diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.ml
index 2799542c0..626701415 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.ml
@@ -238,3 +238,50 @@ let originate_contract
     ~script:{ code ; storage } ~fee () >>=? fun bytes ->
   Client_keys.sign cctxt src_sk bytes >>=? fun signature ->
   originate cctxt ~block ~signature bytes
+
+let wait_for_operation_inclusion
+    (ctxt : #Proto_alpha.full)
+    ?(predecessors = 10)
+    ?(confirmations = 1)
+    operation_hash =
+  let confirmed_blocks = Hashtbl.create confirmations in
+  Block_services.monitor ctxt ~length:predecessors >>=? fun (stream, stop) ->
+  let stream = Lwt_stream.flatten @@ Lwt_stream.flatten @@ stream in
+  Lwt_stream.find_s begin fun bi ->
+    match Hashtbl.find_opt confirmed_blocks bi.Block_services.predecessor with
+    | Some n ->
+        ctxt#answer
+          "Operation received %d confirmations as of block: %a"
+          (n+1) Block_hash.pp bi.hash >>= fun () ->
+        if n+1 < confirmations then begin
+          Hashtbl.add confirmed_blocks bi.hash (n+1) ;
+          Lwt.return_false
+        end else
+          Lwt.return_true
+    | None ->
+        Block_services.operations ctxt (`Hash (bi.hash, 0)) >>= fun operations ->
+        let in_block =
+          match operations with
+          | Error _ -> false
+          | Ok operations ->
+              List.exists
+                (List.exists
+                   (fun (hash, _) ->
+                      Operation_hash.equal operation_hash hash))
+                operations in
+        if not in_block then
+          Lwt.return_false
+        else begin
+          ctxt#answer
+            "Operation found in block: %a"
+            Block_hash.pp bi.hash >>= fun () ->
+          if confirmations <= 0 then
+            Lwt.return_true
+          else begin
+            Hashtbl.add confirmed_blocks bi.hash 0 ;
+            Lwt.return_false
+          end
+        end
+  end stream >>= fun _ ->
+  stop () ;
+  return ()
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.mli
index 2d80cd7ea..d5d3d1a74 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client/client_proto_context.mli
@@ -134,3 +134,10 @@ val dictate :
   dictator_operation ->
   Signature.secret_key ->
   Operation_hash.t tzresult Lwt.t
+
+val wait_for_operation_inclusion:
+  #Proto_alpha.full ->
+  ?predecessors:int ->
+  ?confirmations:int ->
+  Operation_hash.t ->
+  unit tzresult Lwt.t
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client_commands/client_proto_context_commands.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client_commands/client_proto_context_commands.ml
index 35877a0d8..916f71b53 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_client_commands/client_proto_context_commands.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_client_commands/client_proto_context_commands.ml
@@ -28,54 +28,6 @@ let report_michelson_errors ?(no_print_source=false) ~msg (cctxt : #Client_conte
   | Ok data ->
       Lwt.return (Some data)
 
-let wait_for_operation_inclusion
-    (ctxt : Proto_alpha.full)
-    ?(predecessors = 10)
-    ?(confirmations = 1)
-    operation_hash =
-  let confirmed_blocks = Hashtbl.create confirmations in
-  Block_services.monitor ctxt
-    ~include_ops:true
-    ~length:predecessors >>=? fun (stream, stop) ->
-  let stream = Lwt_stream.flatten @@ Lwt_stream.flatten @@ stream in
-  Lwt_stream.find_s begin fun bi ->
-    match Hashtbl.find_opt confirmed_blocks bi.Block_services.predecessor with
-    | Some n ->
-        ctxt#answer
-          "Operation received %d confirmations as of block: %a"
-          (n+1) Block_hash.pp bi.hash >>= fun () ->
-        if n < confirmations then begin
-          Hashtbl.add confirmed_blocks bi.hash (n+1) ;
-          Lwt.return_false
-        end else
-          Lwt.return_true
-    | None ->
-        let in_block =
-          match bi.operations with
-          | None -> false
-          | Some operations ->
-              List.exists
-                (List.exists
-                   (fun (hash, _) ->
-                      Operation_hash.equal operation_hash hash))
-                operations in
-        if not in_block then
-          Lwt.return_false
-        else begin
-          ctxt#answer
-            "Operation found in block: %a"
-            Block_hash.pp bi.hash >>= fun () ->
-          if confirmations <= 0 then
-            Lwt.return_true
-          else begin
-            Hashtbl.add confirmed_blocks bi.hash 0 ;
-            Lwt.return_false
-          end
-        end
-  end stream >>= fun _ ->
-  stop () ;
-  return ()
-
 let group =
   { Clic.name = "context" ;
     title = "Block contextual commands (see option -block)" }