diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index f4185c5..8e81c94 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
     // get command line options
     xmreg::CmdLineOptions opts {ac, av};
 
-    auto help_opt = opts.get_option<bool>("help");
+    auto help_opt    = opts.get_option<bool>("help");
+    auto testnet_opt = opts.get_option<bool>("testnet");
 
     // if help was chosen, display help text and finish
     if (*help_opt)
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    bool testnet {*testnet_opt};
+
     auto port_opt           = opts.get_option<string>("port");
     auto bc_path_opt        = opts.get_option<string>("bc-path");
     auto custom_db_path_opt = opts.get_option<string>("custom-db-path");
@@ -43,12 +46,14 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
     // get blockchain path
     path blockchain_path;
 
-    if (!xmreg::get_blockchain_path(bc_path_opt, blockchain_path))
+    if (!xmreg::get_blockchain_path(bc_path_opt, blockchain_path, testnet))
     {
         cerr << "Error getting blockchain path." << endl;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
+    cout << blockchain_path << endl;
+
      // enable basic monero log output
     xmreg::enable_monero_log();
 
@@ -94,10 +99,18 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
     custom_db_path_str = xmreg::remove_trailing_path_separator(custom_db_path_str);
 
 
+
+    string deamon_url {*deamon_url_opt};
+
+    if (testnet)
+        deamon_url = "http:://127.0.0.1:28081";
+
     // create instance of page class which
     // contains logic for the website
     xmreg::page xmrblocks(&mcore, core_storage,
-                          *deamon_url_opt, custom_db_path_str);
+                          deamon_url,
+                          custom_db_path_str,
+                          testnet);
 
     // crow instance
     crow::SimpleApp app;
diff --git a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
index d6af3fc..291adbb 100644
--- a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace xmreg
         desc.add_options()
                 ("help,h", value<bool>()->default_value(false)->implicit_value(true),
                  "produce help message")
+                ("testnet,t", value<bool>()->default_value(false)->implicit_value(true),
+                 "use testnet blockchain")
                 ("port,p", value<string>()->default_value("8081"),
                  "default port")
                 ("bc-path,b", value<string>(),
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index 04f39d3..0329d01 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -234,16 +234,19 @@ namespace xmreg {
 
         string lmdb2_path;
 
+        bool testnet;
+
 
     public:
 
         page(MicroCore* _mcore, Blockchain* _core_storage,
-             string _deamon_url, string _lmdb2_path)
+             string _deamon_url, string _lmdb2_path, bool _testnet)
                 : mcore {_mcore},
                   core_storage {_core_storage},
                   rpc {_deamon_url},
                   server_timestamp {std::time(nullptr)},
-                  lmdb2_path {_lmdb2_path}
+                  lmdb2_path {_lmdb2_path},
+                  testnet {_testnet}
         {
 
         }
@@ -972,6 +975,7 @@ namespace xmreg {
                     {"tx_size"              , fmt::format("{:0.4f}",
                                                    static_cast<double>(txd.size) / 1024.0)},
                     {"tx_fee"               , fmt::format("{:0.12f}", XMR_AMOUNT(txd.fee))},
+                    {"tx_version"           , fmt::format("{:d}", txd.version)},
                     {"blk_timestamp"        , blk_timestamp},
                     {"blk_timestamp_uint"   , blk.timestamp},
                     {"delta_time"           , age.first},
diff --git a/src/templates/tx.html b/src/templates/tx.html
index b7a0c73..d65df80 100644
--- a/src/templates/tx.html
+++ b/src/templates/tx.html
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
             <td>Fee: {{tx_fee}}</td>
             <td>Tx size: {{tx_size}} kB</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>Tx version: {{tx_version}}</td>
+        </tr>
 
         <tr>
             <td colspan="5">Extra: {{extra}}</td>
diff --git a/src/tools.cpp b/src/tools.cpp
index 586db04..bd26c7f 100644
--- a/src/tools.cpp
+++ b/src/tools.cpp
@@ -223,12 +223,16 @@ namespace xmreg
 
 
     string
-    get_default_lmdb_folder()
+    get_default_lmdb_folder(bool testnet)
     {
         // default path to monero folder
         // on linux this is /home/<username>/.bitmonero
         string default_monero_dir = tools::get_default_data_dir();
 
+        if (testnet)
+            default_monero_dir += "/testnet";
+
+
         // the default folder of the lmdb blockchain database
         // is therefore as follows
         return default_monero_dir + string("/lmdb");
@@ -241,17 +245,17 @@ namespace xmreg
      * If not given, provide default path
      */
     bool
-    get_blockchain_path(const boost::optional<string>& bc_path, bf::path& blockchain_path )
+    get_blockchain_path(const boost::optional<string>& bc_path,
+                        bf::path& blockchain_path,
+                        bool testnet)
     {
         // the default folder of the lmdb blockchain database
-        string default_lmdb_dir   = xmreg::get_default_lmdb_folder();
+        string default_lmdb_dir   = xmreg::get_default_lmdb_folder(testnet);
 
         blockchain_path = bc_path
                           ? bf::path(*bc_path)
                           : bf::path(default_lmdb_dir);
 
-
-
         if (!bf::is_directory(blockchain_path))
         {
             cerr << "Given path \"" << blockchain_path   << "\" "
diff --git a/src/tools.h b/src/tools.h
index 0f1bb7e..b1e82c2 100644
--- a/src/tools.h
+++ b/src/tools.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace xmreg
 
 
     string
-    get_default_lmdb_folder();
+    get_default_lmdb_folder(bool testnet = false);
 
     bool
     generate_key_image(const crypto::key_derivation& derivation,
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ namespace xmreg
 
     bool
     get_blockchain_path(const boost::optional<string>& bc_path,
-                        bf::path& blockchain_path);
+                        bf::path& blockchain_path,
+                        bool testnet = false);
 
     uint64_t
     sum_money_in_outputs(const transaction& tx);