client: client,
 			config: config.clone(),
 			passphrase: String::from(passphrase),
 			outputs: HashMap::new(),
diff --git a/wallet/src/lib.rs b/wallet/src/lib.rs
index 50fd81778..b5a27aeb5 100644
--- a/wallet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ pub mod libwallet;
 pub mod lmdb_wallet;
 mod types;
 
-pub use client::create_coinbase;
 pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 pub use file_wallet::FileWallet;
+pub use client::{create_coinbase, HTTPWalletClient};
 pub use libwallet::controller;
-pub use libwallet::types::{BlockFees, CbData, WalletInfo, WalletInst};
+pub use libwallet::types::{BlockFees, CbData, WalletBackend, WalletClient, WalletInfo, WalletInst};
 pub use lmdb_wallet::{wallet_db_exists, LMDBBackend};
 pub use types::{WalletConfig, WalletSeed};
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/api.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/api.rs
index fec15a850..e0823b716 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/api.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/api.rs
@@ -31,27 +31,31 @@ use util::{self, LOGGER};
 
 /// Wrapper around internal API functions, containing a reference to
 /// the wallet/keychain that they're acting upon
-pub struct APIOwner<'a, W: ?Sized, K>
+pub struct APIOwner<'a, W: ?Sized, C, K>
 where
-	W: 'a + WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	W: 'a + WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Wallet, contains its keychain (TODO: Split these up into 2 traits
 	/// perhaps)
 	pub wallet: &'a mut Box<W>,
 	phantom: PhantomData<K>,
+	phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, W: ?Sized, K> APIOwner<'a, W, K>
+impl<'a, W: ?Sized, C, K> APIOwner<'a, W, C, K>
 where
-	W: 'a + WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	W: 'a + WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Create new API instance
-	pub fn new(wallet_in: &'a mut Box<W>) -> APIOwner<'a, W, K> {
+	pub fn new(wallet_in: &'a mut Box<W>) -> APIOwner<'a, W, C, K> {
 		APIOwner {
 			wallet: wallet_in,
 			phantom: PhantomData,
+			phantom_c: PhantomData,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ where
 			selection_strategy_is_use_all,
 		)?;
 
-		let mut slate = match self.wallet.send_tx_slate(dest, &slate) {
+		let mut slate = match self.wallet.client().send_tx_slate(dest, &slate) {
 			Ok(s) => s,
 			Err(e) => {
 				error!(
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ where
 
 		// All good here, so let's post it
 		let tx_hex = util::to_hex(ser::ser_vec(&slate.tx).unwrap());
-		self.wallet.post_tx(&TxWrapper { tx_hex: tx_hex }, fluff)?;
+		self.wallet.client().post_tx(&TxWrapper { tx_hex: tx_hex }, fluff)?;
 
 		// All good here, lock our inputs
 		lock_fn(self.wallet)?;
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ where
 			max_outputs,
 		)?;
 		let tx_hex = util::to_hex(ser::ser_vec(&tx_burn).unwrap());
-		self.wallet.post_tx(&TxWrapper { tx_hex: tx_hex }, false)?;
+		self.wallet.client().post_tx(&TxWrapper { tx_hex: tx_hex }, false)?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ where
 
 	/// Retrieve current height from node
 	pub fn node_height(&mut self) -> Result<(u64, bool), Error> {
-		match self.wallet.get_chain_height() {
+		match self.wallet.client().get_chain_height() {
 			Ok(height) => Ok((height, true)),
 			Err(_) => {
 				let outputs = self.retrieve_outputs(true, false)?;
@@ -175,27 +179,31 @@ where
 
 /// Wrapper around external API functions, intended to communicate
 /// with other parties
-pub struct APIForeign<'a, W: ?Sized, K>
+pub struct APIForeign<'a, W: ?Sized, C, K>
 where
-	W: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + 'a,
+	W: 'a + WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Wallet, contains its keychain (TODO: Split these up into 2 traits
 	/// perhaps)
 	pub wallet: &'a mut Box<W>,
 	phantom: PhantomData<K>,
+	phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, W: ?Sized, K> APIForeign<'a, W, K>
+impl<'a, W: ?Sized, C, K> APIForeign<'a, W, C, K>
 where
-	W: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	W: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Create new API instance
-	pub fn new(wallet_in: &'a mut Box<W>) -> APIForeign<W, K> {
+	pub fn new(wallet_in: &'a mut Box<W>) -> APIForeign<W, C, K> {
 		APIForeign {
 			wallet: wallet_in,
 			phantom: PhantomData,
+			phantom_c: PhantomData,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/controller.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/controller.rs
index f71020729..4bba1ad7b 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/controller.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/controller.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use keychain::Keychain;
 use libtx::slate::Slate;
 use libwallet::api::{APIForeign, APIOwner};
 use libwallet::types::{
-	BlockFees, CbData, OutputData, SendTXArgs, WalletBackend, WalletClient, WalletInfo, WalletInst,
+	BlockFees, CbData, OutputData, SendTXArgs, WalletBackend, WalletClient, WalletInfo
 };
 use libwallet::{Error, ErrorKind};
 
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ use util::LOGGER;
 
 /// Instantiate wallet Owner API for a single-use (command line) call
 /// Return a function containing a loaded API context to call
-pub fn owner_single_use<F, T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: Box<T>, f: F) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn owner_single_use<F, T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: Box<T>, f: F) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
-	F: FnOnce(&mut APIOwner<T, K>) -> Result<(), Error>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	F: FnOnce(&mut APIOwner<T, C, K>) -> Result<(), Error>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let mut w = wallet;
@@ -55,10 +56,11 @@ where
 
 /// Instantiate wallet Foreign API for a single-use (command line) call
 /// Return a function containing a loaded API context to call
-pub fn foreign_single_use<F, T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut Box<T>, f: F) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn foreign_single_use<F, T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut Box<T>, f: F) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
-	F: FnOnce(&mut APIForeign<T, K>) -> Result<(), Error>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	F: FnOnce(&mut APIForeign<T, C, K>) -> Result<(), Error>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	wallet.open_with_credentials()?;
@@ -69,11 +71,12 @@ where
 
 /// Listener version, providing same API but listening for requests on a
 /// port and wrapping the calls
-pub fn owner_listener<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: Box<T>, addr: &str) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn owner_listener<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: Box<T>, addr: &str) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletInst<K>,
-	OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, K>: Handler,
-	OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, K>: Handler,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, C, K>: Handler,
+	OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, C, K>: Handler,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let wallet_arc = Arc::new(Mutex::new(wallet));
@@ -101,10 +104,11 @@ where
 
 /// Listener version, providing same API but listening for requests on a
 /// port and wrapping the calls
-pub fn foreign_listener<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: Box<T>, addr: &str) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn foreign_listener<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: Box<T>, addr: &str) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletInst<K>,
-	ForeignAPIHandler<T, K>: Handler,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	ForeignAPIHandler<T, C, K>: Handler,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let api_handler = ForeignAPIHandler::new(Arc::new(Mutex::new(wallet)));
@@ -126,33 +130,37 @@ where
 }
 /// API Handler/Wrapper for owner functions
 
-pub struct OwnerAPIGetHandler<T: ?Sized, K>
+pub struct OwnerAPIGetHandler<T: ?Sized, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Wallet instance
 	pub wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>,
 	phantom: PhantomData<K>,
+	phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Create a new owner API handler for GET methods
-	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, K> {
+	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, C, K> {
 		OwnerAPIGetHandler {
 			wallet,
 			phantom: PhantomData,
+			phantom_c: PhantomData,
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn retrieve_outputs(
 		&self,
 		req: &mut Request,
-		api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>,
+		api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>,
 	) -> Result<(bool, Vec<OutputData>), Error> {
 		let mut update_from_node = false;
 		if let Ok(params) = req.get_ref::<UrlEncodedQuery>() {
@@ -166,7 +174,7 @@ where
 	fn retrieve_summary_info(
 		&self,
 		req: &mut Request,
-		api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>,
+		api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>,
 	) -> Result<(bool, WalletInfo), Error> {
 		let mut update_from_node = false;
 		if let Ok(params) = req.get_ref::<UrlEncodedQuery>() {
@@ -180,12 +188,12 @@ where
 	fn node_height(
 		&self,
 		_req: &mut Request,
-		api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>,
+		api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>,
 	) -> Result<(u64, bool), Error> {
 		api.node_height()
 	}
 
-	fn handle_request(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>) -> IronResult<Response> {
+	fn handle_request(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>) -> IronResult<Response> {
 		let url = req.url.clone();
 		let path_elems = url.path();
 		match *path_elems.last().unwrap() {
@@ -203,9 +211,10 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> Handler for OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> Handler for OwnerAPIGetHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	C: WalletClient + 'static,
 	K: Keychain + 'static,
 {
 	fn handle(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<Response> {
@@ -235,30 +244,34 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Handles all owner API POST requests
-pub struct OwnerAPIPostHandler<T: ?Sized, K>
+pub struct OwnerAPIPostHandler<T: ?Sized, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Wallet instance
 	pub wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>,
 	phantom: PhantomData<K>,
+	phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// New POST handler
-	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, K> {
+	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, C, K> {
 		OwnerAPIPostHandler {
 			wallet,
 			phantom: PhantomData,
+			phantom_c: PhantomData,
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn issue_send_tx(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	fn issue_send_tx(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let struct_body = req.get::<bodyparser::Struct<SendTXArgs>>();
 		match struct_body {
 			Ok(Some(args)) => api.issue_send_tx(
@@ -284,12 +297,12 @@ where
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn issue_burn_tx(&self, _req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	fn issue_burn_tx(&self, _req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		// TODO: Args
 		api.issue_burn_tx(60, 10, 1000)
 	}
 
-	fn handle_request(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, K>) -> Result<String, Error> {
+	fn handle_request(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIOwner<T, C, K>) -> Result<String, Error> {
 		let url = req.url.clone();
 		let path_elems = url.path();
 		match *path_elems.last().unwrap() {
@@ -323,9 +336,10 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> Handler for OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> Handler for OwnerAPIPostHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	C: WalletClient + 'static,
 	K: Keychain + 'static,
 {
 	fn handle(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<Response> {
@@ -373,33 +387,37 @@ impl Handler for OwnerAPIOptionsHandler where {
 }
 /// API Handler/Wrapper for foreign functions
 
-pub struct ForeignAPIHandler<T: ?Sized, K>
+pub struct ForeignAPIHandler<T: ?Sized, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Wallet instance
 	pub wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>,
 	phantom: PhantomData<K>,
+	phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> ForeignAPIHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> ForeignAPIHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// create a new api handler
-	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> ForeignAPIHandler<T, K> {
+	pub fn new(wallet: Arc<Mutex<Box<T>>>) -> ForeignAPIHandler<T, C, K> {
 		ForeignAPIHandler {
 			wallet,
 			phantom: PhantomData,
+			phantom_c: PhantomData,
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn build_coinbase(
 		&self,
 		req: &mut Request,
-		api: &mut APIForeign<T, K>,
+		api: &mut APIForeign<T, C, K>,
 	) -> Result<CbData, Error> {
 		let struct_body = req.get::<bodyparser::Struct<BlockFees>>();
 		match struct_body {
@@ -419,7 +437,7 @@ where
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn receive_tx(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIForeign<T, K>) -> Result<Slate, Error> {
+	fn receive_tx(&self, req: &mut Request, api: &mut APIForeign<T, C, K>) -> Result<Slate, Error> {
 		let struct_body = req.get::<bodyparser::Struct<Slate>>();
 		if let Ok(Some(mut slate)) = struct_body {
 			api.receive_tx(&mut slate)?;
@@ -432,7 +450,7 @@ where
 	fn handle_request(
 		&self,
 		req: &mut Request,
-		api: &mut APIForeign<T, K>,
+		api: &mut APIForeign<T, C, K>,
 	) -> IronResult<Response> {
 		let url = req.url.clone();
 		let path_elems = url.path();
@@ -448,9 +466,10 @@ where
 		}
 	}
 }
-impl<T: ?Sized, K> Handler for ForeignAPIHandler<T, K>
+impl<T: ?Sized, C, K> Handler for ForeignAPIHandler<T, C, K>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	C: WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
 	K: Keychain + 'static,
 {
 	fn handle(&self, req: &mut Request) -> IronResult<Response> {
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/error.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/error.rs
index 12c4a31b3..cbc26f3c2 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/error.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/error.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
 	#[fail(display = "Transaction error")]
 	Transaction(transaction::Error),
 
+	/// API Error
+	#[fail(display = "Client Callback Error: {}", _0)]
+	ClientCallback(&'static str),
+
 	/// Secp Error
 	#[fail(display = "Secp error")]
 	Secp,
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/keys.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/keys.rs
index e7529d320..5860c5ef9 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/keys.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/keys.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 //! Wallet key management functions
 use keychain::{Identifier, Keychain};
 use libwallet::error::Error;
-use libwallet::types::WalletBackend;
+use libwallet::types::{WalletBackend, WalletClient};
 
 /// Get next available key in the wallet
-pub fn next_available_key<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(Identifier, u32), Error>
+pub fn next_available_key<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(Identifier, u32), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let root_key_id = wallet.keychain().root_key_id();
@@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Retrieve an existing key from a wallet
-pub fn retrieve_existing_key<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn retrieve_existing_key<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &T,
 	key_id: Identifier,
 ) -> Result<(Identifier, u32), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let existing = wallet.get(&key_id)?;
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/restore.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/restore.rs
index a3354ed61..69bc87420 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/restore.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/restore.rs
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ struct OutputResult {
 	pub blinding: SecretKey,
 }
 
-fn identify_utxo_outputs<T, K>(
+fn identify_utxo_outputs<T, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	outputs: Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<OutputResult>, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let mut wallet_outputs: Vec<OutputResult> = Vec::new();
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ where
 		"Scanning {} outputs in the current Grin utxo set",
 		outputs.len(),
 	);
-	let current_chain_height = wallet.get_chain_height()?;
+	let current_chain_height = wallet.client().get_chain_height()?;
 
 	for output in outputs.iter() {
 		let (commit, proof, is_coinbase) = output;
@@ -96,13 +97,14 @@ where
 
 /// Attempts to populate a list of outputs with their
 /// correct child indices based on the root key
-fn populate_child_indices<T, K>(
+fn populate_child_indices<T, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	outputs: &mut Vec<OutputResult>,
 	max_derivations: u32,
 ) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	info!(
@@ -146,9 +148,10 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Restore a wallet
-pub fn restore<T, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn restore<T, C, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let max_derivations = 1_000_000;
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ where
 	let mut result_vec: Vec<OutputResult> = vec![];
 	loop {
 		let (highest_index, last_retrieved_index, outputs) =
-			wallet.get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(start_index, batch_size)?;
+			wallet.client().get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(start_index, batch_size)?;
 		info!(
 			LOGGER,
 			"Retrieved {} outputs, up to index {}. (Highest index: {})",
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/selection.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/selection.rs
index f0bd4405e..20ef7ade1 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/selection.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/selection.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use libwallet::types::*;
 /// and saves the private wallet identifiers of our selected outputs
 /// into our transaction context
 
-pub fn build_send_tx_slate<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn build_send_tx_slate<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	num_participants: usize,
 	amount: u64,
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ pub fn build_send_tx_slate<T: ?Sized, K>(
 	Error,
 >
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let (elems, inputs, change, change_derivation, amount, fee) = select_send_tx(
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ where
 /// returning the key of the fresh output and a closure
 /// that actually performs the addition of the output to the
 /// wallet
-pub fn build_recipient_output_with_slate<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn build_recipient_output_with_slate<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	slate: &mut Slate,
 ) -> Result<
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ pub fn build_recipient_output_with_slate<T: ?Sized, K>(
 	Error,
 >
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	// Create a potential output for this transaction
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ where
 /// Builds a transaction to send to someone from the HD seed associated with the
 /// wallet and the amount to send. Handles reading through the wallet data file,
 /// selecting outputs to spend and building the change.
-pub fn select_send_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn select_send_tx<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	amount: u64,
 	current_height: u64,
@@ -202,7 +204,8 @@ pub fn select_send_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
 	Error,
 >
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let key_id = wallet.keychain().root_key_id();
@@ -287,14 +290,15 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Selects inputs and change for a transaction
-pub fn inputs_and_change<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn inputs_and_change<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	coins: &Vec<OutputData>,
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	amount: u64,
 	fee: u64,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<Box<build::Append<K>>>, u64, Option<u32>), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let mut parts = vec![];
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/tx.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/tx.rs
index 71635c0d9..865180840 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/tx.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/tx.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ use util::LOGGER;
 
 /// Receive a transaction, modifying the slate accordingly (which can then be
 /// sent back to sender for posting)
-pub fn receive_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T, slate: &mut Slate) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn receive_tx<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T, slate: &mut Slate) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	// create an output using the amount in the slate
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ where
 
 /// Issue a new transaction to the provided sender by spending some of our
 /// wallet
-pub fn create_send_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn create_send_tx<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	amount: u64,
 	minimum_confirmations: u64,
@@ -68,11 +69,12 @@ pub fn create_send_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
 	Error,
 >
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	// Get lock height
-	let current_height = wallet.get_chain_height()?;
+	let current_height = wallet.client().get_chain_height()?;
 	// ensure outputs we're selecting are up to date
 	updater::refresh_outputs(wallet)?;
 
@@ -110,13 +112,14 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Complete a transaction as the sender
-pub fn complete_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn complete_tx<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	slate: &mut Slate,
 	context: &sigcontext::Context,
 ) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let _ = slate.fill_round_2(wallet.keychain(), &context.sec_key, &context.sec_nonce, 0)?;
@@ -129,14 +132,15 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Issue a burn tx
-pub fn issue_burn_tx<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn issue_burn_tx<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	amount: u64,
 	minimum_confirmations: u64,
 	max_outputs: usize,
 ) -> Result<Transaction, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	// TODO
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ where
 	// &Identifier::zero());
 	let keychain = wallet.keychain().clone();
 
-	let current_height = wallet.get_chain_height()?;
+	let current_height = wallet.client().get_chain_height()?;
 
 	let _ = updater::refresh_outputs(wallet);
 
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/updater.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/updater.rs
index a4878f347..1f1ff467c 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/updater.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/internal/updater.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ use util::secp::pedersen;
 use util::{self, LOGGER};
 
 /// Retrieve all of the outputs (doesn't attempt to update from node)
-pub fn retrieve_outputs<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn retrieve_outputs<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	show_spent: bool,
 ) -> Result<Vec<OutputData>, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let root_key_id = wallet.keychain().clone().root_key_id();
@@ -61,23 +62,25 @@ where
 
 /// Refreshes the outputs in a wallet with the latest information
 /// from a node
-pub fn refresh_outputs<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn refresh_outputs<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
-	let height = wallet.get_chain_height()?;
+	let height = wallet.client().get_chain_height()?;
 	refresh_output_state(wallet, height)?;
 	Ok(())
 }
 
 /// build a local map of wallet outputs keyed by commit
 /// and a list of outputs we want to query the node for
-pub fn map_wallet_outputs<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn map_wallet_outputs<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 ) -> Result<HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, Identifier>, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let mut wallet_outputs: HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, Identifier> = HashMap::new();
@@ -94,14 +97,15 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Apply refreshed API output data to the wallet
-pub fn apply_api_outputs<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn apply_api_outputs<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	wallet_outputs: &HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, Identifier>,
 	api_outputs: &HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String>,
 	height: u64,
 ) -> Result<(), libwallet::Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	// now for each commit, find the output in the wallet and the corresponding
@@ -129,9 +133,10 @@ where
 
 /// Builds a single api query to retrieve the latest output data from the node.
 /// So we can refresh the local wallet outputs.
-fn refresh_output_state<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T, height: u64) -> Result<(), Error>
+fn refresh_output_state<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T, height: u64) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	debug!(LOGGER, "Refreshing wallet outputs");
@@ -142,15 +147,16 @@ where
 
 	let wallet_output_keys = wallet_outputs.keys().map(|commit| commit.clone()).collect();
 
-	let api_outputs = wallet.get_outputs_from_node(wallet_output_keys)?;
+	let api_outputs = wallet.client().get_outputs_from_node(wallet_output_keys)?;
 	apply_api_outputs(wallet, &wallet_outputs, &api_outputs, height)?;
 	clean_old_unconfirmed(wallet, height)?;
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-fn clean_old_unconfirmed<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T, height: u64) -> Result<(), Error>
+fn clean_old_unconfirmed<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T, height: u64) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	if height < 500 {
@@ -172,9 +178,10 @@ where
 
 /// Retrieve summary info about the wallet
 /// caller should refresh first if desired
-pub fn retrieve_info<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<WalletInfo, Error>
+pub fn retrieve_info<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T) -> Result<WalletInfo, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let current_height = wallet.details().last_confirmed_height;
@@ -213,9 +220,10 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Build a coinbase output and insert into wallet
-pub fn build_coinbase<T: ?Sized, K>(wallet: &mut T, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error>
+pub fn build_coinbase<T: ?Sized, C, K>(wallet: &mut T, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let (out, kern, block_fees) = receive_coinbase(wallet, block_fees).context(ErrorKind::Node)?;
@@ -238,12 +246,13 @@ where
 
 //TODO: Split up the output creation and the wallet insertion
 /// Build a coinbase output and the corresponding kernel
-pub fn receive_coinbase<T: ?Sized, K>(
+pub fn receive_coinbase<T: ?Sized, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	block_fees: &BlockFees,
 ) -> Result<(Output, TxKernel, BlockFees), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	let root_key_id = wallet.keychain().root_key_id();
diff --git a/wallet/src/libwallet/types.rs b/wallet/src/libwallet/types.rs
index a406decdf..69387ae5d 100644
--- a/wallet/src/libwallet/types.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/libwallet/types.rs
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ use libwallet::error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use util::secp::pedersen;
 
 /// Combined trait to allow dynamic wallet dispatch
-pub trait WalletInst<K>: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static
+pub trait WalletInst<C, K>: WalletBackend<C, K> + Send + Sync + 'static
 where
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 }
-impl<T, K> WalletInst<K> for T
+impl<T, C, K> WalletInst<C, K> for T
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K> + WalletClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 }
@@ -50,8 +52,9 @@ where
 /// Wallets should implement this backend for their storage. All functions
 /// here expect that the wallet instance has instantiated itself or stored
 /// whatever credentials it needs
-pub trait WalletBackend<K>
+pub trait WalletBackend<C, K>
 where
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Initialize with whatever stored credentials we have
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ where
 	/// Return the keychain being used
 	fn keychain(&mut self) -> &mut K;
 
+	/// Return the client being used
+	fn client(&mut self) -> &mut C;
+
 	/// Iterate over all output data stored by the backend
 	fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Box<Iterator<Item = OutputData> + 'a>;
 
@@ -121,12 +127,12 @@ pub trait WalletOutputBatch {
 
 /// Encapsulate all communication functions. No functions within libwallet
 /// should care about communication details
-pub trait WalletClient {
+pub trait WalletClient: Sync + Send + Clone {
 	/// Return the URL of the check node
 	fn node_url(&self) -> &str;
 
 	/// Call the wallet API to create a coinbase transaction
-	fn create_coinbase(&self, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error>;
+	fn create_coinbase(&self, dest: &str, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error>;
 
 	/// Send a transaction slate to another listening wallet and return result
 	/// TODO: Probably need a slate wrapper type
diff --git a/wallet/src/lmdb_wallet.rs b/wallet/src/lmdb_wallet.rs
index d051d785c..3cdd01036 100644
--- a/wallet/src/lmdb_wallet.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/lmdb_wallet.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{fs, path};
 
@@ -22,12 +21,9 @@ use failure::ResultExt;
 use keychain::{Identifier, Keychain};
 use store::{self, option_to_not_found, to_key};
 
-use client;
-use libtx::slate::Slate;
 use libwallet::types::*;
 use libwallet::{internal, Error, ErrorKind};
 use types::{WalletConfig, WalletSeed};
-use util::secp::pedersen;
 
 pub const DB_DIR: &'static str = "wallet_data";
 
@@ -47,18 +43,19 @@ pub fn wallet_db_exists(config: WalletConfig) -> bool {
 	db_path.exists()
 }
 
-pub struct LMDBBackend<K> {
+pub struct LMDBBackend<C, K> {
 	db: store::Store,
 	config: WalletConfig,
 	/// passphrase: TODO better ways of dealing with this other than storing
 	passphrase: String,
-
 	/// Keychain
 	keychain: Option<K>,
+	/// client
+	client: C,
 }
 
-impl<K> LMDBBackend<K> {
-	pub fn new(config: WalletConfig, passphrase: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+impl<C, K> LMDBBackend<C, K> {
+	pub fn new(config: WalletConfig, passphrase: &str, client: C) -> Result<Self, Error> {
 		let db_path = path::Path::new(&config.data_file_dir).join(DB_DIR);
 		fs::create_dir_all(&db_path).expect("Couldn't create wallet backend directory!");
 
@@ -69,6 +66,7 @@ impl<K> LMDBBackend<K> {
 			config: config.clone(),
 			passphrase: String::from(passphrase),
 			keychain: None,
+			client: client,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -80,8 +78,9 @@ impl<K> LMDBBackend<K> {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<K> WalletBackend<K> for LMDBBackend<K>
+impl<C, K> WalletBackend<C, K> for LMDBBackend<C, K>
 where
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: Keychain,
 {
 	/// Initialise with whatever stored credentials we have
@@ -106,6 +105,11 @@ where
 		self.keychain.as_mut().unwrap()
 	}
 
+	/// Return the client being used
+	fn client(&mut self) -> &mut C {
+		&mut self.client
+	}
+
 	fn get(&self, id: &Identifier) -> Result<OutputData, Error> {
 		let key = to_key(OUTPUT_PREFIX, &mut id.to_bytes().to_vec());
 		option_to_not_found(self.db.get_ser(&key), &format!("Key Id: {}", id)).map_err(|e| e.into())
@@ -159,13 +163,21 @@ where
 
 /// An atomic batch in which all changes can be committed all at once or
 /// discarded on error.
-pub struct Batch<'a, K: 'a> {
-	store: &'a LMDBBackend<K>,
+pub struct Batch<'a, C: 'a, K: 'a>
+where
+	C: WalletClient,
+	K: Keychain,
+{
+	store: &'a LMDBBackend<C, K>,
 	db: RefCell<Option<store::Batch<'a>>>,
 }
 
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
-impl<'a, K> WalletOutputBatch for Batch<'a, K> {
+impl<'a, C, K> WalletOutputBatch for Batch<'a, C, K>
+where
+	C: WalletClient,
+	K: Keychain,
+{
 	fn save(&mut self, out: OutputData) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let key = to_key(OUTPUT_PREFIX, &mut out.key_id.to_bytes().to_vec());
 		self.db.borrow().as_ref().unwrap().put_ser(&key, &out)?;
@@ -205,65 +217,3 @@ impl<'a, K> WalletOutputBatch for Batch<'a, K> {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 }
-
-impl<K> WalletClient for LMDBBackend<K> {
-	/// Return URL for check node
-	fn node_url(&self) -> &str {
-		&self.config.check_node_api_http_addr
-	}
-
-	/// Call the wallet API to create a coinbase transaction
-	fn create_coinbase(&self, block_fees: &BlockFees) -> Result<CbData, Error> {
-		let res = client::create_coinbase(self.node_url(), block_fees)
-			.context(ErrorKind::WalletComms(format!("Creating Coinbase")))?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// Send a transaction slate to another listening wallet and return result
-	fn send_tx_slate(&self, addr: &str, slate: &Slate) -> Result<Slate, Error> {
-		let res = client::send_tx_slate(addr, slate)
-			.context(ErrorKind::WalletComms(format!("Sending transaction")))?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// Posts a tranaction to a grin node
-	fn post_tx(&self, tx: &TxWrapper, fluff: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
-		let res = client::post_tx(self.node_url(), tx, fluff).context(ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// retrieves the current tip from the specified grin node
-	fn get_chain_height(&self) -> Result<u64, Error> {
-		let res = client::get_chain_height(self.node_url()).context(ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// retrieve a list of outputs from the specified grin node
-	/// need "by_height" and "by_id" variants
-	fn get_outputs_from_node(
-		&self,
-		wallet_outputs: Vec<pedersen::Commitment>,
-	) -> Result<HashMap<pedersen::Commitment, String>, Error> {
-		let res = client::get_outputs_from_node(self.node_url(), wallet_outputs)
-			.context(ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-
-	/// Outputs by PMMR index
-	fn get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(
-		&self,
-		start_height: u64,
-		max_outputs: u64,
-	) -> Result<
-		(
-			u64,
-			u64,
-			Vec<(pedersen::Commitment, pedersen::RangeProof, bool)>,
-		),
-		Error,
-	> {
-		let res = client::get_outputs_by_pmmr_index(self.node_url(), start_height, max_outputs)
-			.context(ErrorKind::Node)?;
-		Ok(res)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/wallet/tests/common/mod.rs b/wallet/tests/common/mod.rs
index 61d1ace8e..de4786b92 100644
--- a/wallet/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/wallet/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ use core::core::hash::Hashed;
 use core::core::{Output, OutputFeatures, OutputIdentifier, Transaction, TxKernel};
 use core::{consensus, global, pow};
 use keychain::ExtKeychain;
-use wallet::WalletConfig;
+use wallet::{HTTPWalletClient, WalletConfig};
 use wallet::file_wallet::FileWallet;
 use wallet::libwallet::internal::updater;
 use wallet::libwallet::types::{BlockFees, BlockIdentifier, OutputStatus,
-                               WalletBackend};
+                               WalletBackend, WalletClient};
 use wallet::libwallet::{Error, ErrorKind};
 
 use util;
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ use util::secp::pedersen;
 
 /// Mostly for testing, refreshes output state against a local chain instance
 /// instead of via an http API call
-pub fn refresh_output_state_local<T, K>(wallet: &mut T, chain: &chain::Chain) -> Result<(), Error>
+pub fn refresh_output_state_local<T, C, K>(wallet: &mut T, chain: &chain::Chain) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: keychain::Keychain,
 {
 	let wallet_outputs = updater::map_wallet_outputs(wallet)?;
@@ -71,12 +72,13 @@ where
 /// (0:total, 1:amount_awaiting_confirmation, 2:confirmed but locked,
 /// 3:currently_spendable, 4:locked total) TODO: Should be a wallet lib
 /// function with nicer return values
-pub fn get_wallet_balances<T, K>(
+pub fn get_wallet_balances<T, C, K>(
 	wallet: &mut T,
 	height: u64,
 ) -> Result<(u64, u64, u64, u64, u64), Error>
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: keychain::Keychain,
 {
 	let mut unspent_total = 0;
@@ -156,9 +158,10 @@ pub fn add_block_with_reward(chain: &Chain, txs: Vec<&Transaction>, reward: (Out
 /// adds a reward output to a wallet, includes that reward in a block, mines
 /// the block and adds it to the chain, with option transactions included.
 /// Helpful for building up precise wallet balances for testing.
-pub fn award_block_to_wallet<T, K>(chain: &Chain, txs: Vec<&Transaction>, wallet: &mut T)
+pub fn award_block_to_wallet<T, C, K>(chain: &Chain, txs: Vec<&Transaction>, wallet: &mut T)
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: keychain::Keychain,
 {
 	let prev = chain.head_header().unwrap();
@@ -183,9 +186,10 @@ where
 }
 
 /// adds many block rewards to a wallet, no transactions
-pub fn award_blocks_to_wallet<T, K>(chain: &Chain, wallet: &mut T, num_rewards: usize)
+pub fn award_blocks_to_wallet<T, C, K>(chain: &Chain, wallet: &mut T, num_rewards: usize)
 where
-	T: WalletBackend<K>,
+	T: WalletBackend<C, K>,
+	C: WalletClient,
 	K: keychain::Keychain,
 {
 	for _ in 0..num_rewards {
@@ -194,11 +198,11 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Create a new wallet in a particular directory
-pub fn create_wallet(dir: &str) -> FileWallet<ExtKeychain> {
+pub fn create_wallet(dir: &str, client: HTTPWalletClient) -> FileWallet<HTTPWalletClient, ExtKeychain> {
 	let mut wallet_config = WalletConfig::default();
 	wallet_config.data_file_dir = String::from(dir);
 	wallet::WalletSeed::init_file(&wallet_config).expect("Failed to create wallet seed file.");
-	let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(wallet_config.clone(), "")
+	let mut wallet = FileWallet::new(wallet_config.clone(), "", client)
 		.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error creating wallet: {:?} Config: {:?}", e, wallet_config));
 	wallet.open_with_credentials().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
 		panic!(
diff --git a/wallet/tests/transaction.rs b/wallet/tests/transaction.rs
index b9fe61d30..5aa72be53 100644
--- a/wallet/tests/transaction.rs
+++ b/wallet/tests/transaction.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use chain::types::NoopAdapter;
 use core::global::ChainTypes;
 use core::{global, pow};
 use util::LOGGER;
+use wallet::HTTPWalletClient;
 use wallet::libwallet::internal::selection;
 
 fn clean_output_dir(test_dir: &str) {
@@ -60,9 +61,10 @@ fn setup(test_dir: &str, chain_dir: &str) -> Chain {
 /// Build and test new version of sending API
 #[test]
 fn build_transaction() {
+	let client = HTTPWalletClient::new("");
 	let chain = setup("test_output", "build_transaction_2/.grin");
-	let mut wallet1 = common::create_wallet("test_output/build_transaction_2/wallet1");
-	let mut wallet2 = common::create_wallet("test_output/build_transaction_2/wallet2");
+	let mut wallet1 = common::create_wallet("test_output/build_transaction_2/wallet1", client.clone());
+	let mut wallet2 = common::create_wallet("test_output/build_transaction_2/wallet2", client);
 	common::award_blocks_to_wallet(&chain, &mut wallet1, 10);
 	// Wallet 1 has 600 Grins, wallet 2 has 0. Create a transaction that sends
 	// 300 Grins from wallet 1 to wallet 2, using libtx