diff --git a/blockchain/sync/sync_mgr.go b/blockchain/sync/sync_mgr.go
index 3b6773d..a33f752 100644
--- a/blockchain/sync/sync_mgr.go
+++ b/blockchain/sync/sync_mgr.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/Secured-Finance/dione/pubsub"
+
 	"github.com/Secured-Finance/dione/consensus/policy"
 
 	"github.com/wealdtech/go-merkletree/keccak256"
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 
 type SyncManager interface {
 	Start()
-
 	Stop()
 }
 
@@ -41,11 +42,12 @@ type syncManager struct {
 	initialSyncCompleted bool
 	bootstrapPeer        peer.ID
 	rpcClient            *gorpc.Client
+	psb                  *pubsub.PubSubRouter
 }
 
-func NewSyncManager(bp *pool.BlockPool, mp *pool.Mempool, p2pRPCClient *gorpc.Client, bootstrapPeer peer.ID) SyncManager {
+func NewSyncManager(bp *pool.BlockPool, mp *pool.Mempool, p2pRPCClient *gorpc.Client, bootstrapPeer peer.ID, psb *pubsub.PubSubRouter) SyncManager {
 	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	return &syncManager{
+	sm := &syncManager{
 		blockpool:            bp,
 		mempool:              mp,
 		ctx:                  ctx,
@@ -53,7 +55,12 @@ func NewSyncManager(bp *pool.BlockPool, mp *pool.Mempool, p2pRPCClient *gorpc.Cl
 		initialSyncCompleted: false,
 		bootstrapPeer:        bootstrapPeer,
 		rpcClient:            p2pRPCClient,
+		psb:                  psb,
 	}
+
+	psb.Hook(pubsub.NewTxMessageType, sm.onNewTransaction, types2.Transaction{})
+
+	return sm
 }
 
 func (sm *syncManager) Start() {
@@ -179,6 +186,9 @@ func (sm *syncManager) doInitialMempoolSync() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if getMempoolTxReply.Error != nil {
+			return getMempoolTxReply.Error
+		}
 		for _, v := range getMempoolTxReply.Transactions {
 			err := sm.mempool.StoreTx(&v)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -235,3 +245,21 @@ func (sm *syncManager) processReceivedBlock(block types2.Block) error {
 
 func (sm *syncManager) syncLoop() {
 }
+
+func (sm *syncManager) onNewTransaction(message *pubsub.GenericMessage) {
+	tx, ok := message.Payload.(types2.Transaction)
+	if !ok {
+		logrus.Warn("failed to convert payload to Transaction")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !tx.ValidateHash() {
+		logrus.Warn("failed to validate tx hash, rejecting it")
+		return
+	} // TODO add more checks on tx
+
+	err := sm.mempool.StoreTx(&tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("failed to store incoming transaction in mempool: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+}