diff --git a/blocksync/reactor.go b/blocksync/reactor.go
index 711a8db70..2a0a61b29 100644
--- a/blocksync/reactor.go
+++ b/blocksync/reactor.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func (bcR *Reactor) Receive(e p2p.Envelope) {
 // NOTE: Don't sleep in the FOR_LOOP or otherwise slow it down!
 func (bcR *Reactor) poolRoutine(stateSynced bool) {
 	bcR.metrics.Syncing.Set(1)
+	defer bcR.metrics.Syncing.Set(0)
 
 	trySyncTicker := time.NewTicker(trySyncIntervalMS * time.Millisecond)
 	defer trySyncTicker.Stop()
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 				// should only happen during testing
 				// }
 
-				break FOR_LOOP
+				return
 			}
 
 		case <-trySyncTicker.C: // chan time
@@ -410,7 +411,6 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 			break FOR_LOOP
 		}
 	}
-	bcR.metrics.Syncing.Set(0)
 }
 
 // BroadcastStatusRequest broadcasts `BlockStore` base and height.
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index b7b4d2aef..5500b318a 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version"
+
+	_ "net/http/pprof" //nolint: gosec
 )
 
 // Node is the highest level interface to a full Tendermint node.