diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 888b5ce..aabec27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ node_modules
 
 # extras
 *.swp
+*.swo
 *~
 .project
 peerdb.json
diff --git a/app/controllers/status.js b/app/controllers/status.js
index eb2f1ae..d1cd93d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status.js
+++ b/app/controllers/status.js
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@ exports.show = function(req, res, next) {
         res.jsonp(d);
       });
     }
-
     else {
      res.status(400).send('Bad Request');
     }
   }
 };
 
+exports.sync = function(req, res, next) {
+  if (req.syncInfo)
+    res.jsonp(req.syncInfo);
+  next();
+};
diff --git a/config/express.js b/config/express.js
index a25db3b..0e5c58d 100644
--- a/config/express.js
+++ b/config/express.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ var express = require('express'),
     helpers = require('view-helpers'),
     config = require('./config');
 
-module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
+module.exports = function(app, historicSync) {
+
   app.set('showStackError', true);
 
   //Prettify HTML
@@ -26,9 +27,17 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
   app.set('view engine', 'jade');
 
   //Enable jsonp
-  app.enable("jsonp callback");
+  app.enable('jsonp callback');
 
+ //custom middleware
+  function setHistoric(req, res, next) {
+    req.syncInfo = historicSync.syncInfo;
+    next();
+  }
+  app.use('/api/sync', setHistoric);
+ 
   app.configure(function() {
+
     //cookieParser should be above session
     app.use(express.cookieParser());
 
@@ -43,6 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport, db) {
     //routes should be at the last
     app.use(app.router);
 
+
     //Setting the fav icon and static folder
     app.use(express.favicon());
     app.use(express.static(config.root + '/public'));
diff --git a/config/routes.js b/config/routes.js
index 2f26dc5..fc27b78 100644
--- a/config/routes.js
+++ b/config/routes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = function(app) {
+module.exports = function(app, historicSync) {
 
   //Home route
   var index = require('../app/controllers/index');
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   var st = require('../app/controllers/status');
   app.get('/api/status', st.show);
 
+  app.get('/api/sync', st.sync);
+
 };
diff --git a/lib/PeerSync.js b/lib/PeerSync.js
index 49526cf..3d7e89c 100644
--- a/lib/PeerSync.js
+++ b/lib/PeerSync.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ function spec() {
 
   PeerSync.prototype.init = function(config, cb) {
     if (!config) config = {};
-    var that = this;
-
     var network = config && (config.network || 'testnet');
 
     this.verbose = config.verbose;
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@ function spec() {
     }
     this.sync.storeTxs([tx.hash], null, function(err) {
       if (err) {
+console.log('[PeerSync.js.71:err:]',err); //TODO
+
         console.log('[p2p_sync] Error in handle TX: ' + JSON.stringify(err));
       }
     });
diff --git a/lib/Sync.js b/lib/Sync.js
index 8561d4a..4a4ecdc 100644
--- a/lib/Sync.js
+++ b/lib/Sync.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function spec() {
     if (!(opts && opts.skip_db_connection)) {
 
 
-      if (!mongoose.connection.readyState == 1) {
+      if (mongoose.connection.readyState !== 1) {
         mongoose.connect(config.db, function(err) {
           if (err) {
             console.log('CRITICAL ERROR: connecting to mongoDB:',err);
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 38f607f..59303fd 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 var config = require('./config/config');
 
 //Bootstrap db connection
-var db = mongoose.connect(config.db);
+mongoose.connect(config.db);
 
 //Bootstrap models
 var models_path = __dirname + '/app/models';
@@ -44,17 +44,18 @@ var walk = function(path) {
 walk(models_path);
 
 // historic_sync process
+var historicSync = {};
 if (!config.disableHistoricSync) {
-  var hs = new HistoricSync();
-  hs.init({
+  historicSync = new HistoricSync();
+  historicSync.init({
     skip_db_connection: true,
     networkName: config.network
   }, function() {
-    hs.smart_import(function(err){
+    historicSync.smart_import(function(err){
       var txt= 'ended.';
       if (err) txt = 'ABORTED with error: ' + err.message;
 
-      console.log('[historic_sync] ' + txt, hs.syncInfo);
+      console.log('[historic_sync] ' + txt, historicSync.syncInfo);
     });
   });
 }
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ if (!config.disableP2pSync) {
 var app = express();
 
 //express settings
-require('./config/express')(app, db);
+require('./config/express')(app, historicSync);
 
 //Bootstrap routes
 require('./config/routes')(app);