diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 5eb8057b..365b0ac2 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ func shell() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// once we're connected, initiate headers sync
-	//	err = SCon.AskForHeaders()
-	//	if err != nil {
-	//		log.Fatal(err)
-	//	}
+	//	 once we're connected, initiate headers sync
+	err = SCon.AskForHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	// main shell loop
 	for {
diff --git a/uspv/eight333.go b/uspv/eight333.go
index 533b87d6..ca88e18f 100644
--- a/uspv/eight333.go
+++ b/uspv/eight333.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (s *SPVCon) AskForBlocks() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("will request merkleblocks %d to %d\n", dbTip, headerTip)
+	fmt.Printf("will request blocks %d to %d\n", dbTip, headerTip)
 
 	if !s.HardMode { // don't send this in hardmode! that's the whole point
 		// create initial filter
diff --git a/uspv/hardmode.go b/uspv/hardmode.go
index c5d99f5f..3e3bcdba 100644
--- a/uspv/hardmode.go
+++ b/uspv/hardmode.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *SPVCon) IngestBlock(m *wire.MsgBlock) {
 	for i, tx := range m.Transactions {
 		//		if i > 0 {
 		fmt.Printf("wtxid: %s\n", tx.WTxSha())
-		fmt.Printf("txid: %s\n", tx.TxSha())
+		fmt.Printf(" txid: %s\n", tx.TxSha())
 		fmt.Printf("%d %s", i, TxToString(tx))
 		//		}
 	}
diff --git a/uspv/txstore.go b/uspv/txstore.go
index ed6b555e..3881b485 100644
--- a/uspv/txstore.go
+++ b/uspv/txstore.go
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ func CheckDoubleSpends(
 
 // TxToString prints out some info about a transaction. for testing / debugging
 func TxToString(tx *wire.MsgTx) string {
-	str := fmt.Sprintf("\t size %d wsize %d Tx %s\n",
-		tx.SerializeSize(), tx.SerializeSizeWitness(), tx.TxSha().String())
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("\t size %d vsize %d wsize %d Tx %s\n",
+		tx.SerializeSize(), tx.VirtualSize(), tx.SerializeSizeWitness(),
+		tx.TxSha().String())
 	for i, in := range tx.TxIn {
 		str += fmt.Sprintf("Input %d: %s\n", i, in.PreviousOutPoint.String())
 		str += fmt.Sprintf("SigScript for input %d: %x\n", i, in.SignatureScript)
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func TxToString(tx *wire.MsgTx) string {
 		}
 	}
 	for i, wit := range tx.TxWitness {
-		if wit.ScriptWitness != nil {
+		if wit != nil {
 			str += fmt.Sprintf("Witness %d: %x\n", i, wit.ScriptWitness)
 		}
 	}