diff --git a/core/peer/peer.go b/core/peer/peer.go
index 7471d33c40e..de8848f5fa8 100644
--- a/core/peer/peer.go
+++ b/core/peer/peer.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ func CreateChainFromBlock(cb *common.Block) error {
 		peerLogger.Errorf("Unable to get genesis block committed into the ledger, chainID %v", cid)
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return createChain(cid, ledger, cb)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/scc/cscc/configure.go b/core/scc/cscc/configure.go
index 0bf3f342665..99e90b716b1 100644
--- a/core/scc/cscc/configure.go
+++ b/core/scc/cscc/configure.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/chaincode/shim"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/peer"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/events/producer"
 	pb "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/peer"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/utils"
 	"github.com/op/go-logging"
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ func joinChain(blockBytes []byte) pb.Response {
 
 	peer.InitChain(chainID)
 
+	if err := producer.SendProducerBlockEvent(block); err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Error sending block event %s", err)
+		return shim.Error(msg)
+	}
+
 	return shim.Success(nil)
 }