diff --git a/lib/statemanager.js b/lib/statemanager.js
index 33422e3111..0f1cf13449 100644
--- a/lib/statemanager.js
+++ b/lib/statemanager.js
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ StateManager.prototype.queueRawTransaction = function(data, callback) {
       "mainnet", // TODO needs to match chain id
       {
         name: "ganache",
-        networkId: this.options.network_id || this.forkVersion,
+        networkId: this.options.network_id || this.blockchain.forkVersion,
         chainId,
         comment: "Local test network",
         bootstrapNodes: []
diff --git a/test/forking.js b/test/forking.js
index 0ed9e2a454..36be589061 100644
--- a/test/forking.js
+++ b/test/forking.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const Transaction = require("../lib/utils/transaction");
 var Web3 = require("web3");
 var Web3WsProvider = require("web3-providers-ws");
 var assert = require("assert");
@@ -510,6 +511,22 @@ describe("Forking", function() {
     assert.strictEqual(code, "0x");
   });
 
+  it("should be able to send a signed transaction", async() => {
+    const transaction = new Transaction({
+      value: "0x10000000",
+      gasLimit: "0x33450",
+      from: mainAccounts[8],
+      to: mainAccounts[7],
+      nonce: "0x0"
+    });
+
+    const secretKey = mainWeb3.currentProvider.manager.state.accounts[mainAccounts[8].toLowerCase()].secretKey;
+    transaction.sign(secretKey);
+
+    const result = await mainWeb3.eth.sendSignedTransaction(transaction.serialize());
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, true);
+  });
+
   describe("Can debug a transaction", function() {
     let send;
     before("generate send", function() {