diff --git a/lib/HistoricSync.js b/lib/HistoricSync.js
index 5a2b2859..4f8c8258 100644
--- a/lib/HistoricSync.js
+++ b/lib/HistoricSync.js
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ function spec() {
 
 
       if (!self.step) {
-        var step = parseInt( (self.blockChainHeight - self.syncedBlocks) / 100);
+        var step = parseInt( (self.blockChainHeight - self.syncedBlocks) / 1000);
 
         if (self.opts.progressStep) {
           step = self.opts.progressStep;
         }
 
-        if (step < 100) step = 100;
+        if (step < 10) step = 10;
         self.step = step;
       }
 
diff --git a/public/css/common.css b/public/css/common.css
index 9cc2c091..7222a96c 100644
--- a/public/css/common.css
+++ b/public/css/common.css
@@ -368,10 +368,21 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 {
   font-size: 80%;
 }
 
-.status .text-danger {
+.status .t {
   color: white;
-  background: red;
   display: inline-block;
   padding:0px 5px;
 }
 
+.status .text-danger {
+  background: red;
+}
+
+.status .text-warning {
+  background: yellow;
+  color: black;
+}
+
+.status .text-default {
+}
+
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/status.js b/public/js/controllers/status.js
index 6009f0d4..56c823a3 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/status.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/status.js
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@ function($scope, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, Global, Status, Sync, get_
   };
 
   var on_sync_update = function(sync) {
-
-    if (!sync.error) {
-      if (sync.blocksToSync > sync.syncedBlocks) {
-        var p = parseInt(100*(sync.syncedBlocks) / sync.blocksToSync);
-        var delta = sync.blocksToSync - sync.syncedBlocks;
-        sync.message = 'Sync ' + p + '% ['+delta+' blocks remaining]';
-        sync.style = 'warn';
-      } else {
-        sync.message = 'On sync';
-        sync.style = 'success';
-      }
-      sync.tooltip = 'Synced blocks: '+sync.syncedBlocks;
-    }
     $scope.sync = sync;
   };
 
@@ -52,7 +39,6 @@ function($scope, $routeParams, $location, $rootScope, Global, Status, Sync, get_
   var socket = get_socket($scope);
   socket.emit('subscribe', 'sync');
   socket.on('status', function(sync) {
-
 console.log('[status.js.55::] sync status update received!');
     on_sync_update(sync);
   });
diff --git a/public/views/header.html b/public/views/header.html
index 2ee0e1c2..726b8384 100755
--- a/public/views/header.html
+++ b/public/views/header.html
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
       </div>
       <div class="status" data-ng-controller="StatusController">
         <span  data-ng-init="getSync()">
-          <div class="text-danger"  data-ng-show="sync.error" tooltip="{{sync.error}}" tooltip-placement="bottom"> ERROR </div>
-
-          <span class="small" tooltip="{{sync.tooltip}}" tooltip-placement="down">
-            <i class="{{sync.style}}"><strong> {{sync.message}} </strong></i>
+          <div class="t text-danger"  data-ng-show="sync.error" tooltip="{{sync.error}}" tooltip-placement="bottom"> ERROR </div>
+          <div class="t text-warning " tooltip="{{sync.syncedBlocks}} /  {{sync.blockChainHeight}} synced. {{sync.skippedBlocks}} skipped" tooltip-placement="bottom" data-ng-show="sync.status==='syncing'"> {{sync.status}} {{sync.syncPercentage}}%</div>
+          <div class="t text-default" tooltip="historic sync finished" tooltip-placement="bottom" data-ng-show="sync.status==='finished'"> On sync</div>
           </span>
         </span>
         <span  data-ng-init="getStatus('Info')">