diff --git a/src/bin/genesis-block.rs b/src/bin/genesis-block.rs
index 5a7f19a1ca..a64c4f9cdd 100644
--- a/src/bin/genesis-block.rs
+++ b/src/bin/genesis-block.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate silk;
 
 use silk::genesis::Genesis;
-use silk::log::{create_entries, hash, verify_slice_u64};
+use silk::log::verify_slice_u64;
 use std::io::stdin;
 
 fn main() {
     let gen: Genesis = serde_json::from_reader(stdin()).unwrap();
-    let entries = create_entries(&hash(&gen.pkcs8), gen.create_events());
+    let entries = gen.create_entries();
     verify_slice_u64(&entries, &entries[0].id);
     println!("[");
     let len = entries.len();
diff --git a/src/genesis.rs b/src/genesis.rs
index 8d09dc646d..bd009504af 100644
--- a/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/src/genesis.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! A library for generating the chain's genesis block.
 
 use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, Event, PublicKey};
-use log::{hash, Sha256Hash};
+use log::{create_entries, hash, Entry, Sha256Hash};
 use ring::rand::SystemRandom;
 use ring::signature::Ed25519KeyPair;
 use untrusted::Input;
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ impl Genesis {
 
         events
     }
+
+    pub fn create_entries(&self) -> Vec<Entry<u64>> {
+        create_entries(&self.get_seed(), self.create_events())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]