From d5b405f8169d9cec6459df1f1d1cc71ca4676447 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshy Orndorff <git-user-email.h0ly5@simplelogin.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:10:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] First block hack in create flow. It actually runs and imports
 blocks!!!!

---
 tuxedo-core/src/inherents.rs | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tuxedo-core/src/inherents.rs b/tuxedo-core/src/inherents.rs
index 30aa5192f..d497fbeb4 100644
--- a/tuxedo-core/src/inherents.rs
+++ b/tuxedo-core/src/inherents.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,12 @@ impl<V: Verifier, C: ConstraintChecker<V>, T: TuxedoInherent<V, C>> InherentInte
             panic!("Authoring a leaf inherent constraint checker, but multiple previous inherents were supplied.")
         }
 
-        //TODO actually, maybe this is where the first-block hack should go now.
+        // This is how the first block hack manifests in the core
+        // TODO remove this if statement once genesis inherents are supported.
+        if previous_inherents.is_empty() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
         let previous_inherent = previous_inherents.get(0).expect(
             "Authoring a leaf inherent constraint checker, but no previous inherent was supplied.",
         ).clone();