diff --git a/cmd/go-ouroboros-network/localtxsubmission.go b/cmd/go-ouroboros-network/localtxsubmission.go
index 9d72b8e2..310acb6d 100644
--- a/cmd/go-ouroboros-network/localtxsubmission.go
+++ b/cmd/go-ouroboros-network/localtxsubmission.go
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-type localTxSubmissionState struct {
-	submitResponse chan bool
-}
-
-var localTxSubmitState localTxSubmissionState
-
 type localTxSubmissionFlags struct {
 	flagset *flag.FlagSet
 	txFile  string
@@ -27,15 +21,12 @@ func newLocalTxSubmissionFlags() *localTxSubmissionFlags {
 	f := &localTxSubmissionFlags{
 		flagset: flag.NewFlagSet("local-tx-submission", flag.ExitOnError),
 	}
-	f.flagset.StringVar(&f.txFile, "tx-file", "", "path to the transaction file to submit")
+	f.flagset.StringVar(&f.txFile, "tx-file", "", "path to the JSON transaction file to submit")
 	return f
 }
 
 func buildLocalTxSubmissionConfig() localtxsubmission.Config {
-	return localtxsubmission.Config{
-		AcceptTxFunc: localTxSubmissionAcceptTxHandler,
-		RejectTxFunc: localTxSubmissionRejectTxHandler,
-	}
+	return localtxsubmission.Config{}
 }
 
 func testLocalTxSubmission(f *globalFlags) {
@@ -46,8 +37,6 @@ func testLocalTxSubmission(f *globalFlags) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	localTxSubmitState.submitResponse = make(chan bool)
-
 	conn := createClientConnection(f)
 	errorChan := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
@@ -94,19 +83,5 @@ func testLocalTxSubmission(f *globalFlags) {
 		fmt.Printf("Error submitting transaction: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-
-	// Wait for response
-	<-localTxSubmitState.submitResponse
-}
-
-func localTxSubmissionAcceptTxHandler() error {
 	fmt.Print("The transaction was accepted\n")
-	localTxSubmitState.submitResponse <- true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func localTxSubmissionRejectTxHandler(reasonCbor []byte) error {
-	fmt.Printf("The transaction was rejected (reason in hex-encoded CBOR): %#v\n", reasonCbor)
-	os.Exit(1)
-	return nil
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2b209ac7..60586d25 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ volumes:
 
 services:
   cardano-node:
-    image: inputoutput/cardano-node:1.33.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cloudstruct/cardano-node:1.35.4
     environment:
-      NETWORK: ${CARDANO_NETWORK:-testnet}
+      NETWORK: ${CARDANO_NETWORK:-preview}
     ports:
       - 8081:3001
     volumes:
diff --git a/protocol/localtxsubmission/client.go b/protocol/localtxsubmission/client.go
index b602d8cb..7b572bf4 100644
--- a/protocol/localtxsubmission/client.go
+++ b/protocol/localtxsubmission/client.go
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@ package localtxsubmission
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/cloudstruct/go-ouroboros-network/protocol"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
 	*protocol.Protocol
-	config *Config
+	config           *Config
+	busyMutex        sync.Mutex
+	submitResultChan chan error
 }
 
 func NewClient(protoOptions protocol.ProtocolOptions, cfg *Config) *Client {
 	c := &Client{
-		config: cfg,
+		config:           cfg,
+		submitResultChan: make(chan error),
 	}
 	protoConfig := protocol.ProtocolConfig{
 		Name:                PROTOCOL_NAME,
@@ -44,28 +48,36 @@ func (c *Client) messageHandler(msg protocol.Message, isResponse bool) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) SubmitTx(eraId uint16, tx []byte) error {
+	c.busyMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.busyMutex.Unlock()
 	msg := NewMsgSubmitTx(eraId, tx)
-	return c.SendMessage(msg)
+	if err := c.SendMessage(msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err := <-c.submitResultChan
+	return err
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Done(tx interface{}) error {
+func (c *Client) Stop() error {
+	c.busyMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.busyMutex.Unlock()
 	msg := NewMsgDone()
-	return c.SendMessage(msg)
+	if err := c.SendMessage(msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) handleAcceptTx() error {
-	if c.config.AcceptTxFunc == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received local-tx-submission AcceptTx message but no callback function is defined")
-	}
-	// Call the user callback function
-	return c.config.AcceptTxFunc()
+	c.submitResultChan <- nil
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) handleRejectTx(msgGeneric protocol.Message) error {
-	if c.config.RejectTxFunc == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received local-tx-submission RejectTx message but no callback function is defined")
+func (c *Client) handleRejectTx(msg protocol.Message) error {
+	msgRejectTx := msg.(*MsgRejectTx)
+	err := TransactionRejectedError{
+		ReasonCbor: []byte(msgRejectTx.Reason),
 	}
-	msg := msgGeneric.(*MsgRejectTx)
-	// Call the user callback function
-	return c.config.RejectTxFunc([]byte(msg.Reason))
+	c.submitResultChan <- err
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/protocol/localtxsubmission/error.go b/protocol/localtxsubmission/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1e1244b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/localtxsubmission/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package localtxsubmission
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type TransactionRejectedError struct {
+	ReasonCbor []byte
+}
+
+func (e TransactionRejectedError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("transaction rejected: CBOR reason hex: %x", e.ReasonCbor)
+}
diff --git a/protocol/localtxsubmission/localtxsubmission.go b/protocol/localtxsubmission/localtxsubmission.go
index a525ddbb..be3f0746 100644
--- a/protocol/localtxsubmission/localtxsubmission.go
+++ b/protocol/localtxsubmission/localtxsubmission.go
@@ -50,16 +50,10 @@ type LocalTxSubmission struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	SubmitTxFunc SubmitTxFunc
-	AcceptTxFunc AcceptTxFunc
-	RejectTxFunc RejectTxFunc
-	DoneFunc     DoneFunc
 }
 
 // Callback function types
 type SubmitTxFunc func(interface{}) error
-type AcceptTxFunc func() error
-type RejectTxFunc func([]byte) error
-type DoneFunc func() error
 
 func New(protoOptions protocol.ProtocolOptions, cfg *Config) *LocalTxSubmission {
 	l := &LocalTxSubmission{
diff --git a/protocol/localtxsubmission/server.go b/protocol/localtxsubmission/server.go
index 5d59159e..b2536473 100644
--- a/protocol/localtxsubmission/server.go
+++ b/protocol/localtxsubmission/server.go
@@ -53,9 +53,5 @@ func (s *Server) handleSubmitTx(msgGeneric protocol.Message) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleDone() error {
-	if s.config.DoneFunc == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received local-tx-submission Done message but no callback function is defined")
-	}
-	// Call the user callback function
-	return s.config.DoneFunc()
+	return nil
 }