diff --git a/.env.copy b/.env.copy
index 55f68266..f701f0df 100644
--- a/.env.copy
+++ b/.env.copy
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_NAME=
 DB_HOST=
 DATALAYER_URL=https://localhost:8562
+WALLET_URL=https://localhost:9256
 USE_SIMULATOR=false
 PICKLIST_URL=https://climate-warehouse.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public/picklists.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/datalayer/index.js b/src/datalayer/index.js
index 4353803b..3af9a67e 100644
--- a/src/datalayer/index.js
+++ b/src/datalayer/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './writeService';
 export * from './syncService';
+export * from './wallet';
diff --git a/src/datalayer/persistance.js b/src/datalayer/persistance.js
index fe872e3a..181c4bdb 100644
--- a/src/datalayer/persistance.js
+++ b/src/datalayer/persistance.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const pushChangeListToDataLayer = async (storeId, changelist) => {
 
   console.log(data);
 
-  throw new Error(data.error);
+  return false;
 };
 
 export const getRoots = async (storeIds) => {
diff --git a/src/datalayer/simulator.js b/src/datalayer/simulator.js
index 6657c84c..e34a0f1f 100644
--- a/src/datalayer/simulator.js
+++ b/src/datalayer/simulator.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const getRoot = async (storeId) => {
     );
     return Promise.resolve({
       hash: null,
-      status: 1,
+      status: 2,
       success: false,
     });
   }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const getRoot = async (storeId) => {
 
   return Promise.resolve({
     hash,
-    status: 1,
+    status: 2,
     success: true,
   });
 };
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const getRoots = async (storeIds) => {
             .update(JSON.stringify(simulatorTable))
             .digest('hex')}`,
           id: storeId,
-          status: 1,
+          status: 2,
         };
       }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const getRoots = async (storeIds) => {
       return {
         hash: 0,
         id: storeId,
-        status: 1,
+        status: 2,
       };
     }),
     success: true,
diff --git a/src/datalayer/syncService.js b/src/datalayer/syncService.js
index 31aa18cd..eb75eaed 100644
--- a/src/datalayer/syncService.js
+++ b/src/datalayer/syncService.js
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ export const dataLayerWasUpdated = async () => {
     rootResponse = await dataLayer.getRoots(subscribedOrgIds);
   }
 
+  console.log(rootResponse);
+
   if (!rootResponse.success) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -125,8 +127,9 @@ export const dataLayerWasUpdated = async () => {
     );
 
     if (org) {
+      console.log(rootHash);
       // store has been updated if its confirmed and the hash has changed
-      return rootHash.status === 1 && org.registryHash != rootHash.hash;
+      return rootHash.status === 2 && org.registryHash != rootHash.hash;
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/src/datalayer/wallet.js b/src/datalayer/wallet.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1628dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/datalayer/wallet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import request from 'request-promise';
+import os from 'os';
+
+process.env['NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED'] = 0;
+
+const rpcUrl = process.env.WALLET_URL;
+
+const getBaseOptions = () => {
+  const homeDir = os.homedir();
+  const certFile = path.resolve(
+    `${homeDir}/.chia/mainnet/config/ssl/wallet/private_wallet.crt`,
+  );
+  const keyFile = path.resolve(
+    `${homeDir}/.chia/mainnet/config/ssl/wallet/private_wallet.key`,
+  );
+
+  const baseOptions = {
+    method: 'POST',
+    cert: fs.readFileSync(certFile),
+    key: fs.readFileSync(keyFile),
+  };
+
+  return baseOptions;
+};
+
+export const hasUnconfirmedTransactions = async () => {
+  const options = {
+    url: `${rpcUrl}/get_transactions`,
+    body: JSON.stringify({}),
+  };
+
+  const response = await request(Object.assign({}, getBaseOptions(), options));
+
+  const data = JSON.parse(response);
+
+  if (data.success) {
+    return data.transactions.some((transaction) => !transaction.confirmed);
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
diff --git a/src/datalayer/writeService.js b/src/datalayer/writeService.js
index e7f0510f..b4621ca9 100644
--- a/src/datalayer/writeService.js
+++ b/src/datalayer/writeService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as dataLayer from './persistance';
+import * as wallet from './wallet';
 import * as simulator from './simulator';
 import { encodeHex } from '../utils/datalayer-utils';
 
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ const pushChangesWhenStoreIsAvailable = async (storeId, changeList) => {
   if (process.env.USE_SIMULATOR === 'true') {
     return simulator.pushChangeListToDataLayer(storeId, changeList);
   } else {
+    const hasUnconfirmedTransactions =
+      await wallet.hasUnconfirmedTransactions();
     const storeExistAndIsConfirmed = await dataLayer.getRoot(storeId);
-    if (storeExistAndIsConfirmed) {
+    if (!hasUnconfirmedTransactions && storeExistAndIsConfirmed) {
       const success = await dataLayer.pushChangeListToDataLayer(
         storeId,
         changeList,
diff --git a/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js b/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
index bce5aff0..275f7eb1 100644
--- a/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
+++ b/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Organization extends Model {
     });
 
     //sync the registry store
-    syncDataLayer(newRegistryId, {
+    await syncDataLayer(newRegistryId, {
       [dataVersion]: registryVersionId,
     });
 
diff --git a/src/models/organizations/organizations.stub.json b/src/models/organizations/organizations.stub.json
index 5b272a2b..952beb42 100644
--- a/src/models/organizations/organizations.stub.json
+++ b/src/models/organizations/organizations.stub.json
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     "isHome": false
   },
   {
-    "orgUid": "37af613ae4547d3061f210aaad8cf92be7ddd199a8f344a0173bd95d150210a9",
-    "name": "Alexa Registry",
-    "registryId": "1dbe4373d76a60916a885fa662de042eb93149a9562ba99713428780bd443d8b",
+    "orgUid": "26462fbf4a10175dbc6945dd3fda35e05da845532f585d79097e06d77ef7165e",
+    "name": "Kyles Org Registry",
+    "registryId": "eb9f9440f11f2705dd97da824f6f27079cbde3ad4ff4252539f17c8f0c08a4f9",
     "icon": "https://climate-warehouse.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/public/orgs/denmark.svg",
     "subscribed": true,
     "isHome": false
diff --git a/src/utils/data-assertions.js b/src/utils/data-assertions.js
index ff4e601b..80301336 100644
--- a/src/utils/data-assertions.js
+++ b/src/utils/data-assertions.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 
 import { Organization, Unit, Project, Staging } from '../models';
 import { transformSerialNumberBlock } from '../utils/helpers';
-import { dataLayerAvailable } from '../datalayer';
+import { dataLayerAvailable, hasUnconfirmedTransactions } from '../datalayer';
 
 export const assertDataLayerAvailable = async () => {
   const isAvailable = await dataLayerAvailable();
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ export const assertDataLayerAvailable = async () => {
 };
 
 export const assetNoPendingCommits = async () => {
-  const pendingCommits = await Staging.findAll({
-    where: { commited: true },
-    raw: true,
-  });
-
-  if (pendingCommits.length > 0) {
+  if (await hasUnconfirmedTransactions()) {
     throw new Error(
       'You currently have changes pending on the blockchain. Please wait for them to propagate before making more changes',
     );