diff --git a/internal/blocksync/pool.go b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
index 507eb6301..9a43dbd35 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/pool.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) PopRequest() {
 		// to smooth the block sync rate and the unit represents the number of blocks per second.
 		// -1 because the start height is assumed to be 1  @jmalicevic ToDo, verify it is still OK when
 		// starting height is not 1
-		if (pool.height-pool.startHeight-1)%100 == 0 {
+		if (pool.height-pool.startHeight)%100 == 0 && pool.height != pool.startHeight {
 			newSyncRate := 100 / time.Since(pool.lastHundredBlockTimeStamp).Seconds()
 			if pool.lastSyncRate == 0 {
 				pool.lastSyncRate = newSyncRate
@@ -558,11 +558,15 @@ func (peer *bpPeer) onTimeout() {
 
 //-------------------------------------
 
-type BlockResponse struct {
+// Trusted Block data stores the last block verified by blocksync
+// along with the commit used to verify it.
+type TrustedBlockData struct {
 	block  *types.Block
 	commit *types.Commit
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------
+
 type bpRequester struct {
 	service.BaseService
 	logger     log.Logger
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
index 9507f679e..93d4e3c52 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Reactor struct {
 
 	syncStartTime time.Time
 
-	lastTrustedBlock *BlockResponse
+	lastTrustedBlock *TrustedBlockData
 }
 
 // NewReactor returns new reactor instance.
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) poolRoutine(ctx context.Context, stateSynced bool, blockSyncCh
 			} else {
 				// we need to load the last block we trusted
 				if r.initialState.LastBlockHeight != 0 {
-					r.lastTrustedBlock = &BlockResponse{r.store.LoadBlock(r.initialState.LastBlockHeight), r.store.LoadBlockCommit(r.initialState.LastBlockHeight)}
+					r.lastTrustedBlock = &TrustedBlockData{r.store.LoadBlock(r.initialState.LastBlockHeight), r.store.LoadBlockCommit(r.initialState.LastBlockHeight)}
 					if r.lastTrustedBlock == nil {
 						panic("Failed to load last trusted block")
 					}
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) poolRoutine(ctx context.Context, stateSynced bool, blockSyncCh
 					continue // was return previously
 				}
 
-				r.lastTrustedBlock = &BlockResponse{block: newBlock, commit: verifyBlock.LastCommit}
+				r.lastTrustedBlock = &TrustedBlockData{block: newBlock, commit: verifyBlock.LastCommit}
 			}
 			var err error
 			// validate the block before we persist it