diff --git a/lib/HistoricSync.js b/lib/HistoricSync.js
index 5f3c4b6..c1e7302 100644
--- a/lib/HistoricSync.js
+++ b/lib/HistoricSync.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function spec() {
 
   HistoricSync.prototype.setError = function(err) {
     var self = this;
-    self.error = err.toString();
+    self.error = err.message?err.message:err.toString();
     self.status='error';
     self.showProgress();
     return err;
@@ -384,13 +384,12 @@ function spec() {
 
       async.whilst(
         function() {
+          self.showProgress();
           return self.status === 'syncing';
         },
         function (w_cb) {
           self.getFn(function(err,blockInfo) {
             if (err) return w_cb(self.setError(err));
-
-            self.showProgress();
             if (blockInfo && blockInfo.hash) {
               self.syncedBlocks++;
               self.sync.storeTipBlock(blockInfo, self.allowReorgs, function(err) {
@@ -408,6 +407,7 @@ function spec() {
             else {
               self.endTs = Date.now();
               self.status = 'finished';
+              self.shouldBroadcast
               return w_cb(err);
             }
           });