diff --git a/app/controllers/status.js b/app/controllers/status.js
index edc5051..5a509b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status.js
+++ b/app/controllers/status.js
@@ -50,3 +50,8 @@ exports.sync = function(req, res) {
   if (req.historicSync)
     res.jsonp(req.historicSync.info());
 };
+
+exports.peer = function(req, res) {
+  if (req.peerSync)
+    res.jsonp(req.peerSync.info());
+};
diff --git a/config/express.js b/config/express.js
index 4b96d0f..ae0eae9 100644
--- a/config/express.js
+++ b/config/express.js
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ var express = require('express'),
     helpers = require('view-helpers'),
     config = require('./config');
 
-module.exports = function(app, historicSync) {
+module.exports = function(app, historicSync, peerSync) {
 
  //custom middleware
   function setHistoric(req, res, next) {
     req.historicSync = historicSync;
     next();
   }
+  function setPeer(req, res, next) {
+    req.peerSync = peerSync;
+    next();
+  }
 
   app.set('showStackError', true);
 
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, historicSync) {
   app.enable('jsonp callback');
 
   app.use('/api/sync', setHistoric);
+  app.use('/api/peer', setPeer);
   app.use(express.logger('dev'));
   app.use(express.json());
   app.use(express.urlencoded());
diff --git a/config/routes.js b/config/routes.js
index 317e19d..44a3591 100644
--- a/config/routes.js
+++ b/config/routes.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   app.get('/api/status', st.show);
 
   app.get('/api/sync', st.sync);
+  app.get('/api/peer', st.peer);
 
   // Currency
   var currency = require('../app/controllers/currency');
diff --git a/insight.js b/insight.js
index fc0969f..92dbdd7 100644
--- a/insight.js
+++ b/insight.js
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ walk(models_path);
 /**
  * p2pSync process
  */
+
+var peerSync = new PeerSync();
+
 if (!config.disableP2pSync) {
-  var ps = new PeerSync();
+  var ps = peerSync;
   ps.init({
     shouldBroadcast: true,
   }, function() {
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ if (!config.disableHistoricSync) {
 
 
 //express settings
-require('./config/express')(expressApp, historicSync);
+require('./config/express')(expressApp, historicSync, peerSync);
 
 //Bootstrap routes
 require('./config/routes')(expressApp);
diff --git a/lib/PeerSync.js b/lib/PeerSync.js
index c565176..ae9a850 100644
--- a/lib/PeerSync.js
+++ b/lib/PeerSync.js
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ function spec() {
   var networks = require('bitcore/networks');
 
   var peerdb_fn = 'peerdb.json';
-
   function PeerSync() {}
 
 
   PeerSync.prototype.init = function(opts, cb) {
     if (!opts) opts = {};
+    this.connected = false;
     this.peerdb = undefined;
     this.allowReorgs = false;
 
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ function spec() {
     fs.writeFileSync(peerdb_fn, JSON.stringify(this.peerdb));
   };
 
+  PeerSync.prototype.info = function() {
+    return {
+      connected: this.connected
+    };
+  };
+
   PeerSync.prototype.handleInv = function(info) {
     var invs = info.message.invs;
     invs.forEach(function(inv) {
@@ -98,12 +104,17 @@ function spec() {
     });
 
     this.peerman.on('connection', function(conn) {
+      self.connected = true;
       conn.on('inv', self.handleInv.bind(self));
       conn.on('block', self.handleBlock.bind(self));
       conn.on('tx', self.handleTx.bind(self));
     });
     this.peerman.on('connect', self.handle_connected.bind(self));
 
+    this.peerman.on('netDisconnected', function() {
+      self.connected = false;
+    });
+
     this.peerman.start();
   };
 
diff --git a/public/src/js/controllers/connection.js b/public/src/js/controllers/connection.js
index b30850a..2c3198a 100644
--- a/public/src/js/controllers/connection.js
+++ b/public/src/js/controllers/connection.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('insight.connection').controller('ConnectionController',
-function($scope, $window, Status, Sync, getSocket) {
+function($scope, $window, Status, getSocket, PeerSync) {
 
   // Set initial values
   $scope.apiOnline = true;
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ function($scope, $window, Status, Sync, getSocket) {
 
   // Check for the  api connection
   $scope.getConnStatus = function() {
-    Sync.get({},
-    function(sync) {
-      $scope.apiOnline = (sync.status !== 'aborted' && sync.status !== 'error');
+    PeerSync.get({},
+    function(peer) {
+      $scope.apiOnline = peer.connected;
     },
     function() {
       $scope.apiOnline = false;
diff --git a/public/src/js/services/status.js b/public/src/js/services/status.js
index e8f0f24..307d66d 100644
--- a/public/src/js/services/status.js
+++ b/public/src/js/services/status.js
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 angular.module('insight.status')
   .factory('Status',
     function($resource) {
-    return $resource('/api/status', {
-      q: '@q'
-    });
-  })
+      return $resource('/api/status', {
+        q: '@q'
+      });
+    })
   .factory('Sync',
     function($resource) {
       return $resource('/api/sync');
-  });
+    })
+  .factory('PeerSync',
+    function($resource) {
+      return $resource('api/peer');
+    });