diff --git a/core/blockchain_insert.go b/core/blockchain_insert.go
index e0ee34871..8b79c903a 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_insert.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_insert.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 // block communication channel declaration
 var blockCommunication chan<- *types.Block
+var isInitialized = false
 
 // insertStats tracks and reports on block insertion.
 type insertStats struct {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (st *insertStats) report(chain []*types.Block, index int, dirty common.Stor
 		}
 		log.Info("Imported new chain segment", context...)
 
-		if len(chain) == 1 {
+		if isInitialized && len(chain) == 1 {
 			//ethofs.NewBlock(chain[0]) // ethoFS new block event handler
 			sendNewBlockCommunication(chain[0])
 		}
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ func (st *insertStats) report(chain []*types.Block, index int, dirty common.Stor
 // Initialize new block comms
 func InitializeBlockCommunication(newBlockReceiptChannel chan<- *types.Block) {
 	blockCommunication = newBlockReceiptChannel
+	isInitialized = true
 }
 
 // Send new block using comms
diff --git a/ethofs/ethofs.go b/ethofs/ethofs.go
index e3147ca23..35141fa1b 100644
--- a/ethofs/ethofs.go
+++ b/ethofs/ethofs.go
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ var contractControllerAddress = common.HexToAddress("0xc38B47169950D8A28bC77a6Fa
 var mainChannelString = "ethoFSPinningChannel_alpha11"
 var defaultDataDir string
 var ipcLocation string
+var isInitialized = false
+
+func IsInitialized() bool {
+	return isInitialized
+}
 
 func InitializeEthofs(initFlag bool, configFlag bool, nodeType string, blockCommunication chan *types.Block) {
 
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 46c1eb75c..8566e2b94 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const logo = `
        ,,,,,,    ,,,,,,,,,                                                                                                                  
          ,,,,,   ,,,,,,,,                                                                                                                   
           ,,,,   ,,,,,,                                                                                                                     
-            ,,   ,,,,                                                                     Kepler v1.4.1                                     
+            ,,   ,,,,                                                                     Kepler v1.4.2                                     
                  ,,                                                                       ethoFS Enabled Node                               
                  ,                                                                                                                          
 `
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 2e8bf77c1..b97c48b53 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 1               // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 4               // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 1               // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 2               // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "Ether1-Kepler" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )