diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index b4813725..c7e18dac 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -1062,8 +1062,9 @@ namespace nodetool
       ce.time_started = cntxt.m_started;
       ce.last_recv = cntxt.m_last_recv;
       ce.last_send = cntxt.m_last_send;
-      std::strncpy(ce.version, cntxt.m_remote_version.c_str(), std::min(sizeof(ce.version), cntxt.m_remote_version.size()));
-      ce.version[sizeof(ce.version) - 1] = 0; //null terminating just to be sure
+      size_t len = std::min(sizeof(ce.version) - 1, cntxt.m_remote_version.size());
+      std::strncpy(ce.version, cntxt.m_remote_version.c_str(), len);
+      ce.version[len] = 0; //null terminating just to be sure
       rsp.connections_list.push_back(ce);
       return true;
     });
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 77429e54..4ba2bbf3 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ namespace currency
     blobdata block_blob = t_serializable_object_to_blob(b);
 
     res.blocktemplate_blob = string_tools::buff_to_hex_nodelimer(block_blob);
+    res.prev_hash = string_tools::pod_to_hex(b.prev_id);
     res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 3ceb9dbc..a2a2c47b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ namespace currency
       uint64_t height;
       crypto::hash seed;
       blobdata blocktemplate_blob;
+      std::string prev_hash;
       std::string status;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
@@ -799,6 +800,7 @@ namespace currency
         KV_SERIALIZE(height)
         KV_SERIALIZE_POD_AS_HEX_STRING(seed)
         KV_SERIALIZE(blocktemplate_blob)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(prev_hash)
         KV_SERIALIZE(status)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };