diff --git a/networks/monero/src/block.rs b/networks/monero/src/block.rs
index 15a8d1fc..9b787c61 100644
--- a/networks/monero/src/block.rs
+++ b/networks/monero/src/block.rs
@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ impl Block {
   /// use the [`Block::hash`] function.
   pub fn serialize_pow_hash(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
     let mut blob = self.header.serialize();
-    blob.extend_from_slice(&merkle_root(self.miner_transaction.hash(), &self.transactions));
-    write_varint(&(1 + u64::try_from(self.transactions.len()).unwrap()), &mut blob).unwrap();
+
+    let mut transactions = Vec::with_capacity(self.transactions.len() + 1);
+    transactions.push(self.miner_transaction.hash());
+    transactions.extend_from_slice(&self.transactions);
+
+    blob.extend_from_slice(&merkle_root(&transactions));
+    write_varint(&(1 + self.transactions.len()), &mut blob).unwrap();
     blob
   }
 
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ impl Block {
     // Monero pre-appends a VarInt of the block-to-hash'ss length before getting the block hash,
     // but doesn't do this when getting the proof of work hash :)
     let mut hashing_blob = Vec::with_capacity(9 + hashable.len());
-    write_varint(&u64::try_from(hashable.len()).unwrap(), &mut hashing_blob).unwrap();
+    write_varint(&hashable.len(), &mut hashing_blob).unwrap();
     hashing_blob.append(&mut hashable);
 
     let hash = keccak256(hashing_blob);
diff --git a/networks/monero/src/lib.rs b/networks/monero/src/lib.rs
index 2eaa63e1..1af98e68 100644
--- a/networks/monero/src/lib.rs
+++ b/networks/monero/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ pub use monero_io as io;
 pub use monero_generators as generators;
 pub use monero_primitives as primitives;
 
-mod merkle;
+/// Merkel tree functionality.
+pub mod merkle;
 
 /// Ring Signature structs and functionality.
 pub mod ring_signatures;
diff --git a/networks/monero/src/merkle.rs b/networks/monero/src/merkle.rs
index 6c689618..e052f6c9 100644
--- a/networks/monero/src/merkle.rs
+++ b/networks/monero/src/merkle.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use std_shims::vec::Vec;
 
 use crate::primitives::keccak256;
 
-pub(crate) fn merkle_root(root: [u8; 32], leafs: &[[u8; 32]]) -> [u8; 32] {
+/// Calculates the merkel root of the given tree. Equivalent to `tree_hash` in monero-core.
+pub fn merkle_root(leafs: &[[u8; 32]]) -> [u8; 32] {
   match leafs.len() {
-    0 => root,
-    1 => keccak256([root, leafs[0]].concat()),
+    1 => leafs[0],
+    2 => keccak256([leafs[0], leafs[1]].concat()),
     _ => {
-      let mut hashes = Vec::with_capacity(1 + leafs.len());
-      hashes.push(root);
-      hashes.extend(leafs);
+      let mut hashes = leafs.to_vec();
 
       // Monero preprocess this so the length is a power of 2
       let mut high_pow_2 = 4; // 4 is the lowest value this can be