diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70d3c7d..5959be9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ set(LIBRARIES
         device
         ${WALLET_CRYPTO}
         cryptonote_core
-        cryptonote_protocol
         cryptonote_basic
+        cryptonote_format_utils_basic
+        cryptonote_protocol
         multisig
         daemonizer
         blocks
diff --git a/cmake/FindMonero.cmake b/cmake/FindMonero.cmake
index f9b73ae..5fdaa6b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMonero.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMonero.cmake
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ if (EXISTS ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR}/src/ringct/libringct_basic.a)
 			PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR}/src/ringct/libringct_basic.a)
 endif()
 
+if (EXISTS ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR}/src/cryptonote_basic/libcryptonote_format_utils_basic.a)
+	message(STATUS FindMonero " found libcryptonote_format_utils_basic.a")
+	add_library(cryptonote_format_utils_basic STATIC IMPORTED)
+	set_property(TARGET cryptonote_format_utils_basic 
+		PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR}/src/cryptonote_basic/libcryptonote_format_utils_basic.a)
+endif()
+
 
 message(STATUS ${MONERO_SOURCE_DIR}/build)
 
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index dbd513f..9a1e400 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -1446,7 +1446,8 @@ show_block_hex(size_t block_height, bool complete_blk)
                 return string {"Failed to obtain complete block data "};
             }
 
-            std::string complete_block_data_str;
+	    //epee::byte_slice complete_block_data_slice;
+	    std::string complete_block_data_str;
 
             if(!epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(
                         complete_block_data, complete_block_data_str))
@@ -1455,6 +1456,12 @@ show_block_hex(size_t block_height, bool complete_blk)
                 return string {"Failed to obtain complete block data"};
             }
 
+            //std::string block_data_str(
+	//	complete_block_data_slice.begin(),
+	//	complete_block_data_slice.end());
+
+            //return epee::string_tools
+            //        ::buff_to_hex_nodelimer(block_data_str);
             return epee::string_tools
                     ::buff_to_hex_nodelimer(complete_block_data_str);
         }