diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/authority/mod.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/authority/mod.rs
index e4972fef8..31c2c597f 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/authority/mod.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/authority/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use log::{warn, error};
 
 use futures::{
   SinkExt, StreamExt,
+  lock::Mutex,
   channel::mpsc::{self, UnboundedSender},
 };
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ use sp_consensus::{Error, BlockOrigin, Proposer, Environment};
 use sc_consensus::import_queue::IncomingBlock;
 
 use sc_service::ImportQueue;
-use sc_client_api::{BlockBackend, Finalizer};
+use sc_client_api::{BlockBackend, Finalizer, BlockchainEvents};
 use sc_network::{ProtocolName, NetworkBlock};
 use sc_network_gossip::GossipEngine;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ struct ActiveAuthority<T: TendermintValidator> {
   >,
 
   // Block producer
-  env: T::Environment,
+  env: Arc<Mutex<T::Environment>>,
   announce: T::Network,
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +75,35 @@ pub struct TendermintAuthority<T: TendermintValidator> {
   active: Option<ActiveAuthority<T>>,
 }
 
+async fn get_proposal<T: TendermintValidator>(
+  env: &Arc<Mutex<T::Environment>>,
+  import: &TendermintImport<T>,
+  header: &<T::Block as Block>::Header,
+  stub: bool
+) -> T::Block {
+  let proposer =
+    env.lock().await.init(header).await.expect("Failed to create a proposer for the new block");
+
+  proposer
+    .propose(
+      import.inherent_data(*header.parent_hash()).await,
+      Digest::default(),
+      if stub {
+        Duration::ZERO
+      } else {
+        // The first processing time is to build the block.
+        // The second is for it to be downloaded (assumes a block won't take longer to download
+        // than it'll take to process)
+        // The third is for it to actually be processed
+        Duration::from_secs((T::BLOCK_PROCESSING_TIME_IN_SECONDS / 3).into())
+      },
+      Some(T::PROPOSED_BLOCK_SIZE_LIMIT),
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("Failed to crate a new block proposal")
+    .block
+}
+
 impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
   /// Create a new TendermintAuthority.
   pub fn new(import: TendermintImport<T>) -> Self {
@@ -114,32 +144,8 @@ impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
     )
   }
 
-  pub(crate) async fn get_proposal(&mut self, header: &<T::Block as Block>::Header) -> T::Block {
-    let parent = *header.parent_hash();
-
-    let proposer = self
-      .active
-      .as_mut()
-      .unwrap()
-      .env
-      .init(header)
-      .await
-      .expect("Failed to create a proposer for the new block");
-
-    proposer
-      .propose(
-        self.import.inherent_data(parent).await,
-        Digest::default(),
-        // The first processing time is to build the block.
-        // The second is for it to be downloaded (assumes a block won't take longer to download
-        // than it'll take to process)
-        // The third is for it to actually be processed
-        Duration::from_secs((T::BLOCK_PROCESSING_TIME_IN_SECONDS / 3).into()),
-        Some(T::PROPOSED_BLOCK_SIZE_LIMIT),
-      )
-      .await
-      .expect("Failed to crate a new block proposal")
-      .block
+  async fn get_proposal(&mut self, header: &<T::Block as Block>::Header) -> T::Block {
+    get_proposal(&self.active.as_mut().unwrap().env, &self.import, header, false).await
   }
 
   /// Act as a network authority, proposing and voting on blocks. This should be spawned on a task
@@ -175,6 +181,12 @@ impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
     let (new_number_tx, mut new_number_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
     let (gossip_tx, mut gossip_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
 
+    // Clone the import object
+    let import = self.import.clone();
+
+    // Move the env into an Arc
+    let env = Arc::new(Mutex::new(env));
+
     // Create the Tendermint machine
     let TendermintHandle { mut step, mut messages, machine } = {
       // Set this struct as active
@@ -185,7 +197,7 @@ impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
         new_number: new_number_tx,
         gossip: gossip_tx,
 
-        env,
+        env: env.clone(),
         announce: network,
       });
 
@@ -201,16 +213,41 @@ impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
     // Start receiving messages about the Tendermint process for this block
     let mut recv = gossip.messages_for(TendermintGossip::<T>::topic(new_number));
 
+    // Get finality events from Substrate
+    let mut finality = import.client.finality_notification_stream();
+
     loop {
       futures::select_biased! {
         // GossipEngine closed down
         _ = gossip => break,
 
+        // Synced a block from the network
+        notif = finality.next() => {
+          if let Some(notif) = notif {
+            let justifications = import.client.justifications(notif.hash).unwrap().unwrap();
+            step.send((
+              Commit::decode(&mut justifications.get(CONSENSUS_ID).unwrap().as_ref()).unwrap(),
+              // This will fail if syncing occurs radically faster than machine stepping takes
+              // TODO: Set true when initial syncing
+              get_proposal(&env, &import, &notif.header, false).await
+            )).await.unwrap();
+
+            let new_number = match (*notif.header.number()).try_into() {
+              Ok(number) => number,
+              Err(_) => panic!("BlockNumber exceeded u64"),
+            };
+            *number.write().unwrap() = new_number;
+            recv = gossip.messages_for(TendermintGossip::<T>::topic(new_number))
+          } else {
+            break;
+          }
+        },
+
         // Machine reached a new height
         new_number = new_number_rx.next() => {
           if let Some(new_number) = new_number {
             *number.write().unwrap() = new_number;
-            recv = gossip.messages_for(TendermintGossip::<T>::topic(new_number));
+            recv = gossip.messages_for(TendermintGossip::<T>::topic(new_number))
           } else {
             break;
           }
@@ -239,7 +276,7 @@ impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
                   continue;
                 }
               }
-            ).await.unwrap()
+            ).await.unwrap();
           } else {
             break;
           }
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
index 4ebf6e475..90c50244d 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use sp_blockchain::HeaderBackend;
 use sp_api::{StateBackend, StateBackendFor, TransactionFor, ApiExt, ProvideRuntimeApi};
 use sp_consensus::{Error, Environment};
 
-use sc_client_api::{BlockBackend, Backend, Finalizer};
+use sc_client_api::{BlockBackend, Backend, Finalizer, BlockchainEvents};
 use sc_block_builder::BlockBuilderApi;
 use sc_consensus::{BlockImport, BasicQueue};
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub trait TendermintClient: Send + Sync + 'static {
     + BlockBackend<Self::Block>
     + BlockImport<Self::Block, Transaction = Self::BackendTransaction>
     + Finalizer<Self::Block, Self::Backend>
+    + BlockchainEvents<Self::Block>
     + ProvideRuntimeApi<Self::Block, Api = Self::Api>
     + 'static;
 }
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ pub trait TendermintClientMinimal: Send + Sync + 'static {
     + BlockBackend<Self::Block>
     + BlockImport<Self::Block, Transaction = TransactionFor<Self::Client, Self::Block>>
     + Finalizer<Self::Block, Self::Backend>
+    + BlockchainEvents<Self::Block>
     + ProvideRuntimeApi<Self::Block, Api = Self::Api>
     + 'static;
 }